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Not Today, Fascists

The Lies That Got Us Here, and the Truths That Will Reunite Us

by Jennifer Welch ...

Narrated by Jennifer Welch ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

**NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR"The truth is worth fighting for. And if you want the truth, you want Jen Welch. Period. She’s relentless. She’s credible. She’s fearless.”—Don Lemon**From Jennifer Welch, the host of the wildly popular “I’ve Had It” podcast and a trusted voice in new media, comes a piercing, incisive, no-holds-barred take on the rising threat of theocracy in America and a fresh vision for ... Read more

$25.99 USD

**NARRATED BY THE AUTHOR"The truth is worth fighting for. And if you want the truth, you want Jen Welch. Period. She’s relentless. She’s credible. She’s fearless.”—Don Lemon**From Jennifer Welch, the host of the wildly popular “I’ve Had It” podcast and a trusted voice in new media, comes a piercing, incisive, no-holds-barred take on the rising threat of theocracy in America and a fresh vision for
... Read more
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Hiding in Plain Sight

The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America

by Sarah Kendzior ...

Narrated by Sarah Kendzior ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

**New York Times bestselling author Sarah Kendzior documents the truth about the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump since the 1980s and how the erosion of our liberties made an American demagogue possible.This program is read by the author.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked it that way. It was visible ... Read more

$26.99 USD

**New York Times bestselling author Sarah Kendzior documents the truth about the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump since the 1980s and how the erosion of our liberties made an American demagogue possible.This program is read by the author.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked it that way. It was visible
... Read more
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The Audacity of Hope

Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

by Barack Obama ...

Narrated by Barack Obama ...

Abridged

6 hours 10 min

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the ... Read more

$15.00 USD

In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the
... Read more
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A People's History of the United States

Highlights from the Twentieth Century

by Howard Zinn ...

Narrated by Matt Damon ...

Abridged

8 hours 44 min

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Read more

$28.99 USD

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLERRead by Matt Damon and Howard Zinn""A wonderful, splendid book—a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future."" –Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
... Read more
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How Democracies Die

by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and ... Read more

$20.00 USD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The urgent and influential guide to the forces that have undermined democracies across the globe—forces running rampant in the United States today—hailed as “a touchstone” (The New Yorker) that “comes at exactly the right moment” (The Washington Post)“Comprehensive, enlightening, and terrifyingly timely.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“[Levitsky and
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The Plot to Destroy Democracy

How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West

by Malcolm Nance ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim ...

Unabridged

12 hours 36 min

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump.In the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. For the first time, The Plot to Destroy Democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail, espionage, ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump.In the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. For the first time, The Plot to Destroy Democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail, espionage,
... Read more
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The Plot to Betray America

How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How We Can Fix It

by Malcolm Nance ...

Narrated by Oliver Wyman ...

Unabridged

13 hours 27 min

***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***An Explosive, Revelatory Assessment of the Greatest Betrayal in American History, Newly Revised and UpdatedWilliam Barr · Paul Manafort · Michael Cohen · Steve Bannon · Rudy Giuliani · Mitch McConnell · Roger Stone · George Papadopoulos · Jeff Sessions · And More!"Impressive... a persuasive whodunit narrative." -Washington PostIn The Plot to Betra... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

***NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***An Explosive, Revelatory Assessment of the Greatest Betrayal in American History, Newly Revised and UpdatedWilliam Barr · Paul Manafort · Michael Cohen · Steve Bannon · Rudy Giuliani · Mitch McConnell · Roger Stone · George Papadopoulos · Jeff Sessions · And More!"Impressive... a persuasive whodunit narrative." -Washington PostIn The Plot to Betra...
... Read more
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The Conspiracy to End America

Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy

by Stuart Stevens ...

Narrated by Jeff Bottoms ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

Lincoln Project adviser and bestselling author of It Was All a Lie, Stuart Stevens offers an ominous warning that the GOP is dragging our country toward autocracy—and if we don’t wake up to the crisis in our system, 2024 may well have been our last free and fair election.Today’s Republican party is not a “normal” political party in the American tradition. It has become an autocratic movement ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Lincoln Project adviser and bestselling author of It Was All a Lie, Stuart Stevens offers an ominous warning that the GOP is dragging our country toward autocracy—and if we don’t wake up to the crisis in our system, 2024 may well have been our last free and fair election.Today’s Republican party is not a “normal” political party in the American tradition. It has become an autocratic movement
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Liberalism and Its Discontents

by Francis Fukuyama ...

Narrated by Christopher Ragland ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

An audiobook about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order.Classical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in the wake of Europe’s wars over religion and nationalism, liberalism is a system for governing diverse societies, which is grounded in fundamental principles of equality and the rule of law. It emphasizes ... Read more

$19.99 USD

An audiobook about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling author of The Origins of Political Order.Classical liberalism is in a state of crisis. Developed in the wake of Europe’s wars over religion and nationalism, liberalism is a system for governing diverse societies, which is grounded in fundamental principles of equality and the rule of law. It emphasizes
... Read more
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Why Nothing Works

Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back

by Marc J. Dunkelman ...

Narrated by David de Vries ...

Unabridged

13 hours 32 min

**A provocative exploration of the forces that keep us from getting things done, and how we can restore confidence in government“Dunkelman summarizes the history perfectly.” —David Brooks, The New York TimesNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times • The Economist**America was once a country that did big things. But today, even while facing a host of pressing challenges—a housing shortage, ... Read more

$31.99 USD

**A provocative exploration of the forces that keep us from getting things done, and how we can restore confidence in government“Dunkelman summarizes the history perfectly.” —David Brooks, The New York TimesNamed a Best Book of the Year by Financial Times • The Economist**America was once a country that did big things. But today, even while facing a host of pressing challenges—a housing shortage,
... Read more
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Failed States

The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

by Noam Chomsky ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Series series American Empire Project
Unabridged

12 hours 8 min

"It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light."—The New York Times Book ReviewThe world's foremost critic of U.S. foreign policy exposes the hollow promises of democracy in American actions abroad—and at home.The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe. ... Read more

$26.99 USD

"It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light."—The New York Times Book ReviewThe world's foremost critic of U.S. foreign policy exposes the hollow promises of democracy in American actions abroad—and at home.The United States has repeatedly asserted its right to intervene militarily against "failed states" around the globe.
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Tragedy and Hope 101: The Illusion of Justice, Freedom, and Democracy

by Joseph Plummer ...

Narrated by Joshua Mackey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

The information in this book contradicts nearly everything you’ve been led to believe about democracy and representative government.Based on the groundbreaking research of respected historian Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope 101 reveals an unimaginably devious political system. The goal of those who control the system, in Quigley’s own words, is to dominate “all habitable portions of the world.” ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The information in this book contradicts nearly everything you’ve been led to believe about democracy and representative government.Based on the groundbreaking research of respected historian Carroll Quigley, Tragedy and Hope 101 reveals an unimaginably devious political system. The goal of those who control the system, in Quigley’s own words, is to dominate “all habitable portions of the world.”
... Read more
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WTF America?!

The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy

by Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas ...

Narrated by Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look at how the United States and the world arrived at this dangerous moment—with authoritarian movements gaining ground and democratic institutions under relentless attack—and, more importantly, how we can fight our way back and reclaim the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look at how the United States and the world arrived at this dangerous moment—with authoritarian movements gaining ground and democratic institutions under relentless attack—and, more importantly, how we can fight our way back and reclaim the
... Read more
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Democracy Incorporated

Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism

by Sheldon S. Wolin ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

12 hours 23 min

Democracy is struggling in America — by now this statement is almost cliche. But what if the country is no longer a democracy at all? In Democracy Incorporated, Sheldon Wolin considers the unthinkable: has America unwittingly morphed into a new and strange kind of political hybrid, one where economic and state powers are conjoined and virtually unbridled? Can the nation check its descent into what ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Democracy is struggling in America — by now this statement is almost cliche. But what if the country is no longer a democracy at all? In Democracy Incorporated, Sheldon Wolin considers the unthinkable: has America unwittingly morphed into a new and strange kind of political hybrid, one where economic and state powers are conjoined and virtually unbridled? Can the nation check its descent into what
... Read more
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American Exception

Empire and the Deep State

by Aaron Good ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

American Exception seeks to explain the breakdown of US democracy, to understand the uncanny continuity of American foreign policy, the breakdown of the rule of law, and the extreme concentration of wealth and power into an overworld of the corporate rich.To trace the evolution of the American state, Aaron Good takes a deep-politics approach. The term “deep state” was badly misappropriated during ... Read more

$22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

American Exception seeks to explain the breakdown of US democracy, to understand the uncanny continuity of American foreign policy, the breakdown of the rule of law, and the extreme concentration of wealth and power into an overworld of the corporate rich.To trace the evolution of the American state, Aaron Good takes a deep-politics approach. The term “deep state” was badly misappropriated during
... Read more
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In Defense of Open Society

by George Soros ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

An impassioned defense of open society, academic and media freedom, and human rights.George Soros -- universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment success--has been under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites in the United States and around the world because of his commitment to open society and liberal democracy.In this brilliant and ... Read more

$18.99 USD

An impassioned defense of open society, academic and media freedom, and human rights.George Soros -- universally known for his philanthropy, progressive politics, and investment success--has been under sustained attack from the far right, nationalists, and anti-Semites in the United States and around the world because of his commitment to open society and liberal democracy.In this brilliant and
... Read more
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The Federalist Papers

by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay ...

Narrated by Alma Willis, Dawson Hammond, Leandro Stuart, Ayden Booth, Dorine Oliver, Peyton Cooke, Reuben Buchanan, Talia Morton ...

Unabridged

20 hours 49 min

The Federalist Papers are a collection of eighty-five articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in favor of ratifying the United States Constitution. First appearing in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers, this collective body of work is widely considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time. Although the authors of ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Federalist Papers are a collection of eighty-five articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in favor of ratifying the United States Constitution. First appearing in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers, this collective body of work is widely considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time. Although the authors of
... Read more
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Invisible Rulers

The People Who Turn Lies into Reality

by Renée DiResta ...

Narrated by Anna Caputo ...

Unabridged

15 hours

**An eye-opening look at the small communities of propagandists revolutionizing politics, culture, and society.“Essential and riveting reading.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation**Invisible Rulers is about a profound transformation in power and influence that is altering our politics, our government, and even our relationships with friends and neighbors. Today, online propagandists ... Read more

$31.99 USD

**An eye-opening look at the small communities of propagandists revolutionizing politics, culture, and society.“Essential and riveting reading.” —Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation**Invisible Rulers is about a profound transformation in power and influence that is altering our politics, our government, and even our relationships with friends and neighbors. Today, online propagandists
... Read more
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Collision of Power

Trump, Bezos, and THE WASHINGTON POST

by Martin Baron ...

Narrated by Liev Schreiber ...

Unabridged

16 hours 32 min

**This program features a prologue and epilogue read by the author.A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech—for fans of Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man and Jane Mayer's Dark Money.**Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven ... Read more

$32.99 USD

**This program features a prologue and epilogue read by the author.A monumental work of nonfiction that gives a first-row seat to the epic power struggle between politics, money, media, and tech—for fans of Maggie Haberman's Confidence Man and Jane Mayer's Dark Money.**Marty Baron took charge of The Washington Post newsroom in 2013, after nearly a dozen years leading The Boston Globe. Just seven
... Read more
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Myth of the Rational Voter, The

Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies

by Bryan Caplan ...

Narrated by David Drummond ...

Unabridged

8 hours 44 min

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening audiobook. Caplan, a self-described libertarian/anarchist, argues that voters continually elect politicians ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening audiobook. Caplan, a self-described libertarian/anarchist, argues that voters continually elect politicians
... Read more
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Against Tech Oligarchy

Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry

by JS Tan, Clarissa Redwine ...

Narrated by Clarissa Redwine ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

As tech bosses fall in line with the right, tech workers are fighting back. This is the rousing inside story of their movement—and the way it spawned an anti-worker backlash now reshaping the industry.After Donald Trump’s election in 2016, the tech industry sprang into action to oppose his right-wing agenda, with workers and CEOs alike joining mass mobilizations against the new president’s anti ... Read more

$31.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

As tech bosses fall in line with the right, tech workers are fighting back. This is the rousing inside story of their movement—and the way it spawned an anti-worker backlash now reshaping the industry.After Donald Trump’s election in 2016, the tech industry sprang into action to oppose his right-wing agenda, with workers and CEOs alike joining mass mobilizations against the new president’s anti
... Read more
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The Long Game

Inside Sinn Féin

by Aoife Moore ...

Narrated by Roisin McGowan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland**Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. A movement once synonymous with a paramilitary campaign is on the brink of taking real power through purely democratic means. But if Sinn Féin has mastered the art ... Read more

$18.99 USD

**Brought to you by Penguin.Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland**Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. A movement once synonymous with a paramilitary campaign is on the brink of taking real power through purely democratic means. But if Sinn Féin has mastered the art
... Read more
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1923

The Crisis of German Democracy in the Year of Hitler's Putsch

by Mark William Jones ...

Narrated by Matt Addis ...

Unabridged

14 hours 8 min

How Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923—and how pro-democracy forces fought backIn 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous “beer hall putsch.” Fanning the flames of anti-government and anti-Semitic sentiment, the Nazis tried to violently seize ... Read more

$31.99 USD

How Germany’s fledgling democracy nearly collapsed in 1923—and how pro-democracy forces fought backIn 1923, the Weimar Republic faced a series of crises, including foreign occupation of its industrial heartland, rampant inflation, radical violence, and finally Hitler’s infamous “beer hall putsch.” Fanning the flames of anti-government and anti-Semitic sentiment, the Nazis tried to violently seize
... Read more
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American Caesar

How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy

by Bradley B. Onishi ...

Narrated by Bradley B. Onishi ...

Unabridged

7 hours 45 min

A chilling and urgently needed exposé on the forces pushing American politics and religion toward a post-constitutional autocracyThis program is read by the author.From Silicon Valley boardrooms to rural pulpits, from Catholic monasteries to Beltway think tanks and Project 2025, a convergence is underway. Reactionary Catholics dream of a new Christendom. Protestant pastors invoke divine right over ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A chilling and urgently needed exposé on the forces pushing American politics and religion toward a post-constitutional autocracyThis program is read by the author.From Silicon Valley boardrooms to rural pulpits, from Catholic monasteries to Beltway think tanks and Project 2025, a convergence is underway. Reactionary Catholics dream of a new Christendom. Protestant pastors invoke divine right over
... Read more

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