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NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Brenda Wineapple’s wonderful account of the Scopes trial sheds light not only on the battles of the past but on the struggles of the present.”—Jon Meacham “History at its most delicious.”—The New York Times Book Review (front page review, Editors’ Choice)...

From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Thomas Sefton Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can't fight lies with truth? Can a propaganda war ever be won? In the summer of 1941, Hitler...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 From one of the most important economic thinkers of our time, a brilliant and far-seeing analysis of the current populist backlash against globalization and how revitalising community can save liberal market...

In her award-winning interrogation of the last century of American history, Samantha Power—a former Balkan war correspondent and founding executive director of Harvard's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy—asks the haunting question: Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly...

This eye-opening book brilliantly explores the true roots of over-parenting, and makes a case for the vital importance of family life. Parents naturally worry about the future. They want to prepare their children to compete in an uncertain world. But often, argues political philosopher and...

As the climate crisis threatens more extreme bushfire seasons, droughts and floods, many Australians are demanding their leaders answer the question: ‘Why didn’t you do something?’ The Carbon Club reveals the truth behind Australia’s two decades of climate inaction. It’s the story of...

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The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host.

Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.

Awkwardly smart junkies tratando de descubrir el sentido de la vida y discutiendo acerca de sus problemas! Nada más llenador que invertir 30 minutos de sus vidas escuchando basura!

In dem ZDF-Podcast sprechen Markus Lanz (Journalist, Talkshow-Moderator) und Richard David Precht (Philosoph, Schriftsteller) über die gesellschaftlich und politisch relevanten Themen unserer Zeit. Informativ, inspirierend, kontrovers: „Lanz + Precht“ ist der wöchentliche Gedankenaustausch zweier Menschen, die sich persönlich zugetan, aber nicht immer einer Meinung sind. Immer freitags, überall wo es Podcasts gibt. *** Credits: Producer: Lucas Raßbach, Redaktion: Monika Fabricius und Simon Schuling, Postproduktion: Dominik Völkl, Redaktion ZDF: Henning Brekenkamp und Marc Lovric ***

In 1943 Winston Churchill and the British Empire needed millions of Indian troops, all of India's industrial output, and tons of Indian grain to support the Allied war effort. Such massive contributions were certain to trigger famine in India. Because Churchill believed that the fate of the British Empire hung in the balance, he proceeded, sacrificing millions of Indian lives in order to preserve what he held most dear. The result: the Bengal Famine of 1943-44, in which millions of villagers starved to death.

A podcast of politics and culture, from the editors of Current Affairs magazine.

Though this work originated in a series of essays in the opening decade of the twentieth century, Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism first appeared in English in 1930 and its title alone – a clear but powerful premise – made a strong international impact. Here...

Podcast discussing issues arising from the rapid advancement and deployment of telecommunications infrastructure. The Podcast is hosted by industry veterans Michelle Kang and Scott Stekr. In Each episode, they will be joined by subject matter experts discussing a wide array of topics which have an effect in the current state of the industry. Provided by the Telecommunications Industry Foundation, TIF. https://tifonline.org/

Geopolitical news, as unbiased information as possible so that you can make up your own mind about what's happening in the world. Focused on China, United States, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America and more!

Kakistocracy is Greek for “rule by the worst people.” Why does turning away from elite rule and institutions so often lead to corruption, insta­bility, illiberalism, and economic decline? In Kakistocracy, Richard Hanania dissects the dominant political story of our era: the global rise of...

The Great Game in Cuba uses the backdrop of the Cuban Revolution to examine the CIA's inner workings during the '50s and '60s. Detailing the agency's lies and deceits, Mellen paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of the CIA in Cuba after the Castro revolution: what it wanted and the lengths it was willing to go to in order to paralyze the opposition to Fidel Castro.

First published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty is an exhaustive exploration of social and civic liberty, its limits, and its consequences. Mill's work is a classic of political liberalism that contains a rational justification of the freedom of the individual in opposition to the claims of the state.

A panoramic view of the cosmos must begin with the tension of a single political moment. In Quantum History, Slavoj Žižek brings together Hegelian dialectics, Lacan psychoanalysis and quantum mechanics to rethink history, reality and political possibility. Taking up Lenin’s challenge to...