Showing titles in Political Science

Sessions on the Hill, from Political Oversight, explains what Congress does, what its votes mean, and what selected bills propose. We explain where a bill stands and the conditions in its text, with links to official records you can check. Episodes use AI-generated narration, with human review of the script and final audio before release. Follow the show for new episodes, and find written explanations and Political Oversight Weekly through our show notes.

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Gregor Gysi ist eine echte Legende und kämpft mit der Linken im Bundestag seit Jahrzehnten für ein gutes Leben für alle. Und deshalb ist er der perfekte Talk-Gastgeber: In jeder Folge trifft er ein Mitglied seiner Fraktion und spricht über die politischen Themen, die uns alle im Alltag beschäftigen. Arbeit, Gesundheit, Miete, Rente, Familie, Steuern, Mobilität, Klima – Gregor stellt die Fragen, die man den Abgeordneten selbst gerne einmal stellen würde: Was läuft schief? Wie geht es besser? Warum wird Politik viel zu oft für die Reichen und Mächtigen gemacht? Und viel zu selten ...

It Needs to Stop Now is a show about excessive taxes, wasteful government spending, and Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. Join Chad Carter for tough conversations about these issues and possible solutions weekly.

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Timely musings that cover business, community and spiritual life in Appalachia America!

The untold story of how the feminist empowerment movement weakened modern women and the case for why strong women are turning back to femininity. Feminism promised women happiness. But decades later, women are more anxious, lonelier, and more unhappy than ever. The movement that vowed to...

In this candid memoir, Josh Frydenberg recounts the formative moments and defining decisions of a career inspired by family, community and an abiding gratitude for the opportunities afforded by life in Australia. Raised in a close-knit household shaped by the enduring legacy of his immigrant...

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Claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, this unabridged version of The Prince is read by Emma Topping. This classic of political writing is Machiavelli's most notorious work. A treatise on gaining and maintaining political power, this is the work that inspired the use of the term "Machiavellian".

The Bharatiya Janata Party is an idea that was seeded into the minds of nationalist Jana Sangh leaders when they began to envision India after Independence. Much like the very core the freedom struggle was built on, they saw India as a demographically, culturally and historically cohesive and...

The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life. Legal philosophy, or jurisprudence, explores the notion of law and its role in society, illuminating its meaning and its relation to the universal questions of justice, rights, and morality. In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Raymond Wacks analyzes the nature and purpose of the legal system and the practice by courts, lawyers, and judges. 

'All roads used to lead to Rome. Today, they lead to Beijing.' When The Silk Roads was published in 2015, it became an instant classic. A major reassessment of world history, it compelled us to look at the past from a different perspective. The New Silk Roads brings this story up to date, addressing the present and future of a world that is changing dramatically. Following the Silk Roads eastwards, from Europe through to China, by way of Russia and the Middle East, The New Silk Roads provides a timely reminder that we live in a world that is profoundly interconnected.

This audiobook contains all 3 volumes of Capital, a compendium that Marx's collaborator Friedrich Engels described as 'the Bible of the working class'. One of the most notorious and influential works of modern times, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates.

Nothing offends liberals and leftists more than Western imperialism—it is racism, sexism, and chauvinism all in one. And of course the epitome of Western imperialism is the British Empire, the biggest empire the world has ever known, covering at its height a quarter of the globe's surface and...

Historic levels of polarization, a disaffected and frustrated electorate, and widespread distrust of government, the news media, and traditional political leadership set the stage in 2016 for an unexpected, unlikely, and unprecedented presidential contest. Donald Trump’s campaign speeches and other rhetoric seemed on the surface to be simplistic, repetitive, and disorganized to many. As Demagogue for President shows, Trump’s campaign strategy was anything but simple.

Pierre-Simon, Marquis de Laplace (1749-1827) is often described as the ‘French Newton’, though he lived a century later. His working life took him through the French Revolution, the Napoleonic era – during which he enjoyed various political positions – and afterwards, to the Bourbon...

In The Ultimate Goal, Vikram Sood, former chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), explains 'the narrative' and how a country's ability to construct, sustain and control narratives, at home and abroad, enhances its strength and position. Intelligence...

In The Management of Savagery, Max Blumenthal excavates the real story behind America's dealings with the world and shows how the extremist forces that now threaten peace across the globe are the inevitable flowering of America's imperial designs. Washington's secret funding of the mujahedin provoked the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. With guns and money, the United States has ever since sustained the extremists, including Osama Bin Laden, who have become its enemies.

On War was first published in 1832, at a time when muskets and cavalry were a dominating presence on the battlefield. Yet in the 21st century, it remains a much-valued and studied treatise on the subject - perhaps the most important European classic of its kind - and this despite the author’s...