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How Democracies Die

by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt ...

**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

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**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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Democracy Awakening

Notes on the State of America

by Heather Cox Richardson ...

**A New York Times BestsellerA vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era’s most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.“Magisterial.” –The Washington Post“An excellent primer for anyone who needs the important facts of the last 150 years of American ... Read more

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**A New York Times BestsellerA vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era’s most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.“Magisterial.” –The Washington Post“An excellent primer for anyone who needs the important facts of the last 150 years of American
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This: National Book Award

by Omar El Akkad ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values."[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." —The New York Times"I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values."[A] bracing memoir and manifesto." —The New York Times"I can’t think of a more important piece of writing to read right now. I found hope here, and help, to face what the world is now
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The Day After

How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World

by Brian Tyler Cohen ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world.This book is a wake-up call about the decades-long project that led to Trump’s America.It’s ... Read more

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world.This book is a wake-up call about the decades-long project that led to Trump’s America.It’s
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Honeybee Democracy

by Thomas D. Seeley ...

Honeybees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes ... Read more

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Honeybees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes
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A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn ...

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"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, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official ... Read more

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THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER"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, a landmark work of social history, chronicles American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official
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The Polemics of Ressentiment

Variations on Nietzsche

Edited by Sjoerd van Tuinen ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Continental Philosophy
The rise of populism, cynicism, fanaticism and fundamentalism challenges us to reconsider the problem of ressentiment. Characterized by Nietzsche as the self-poisoning of the will through internalising trauma in the form of a postponed and imaginary revenge, the concept of ressentiment is making a comeback in politicaldiscourse.Unlike resentment, the feeling of injustice, ressentiment is an ... Read more

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The rise of populism, cynicism, fanaticism and fundamentalism challenges us to reconsider the problem of ressentiment. Characterized by Nietzsche as the self-poisoning of the will through internalising trauma in the form of a postponed and imaginary revenge, the concept of ressentiment is making a comeback in politicaldiscourse.Unlike resentment, the feeling of injustice, ressentiment is an
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Don't Talk About Politics

How to Change 21st-Century Minds

by Sarah Stein Lubrano ...

'THIS BOOK CHANGED THE WAY I TALK ABOUT POLITICS.' GRACE BLAKELEY, AUTHOR OF VULTURE CAPITALISMDemocracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people's minds. It doesn't.This provocative debut from a bold new voice combines a fascinating range of research to show us the psychological and sociological factors that really shape our ... Read more

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'THIS BOOK CHANGED THE WAY I TALK ABOUT POLITICS.' GRACE BLAKELEY, AUTHOR OF VULTURE CAPITALISMDemocracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people's minds. It doesn't.This provocative debut from a bold new voice combines a fascinating range of research to show us the psychological and sociological factors that really shape our
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For a Left Populism

by Chantal Mouffe ...

What is the “populist moment” and what does it mean for the left?We are currently witnessing in Western Europe a “populist moment” that signals the crisis of neoliberal hegemony. The central axis of the political conflict will be between right- and left-wing populism. By establishing a frontier between “the people” and “the oligarchy,” a left–populist strategy could bring together the manifold ... Read more

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What is the “populist moment” and what does it mean for the left?We are currently witnessing in Western Europe a “populist moment” that signals the crisis of neoliberal hegemony. The central axis of the political conflict will be between right- and left-wing populism. By establishing a frontier between “the people” and “the oligarchy,” a left–populist strategy could bring together the manifold
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Corporatocracy

How to Protect Democracy from Dark Money and Corrupt Politicians

by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy ...

Reveals how corporate greed led to scandal, corruption, and the January 6th insurrection—and how we can stop it from happening againDonald Trump’s false claims of election fraud and the violence of the Capitol riot have made it unavoidably clear that the future of American democracy is in peril. Unseen political actors and untraceable dark money influence our elections, while anti-democratic ... Read more

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Reveals how corporate greed led to scandal, corruption, and the January 6th insurrection—and how we can stop it from happening againDonald Trump’s false claims of election fraud and the violence of the Capitol riot have made it unavoidably clear that the future of American democracy is in peril. Unseen political actors and untraceable dark money influence our elections, while anti-democratic
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The Greatest Sentence Ever Written

by Walter Isaacson ...

America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today.“Isaacson uses a jeweler’s loupe to scan what gives his snappy little book its engaging title….Isaacson skillfully teases fresh pith and resonance out of those familiar words.” ... Read more

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America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans—and explains how it should shape our politics today.“Isaacson uses a jeweler’s loupe to scan what gives his snappy little book its engaging title….Isaacson skillfully teases fresh pith and resonance out of those familiar words.”
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The Presidents and the People

Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It

by Corey Brettschneider ...

**Winner of the American Bar Association's 2025 Silver Gavel AwardAmerican presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back.**Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy, and tried to upend the law so that he could commit crimes with impunity.In this ... Read more

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**Winner of the American Bar Association's 2025 Silver Gavel AwardAmerican presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back.**Imagine an American president who imprisoned critics, spread a culture of white supremacy, and tried to upend the law so that he could commit crimes with impunity.In this
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All We Want Is Everything

How We Dismantle Male Supremacy

by Soraya Chemaly ...

From the award-winning author of a “battle-cry of a book” (The Guardian) Rage Becomes Her, comes a fearless and timely manifesto for identifying and rejecting male supremacy in our daily lives.Drawing on her trademark skill, wit, clarity, and sharp insight, Soraya Chemaly walks us through how male supremacy operates, adapting dynamically in order to maintain cruel, exploitative systems of ... Read more

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From the award-winning author of a “battle-cry of a book” (The Guardian) Rage Becomes Her, comes a fearless and timely manifesto for identifying and rejecting male supremacy in our daily lives.Drawing on her trademark skill, wit, clarity, and sharp insight, Soraya Chemaly walks us through how male supremacy operates, adapting dynamically in order to maintain cruel, exploitative systems of
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Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy (Second Edition Text) (Impact Books)

Second Edition Text

by Joseph A. Schumpeter ...

One of the most famous, debated and important books on social theory, social sciences and economics. The success of capitalism will lead to a form of corporatism in which the intellectual and social climate needed to allow entrepreneurship to thrive will not exist, leading to capitalism being replaced by socialism. There will not be a revolution, simply a collapse from within. ... Read more

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One of the most famous, debated and important books on social theory, social sciences and economics. The success of capitalism will lead to a form of corporatism in which the intellectual and social climate needed to allow entrepreneurship to thrive will not exist, leading to capitalism being replaced by socialism. There will not be a revolution, simply a collapse from within.
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Democracy Ancient and Modern

by M. I. Finley ...

Series series Mason Welch Gross Lecture Series
Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system gives too much power to a populace that is largely ill-informed and easily swayed by demagogues.This classic study of democratic principles is thus now more relevant than ever. A renowned historian of ... Read more

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Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system gives too much power to a populace that is largely ill-informed and easily swayed by demagogues.This classic study of democratic principles is thus now more relevant than ever. A renowned historian of
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Not Today, Fascists

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

by Jennifer Welch ...

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 how we can take back our country.As a progressive atheist from a Bible Belt red state, Jennifer Welch has a unique perspective on the intersection of religion and politics in ... Read more

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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 how we can take back our country.As a progressive atheist from a Bible Belt red state, Jennifer Welch has a unique perspective on the intersection of religion and politics in
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Democracy in America

by Alexis de Tocqueville ...

Translated by Harvey C. Mansfield, Delba Winthrop ...

The most faithful and nuanced translation of the definitive work for understanding AmericaAlexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) came to America in 1831 to see what a great republic was like. What struck him most was the country's equality of conditions, its democracy. The book he wrote on his return to France, Democracy in America, is both the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on ... Read more

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The most faithful and nuanced translation of the definitive work for understanding AmericaAlexis de Tocqueville (1805-59) came to America in 1831 to see what a great republic was like. What struck him most was the country's equality of conditions, its democracy. The book he wrote on his return to France, Democracy in America, is both the best ever written on democracy and the best ever written on
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Hiding in Plain Sight

The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America

by Sarah Kendzior ...

**Instant New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Indie Bound BestsellerBestselling 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.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked ... Read more

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**Instant New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and Indie Bound BestsellerBestselling 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.**The story of Donald Trump’s rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked
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Winners Take All

The Elite Charade of Changing the World

by Anand Giridharadas ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate today’s news."Impassioned.... Entertaining reading.” —The Washington Post**Anand Giridharadas ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" preserve the status quo and obscure their role in causing the problems they later seek to solve. An essential read for understanding some of the egregious abuses of power that dominate today’s news."Impassioned.... Entertaining reading.” —The Washington Post**Anand Giridharadas
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Demodiversity

Toward Post-Abyssal Democracies

Edited by Boaventura Santos, José Mendes ...

Series series Epistemologies of the South
We are living in a time when social and political authoritarianism appear to be gaining ground around the world. This book presents the democratic practices, spaces and processes that engage directly with the theoretical assumptions advanced by the epistemologies of the South, summoning other contexts and empirical realities that attest to the possibility of a renewal and deepening of democracy ... Read more

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We are living in a time when social and political authoritarianism appear to be gaining ground around the world. This book presents the democratic practices, spaces and processes that engage directly with the theoretical assumptions advanced by the epistemologies of the South, summoning other contexts and empirical realities that attest to the possibility of a renewal and deepening of democracy
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After Occupy

Economic Democracy for the 21st Century

by Tom Malleson ...

These days, it is easy to be cynical about democracy. Even though there are more democratic societies now (119 and counting) than ever before, skeptics can point to low turnouts in national elections, the degree to which money corrupts the process, and the difficulties of mass participation in complex systems as just a few reasons why the system is flawed. The Occupy movement in 2011 proved that ... Read more

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These days, it is easy to be cynical about democracy. Even though there are more democratic societies now (119 and counting) than ever before, skeptics can point to low turnouts in national elections, the degree to which money corrupts the process, and the difficulties of mass participation in complex systems as just a few reasons why the system is flawed. The Occupy movement in 2011 proved that
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The Last American Road Trip

A Memoir

by Sarah Kendzior ...

USA Today bestsellerAmerican Booksellers Association bestseller“Kendzior is an absolutely terrific writer.” —Sebastian JungerThe New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her family embark on a series of road trips, in a book that is part memoir, part his... ... Read more

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USA Today bestsellerAmerican Booksellers Association bestseller“Kendzior is an absolutely terrific writer.” —Sebastian JungerThe New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her family embark on a series of road trips, in a book that is part memoir, part his...
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A Second Sight

How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom

by Sarah J. Jackson ...

"I have been waiting for a book like this, and I’m so glad it's here." — Clint Smith, author of How the Word is PassedSince the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. experience—a “second sight”—that reveals the truth about the nation to itself. As renowned media scholar Sarah J. Jackson charts in this bold and daring masterwork, at the center of this effort ... Read more

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"I have been waiting for a book like this, and I’m so glad it's here." — Clint Smith, author of How the Word is PassedSince the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. experience—a “second sight”—that reveals the truth about the nation to itself. As renowned media scholar Sarah J. Jackson charts in this bold and daring masterwork, at the center of this effort
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The Liberal Tradition in America

The Classic on the Causes and Effects of Liberal Thought in the U.S.

by Louis Hartz ...

This "brilliantly written" look at the original meaning of the liberal philosophy has become a classic of political science ( American Historical Review).Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation AwardAs the word "liberal" has been misused and its meaning diluted in recent decades, this study of American political thought since the Revolution is a valuable look at the "liberal tradition" that has ... Read more

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This "brilliantly written" look at the original meaning of the liberal philosophy has become a classic of political science ( American Historical Review).Winner of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation AwardAs the word "liberal" has been misused and its meaning diluted in recent decades, this study of American political thought since the Revolution is a valuable look at the "liberal tradition" that has
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