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"Andrew Bacevich speaks truth to power, no matter who's in power, which may be why those of both the left and right listen to him."—Bill Moyers An immediate New York Times bestseller, The Limits of Power offers an unparalleled examination of the profound triple crisis facing America: an...

In the early hours of November 9, 2016, one of the most contentious, polarizing, and vicious presidential races came to an abrupt and unexpected end when heavily favored presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton called Donald J. Trump to concede, shocking a nation that had, only hours before, given little credence to his chances. Donald Trump pulled the greatest upset in American political history despite a torrent of invective and dismissal of the mainstream media.

"5 Acres One Day, 25,000 the Next: California Fire Upends Lives in a Matter of Hours" is from the August 17, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Ciaran McEvoy and Jess Bidgood and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Brought to you by Penguin. Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening excess weight (even in poorer countries), and water contamination is...

1983 was a supremely dangerous year - even more dangerous than 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the US, President Reagan massively increased defence spending, described the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire' and announced his 'Star Wars' programme, calling for a shield in space to...

#1 New York Times Bestseller! America's top politicians have discovered the scam to end all scams. Peter Schweizer has been fighting corruption—and winning—for years. In Throw Them All Out, he exposed insider trading by members of Congress, leading to the passage of the STOCK Act. In...

Public trust in government is near an all-time low after decades of disruptive events that have exposed corruption, waste, and dysfunction in Washington, D.C. Like the contractions that precede a birth, the nation is now experiencing the pains of transformation as it undergoes a rebirth—...

What happens when a socialist-leaning mayor takes control of the world’s financial capital—and challenges the economic forces that have long shaped New York?Red Mayor, Green Money explores the collision between City Hall and Wall Street through the lives of New Yorkers caught in the middle...

The rise and fall of the Voting Rights Act, from the triumph of its passage in 1965 to its evisceration by the Supreme Court in their 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder The Voting Rights Act of 1965 finally made good on the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment, which nearly a century before...

A damning account of how Israel and the US manufactured the case for genocide in Gaza and a devastating regional war in the Middle East, from Tel Aviv to Tehran. In Twelve Days That Shook the Middle East , scholar and Al Jazeera senior political analyst Marwan Bishara offers a clear-eyed account of what happened after October 7, 2023, why it happened, and why it matters. Bishara argues that this conflict has always been an asymmetric, anticolonial struggle. The genocide was not a misstep; it was a blueprint unfolding before the world’s eyes.

Born to a single mother raising four children on welfare and food stamps, James Rogan seemed destined for failure. Instead, he became a gang murder prosecutor, California judge, majority leader of the California State Assembly, United States congressman, and one of the House managers selected to...

Bloomsbury presents Courage Can Save Us, written and read by Rye Barcott. From a U.S. Marine and co-founder of With Honor, and written ahead of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, comes the story of principled veterans who work across party lines to shape our nation and...

Outspoken and uncensored, in an audiobook narrated by the North Carolina senator himself, Senator Thom Tillis pulls no punches about his time in Washington and how the sycophants surrounding President Trump, spineless Republican yes-men (and -women), and the weirdos of the MAGA world can’t get...

Expert journalist and editor-in-chief of Caracas Chronicles Rafael Osío Cabrices offers a riveting, rigorous, and deeply personal account of the modern history of his country, from the rise of Chávez and the slow erosion of democracy, to the U.S. invasion and capture of Maduro. In this...

In his 1988 CBC Massey Lecture, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies.

يقدّم نيقولا ماكيافيلي في «الأمير» قراءة واقعية لآليات السلطة وكيف يكتسب الحاكم النفوذ ويحافظ على استقرار دولته وسط الصراعات والتحالفات وتقلب الولاءات. يناقش...

自由与奴役的较量从未停止，每一次充满制度矛盾的重大政治抉择，都在真实而残酷地重塑着这个国家的运转逻辑。历史从来不是一条直线，而是在强烈的利益冲突、妥协与撕裂中不断前行。对于渴望在碎片化时间里看透现代...

Ontcijfer het machtsspel in Washington en ontdek hoe wetgeving achter de schermen van het Congres werkelijk werkt. Terwijl je naar je werk reist, transformeert deze meeslepende non-fictie de overweldigende nieuwschaos over verkiezingen in een kraakhelder speelveld. Voel je je soms verdwaald in...

当庞大的红色帝国轰然崩塌，冷战史上的最大政治地震并非源于一夜之间的意外，而是由经济停滞与体制僵化交织而成的致命多米诺骨牌效应。无论是在拥挤的通勤路上还是沉思的夜晚，这段极具张力的历史复盘都能让你迅速...

在海岸、山脉与无垠沙漠的严苛夹击下，一部交织着激烈抗争与政治演变的建国史诗正清晰展现。无论你是渴望利用通勤时间开拓视野的求知者，还是对拉美百年动荡充满好奇的历史迷，这片极具张力的狭长土地都将为你带来...