Politics

Ill Fares the Land

Tony Judt; read by James Adams

A Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award Winner

British historian Tony Judt writes a passionate, wise letter about what is profoundly wrong with the way we think about how we should live today. He shows how to apply the past to the future, challenging us to confront our societal ills and to shoulder responsibility for the world we live in. Learn More

Crossing Mandelbaum Gate

Kai Bird; read by Joe Caron

A Daily Beast “Best Book” Pick

This is Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird’s vivid memoir of a childhood spent in the midst of the Arab-Israeli conflict in Jerusalem and Saudia Arabia, and a personal account of three major wars and three decades of political upheavals in the Middle East. Learn More

Thy Kingdom Come

Randall Balmer; read by Jeff Woodman

The distinguished author of Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory returns with a searing examination of a new generation of evangelical leaders who have hijacked the Christian faith on behalf of the Republican Party. Learn More

Secrets

Daniel Ellsberg; read by Daniel Ellsberg and Dan Cashman

Covering the decade between his entry into the Pentagon and Nixon's resignation, Secrets is Ellsberg’s meticulously detailed insider's account of the secrets and lies that shaped American foreign policy during the Vietnam era. Learn More

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli; translated by George Bull; read by Fritz Weaver

A masterpiece of prophecy, psychological insight, and forceful prose, The Prince is a classic of realpolitik, stunningly relevant to our times. Learn More

Pigs at the Trough

Arianna Huffington; read by Alison Fraser

Arianna Huffington turns the spotlight on the tough reforms we must demand from Washington that go beyond the Corporate Responsibility Act. Learn More

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Al Franken; read by Al Franken

Franken trains his subversive wit directly on the contemporary political scene, earning him the nickname the "master of political humor" (Washington Post) . Learn More

The Last Campaign

Thurston Clarke; read by Pete Larkin

An intimate and absorbing historical narrative that goes right to the heart of America's deepest despairs—and most fiercely held dreams—and tells us more than we had understood before about this complicated man and the heightened dramas of his times. Learn More

I Don't Believe in Atheists

Chris Hedges; read by the author

From the New York Times bestselling author of American Fascists and the NBCC finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning comes this timely and compelling work about the New Atheists: those who attack religion to advance the worst of global capitalism, intolerance, and imperial projects. Learn More

Homegrown Democrat

Garrison Keillor; read by Garrison Keillor

Both deeply personal and intellectually savvy, Homegrown Democrat is a celebration of liberalism as the "politics of kindness." Learn More

The Breakthrough

Gwen Ifill; read by the author

A veteran journalist surveys the American political landscape and illuminates the evolution of the African-American politician—and the future of American democracy. Learn More

The Age of Anxiety

Haynes Johnson; read by Kristoffer Tabori

Pulitzer-Prize winner Haynes Johnson boldly revisits the anti-communist hysteria of the McCarthy era to examine parallels today in this new age of terror and threat with a mix of narrative history, political commentary, and contemporary reporting. Learn More

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