Politics and Policy

Internet for the People

by Ben Tarnoff; read by Ben Tarnoff

In Internet for the People, leading tech writer Ben Tarnoff answers the question, Why is the internet so broken, and what could ever possibly fix it? Learn More

The Fight for Privacy

by Danielle Keats Citron; read by Chloe Cannon

The essential road map for understanding—and defending—your right to privacy in the twenty-first century. Learn More

The Bitter End

by John Sides, Chris Tusanovitch, and Lynn Vavreck; read by Alex Knox

The year 2020 was a tumultuous time in American politics. The Bitter End explores the long-term trends and short-term shocks that shaped this dramatic year and what these changes could mean for the future. Learn More

Plagues and Their Aftermath

by Brian Michael Jenkins; read by Will Tulin

A look at the long history of epidemics and pandemics provides an enthralling account of what we can expect of a post-COVID world. Learn More

When AI Rules the World

by Handel Jones; read by Christopher Douyard

When AI Rules the World is an investigation and call to action into AI technologies for a nation that does not yet comprehend the full gravity of the AI revolution. The United States is losing the race for AI dominance, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Learn More

The Big Truth

by Major Garrett and David Becker; read by Kent Klineman

CBS Chief Washington Correspondent and the nation's foremost elections expert counter Trump's Big Lie about 2020 election fraud with indisputable fact, profiles of the guardians of democracy who ran a fair and accurate vote, and in-depth reporting on methods being undertaken right now to undercut faith, belief, and effectiveness of elections with potentially dire consequences for the 2022 midterm election and beyond. Learn More

The Petroleum Papers

by Geoff Dembicki; read by Steve Menasche

Burning fossil fuels will cause catastrophic global warming: this is what top American oil executives were told by scientists in 1959. But they ignored that warning. Instead, they developed one of the biggest, most polluting oil sources in the world―the oil sands in Alberta, Canada. As investigative journalist Geoff Dembicki reveals in this explosive book, the decades-long conspiracy to keep the oil sands flowing into the US would turn out to be one of the biggest reasons for the world's failure to stop the climate crisis. Learn More

Spiderweb Capitalism

by Kimberly Kay Hoang; read by Kathleen Li

A behind-the-scenes look at how the rich and powerful use offshore shell corporations to conceal their wealth and make themselves richer. Learn More

Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of our Democracy

by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone; read by Graham Rowat

A broad explanation of the various dimensions of the problem of "bad" speech on the internet within the American context. Learn More

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order

by Gary Gerstle; read by Keith Sellon-Wright

The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left. Learn More

The White Allies Handbook

by Lecia Michelle; read by Julienne Irons

You've read White Fragility and How to Be an Antiracist, but what comes next? The answer lies in this clear, actionable guide providing an invaluable four-week program for becoming an ally who makes a real difference in the racial justice fight. Learn More

Outsourcing Duty

by Michael J. Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser; read by Rudy Sanda

Are contemporary soldiers exploited by the state and society that they defend? More specifically, have America's professional service members disproportionately carried the moral weight of America's war-fighting decisions since the inception of an all-volunteer force? In this volume, Michael J. Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser examine the question of whether and how American soldiers have been exploited in this way. Learn More

Manifesting Justice

by Valena Beety, foreword by Koa Beck; read by Raechel Wong

Through the lens of her work with the Innocence Movement and her client Leigh Stubbs—a woman denied a fair trial in 2000 largely due to her sexual orientation—innocence litigator, activist, and founder of the West Virginia Innocence Project Valena Beety examines the failures in America's criminal legal system and the reforms necessary to eliminate wrongful convictions—particularly with regards to women, the queer community, and people of color. Learn More

In the Lion's Den

by Danny Danon; foreword by Nikki Haley; read by Trevor Thompson

Israeli statesman and former UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, presents a compelling vision of Israel's future as a major player on the global stage. Learn More

Pakistan's Pathway to the Bomb

by Mansoor Ahmed; read by Tom Perkins

A groundbreaking account of Pakistan's rise as a nuclear power draws on elite interviews and primary sources to challenge long-held misconceptions. Learn More

Nobody Is Protected

by Reece Jones; read by Midnite Michael

An urgent look at the US Border Patrol from its xenophobic founding to its assault on the Fourth Amendment in its quest to become a national police force. Learn More

The Truth about Energy, Global Warming, and Climate Change

by Jerome R. Corsi, PhD, foreword by Marc Morano; read by Bob Souer

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Want to know the truth about how energy, temperature, and climate work? Listen to The Truth about Energy, Global Warming, and Climate Change—but prepare to be shocked. Learn More

Democracy Under Fire

by Lawrence R. Jacobs; read by Michael Butler Murray

In Democracy under Fire, Lawrence Jacobs provides a highly engaging history of political reforms since the late-eighteenth century that over time dangerously weakened democracy, widened political inequality as well as racial disparities, and rewarded toxic political polarization. Learn More

Ground War

by Nicholas Goedert; read by Kyle Tait

A rigorous account that explains how our system works and provides practical solutions for improving it, Ground War is an essential work for all scholars of US elections. Learn More

Gendering the GOP

by Catherine N. Wineinger; read by Kim Niemi

In Gendering the GOP, Catherine N. Wineinger argues that to truly understand the evolution of women's congressional representation, it is necessary to move beyond an analysis of legislative behavior and toward an analysis of intraparty gender dynamics. Unlike previous research on women in Congress, Wineinger focuses exclusively on the experiences of Republican congresswomen to uncover some of the gendered implications of congressional polarization. Learn More

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