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The Science of Liberty

Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature

de Timothy Ferris ...

A "thoughtful and thoroughly entertaining" look at the historical connections between science and liberal democracy, and the forces that threaten both ( The Wall Street Journal).In The Science of Liberty, award–winning author Timothy Ferris—called "the best popular science writer in the English language today" by the Christian Science Monitor and "the best science writer of his generation" by the ... Leer más

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A "thoughtful and thoroughly entertaining" look at the historical connections between science and liberal democracy, and the forces that threaten both ( The Wall Street Journal).In The Science of Liberty, award–winning author Timothy Ferris—called "the best popular science writer in the English language today" by the Christian Science Monitor and "the best science writer of his generation" by the
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The American Revolution

A History

de Gordon S. Wood ...

Series Libro 9 - Modern Library Chronicles
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Radicalism of the Revolution comes “an elegant, concise, and lucid summary of the Revolution’s origins, the war itself, and the social and political changes wrought by the struggle for American independence” (The Wall Street Journal).“This slim book tells a big story: one that invites the reader to contemplate the ... Leer más

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Radicalism of the Revolution comes “an elegant, concise, and lucid summary of the Revolution’s origins, the war itself, and the social and political changes wrought by the struggle for American independence” (The Wall Street Journal).“This slim book tells a big story: one that invites the reader to contemplate the
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How Will Capitalism End?

Essays on a Failing System

de Wolfgang Streeck ...

One of the “Best Books of the Year”: Guardian • Financial Times • Times Higher EducationA major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time.After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to ... Leer más

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One of the “Best Books of the Year”: Guardian • Financial Times • Times Higher EducationA major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time.After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to
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The Conspiracy to End America

Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy

de Stuart Stevens ...

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 ... Leer más

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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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The Polemics of Ressentiment

Variations on Nietzsche

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

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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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Presidential Lottery

The Reckless Gamble in Our Electoral System

de James A. Michener ...

In this eye-opening nonfiction account, world-renowned author James A. Michener details the reckless gamble U.S. voters make every four years: trusting the electoral college. In 1968, Michener served as a presidential elector in Pennsylvania. What he witnessed that fall disturbed him so much that he felt compelled to expose the very real potential in this system for a grave injustice with history ... Leer más

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In this eye-opening nonfiction account, world-renowned author James A. Michener details the reckless gamble U.S. voters make every four years: trusting the electoral college. In 1968, Michener served as a presidential elector in Pennsylvania. What he witnessed that fall disturbed him so much that he felt compelled to expose the very real potential in this system for a grave injustice with history
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Not Today, Fascists

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

de Jennifer Welch ...

"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 LemonFrom 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 ... Leer más

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"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 LemonFrom 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
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Against Tech Oligarchy

Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry

de JS Tan, Clarissa Redwine ...

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 ... Leer más

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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
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This: National Book Award

de 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 ... Leer más

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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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Rage and the Republic

The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution

de Jonathan Turley ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROn the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in ... Leer más

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROn the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, law professor, legal analyst, and bestselling author of The Indispensable Right Jonathan Turley explores how the unique origins of American democracy set it apart from other revolutions, whether it can survive and thrive in the 21st century, and how the unfinished story of the revolution will play out in
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The Death of Expertise

The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters

de Tom Nichols ...

Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe ... Leer más

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Technology and increasing levels of education have exposed people to more information than ever before. These societal gains, however, have also helped fuel a surge in narcissistic and misguided intellectual egalitarianism that has crippled informed debates on any number of issues. Today, everyone knows everything: with only a quick trip through WebMD or Wikipedia, average citizens believe
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Demodiversity

Toward Post-Abyssal Democracies

Edición de 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 ... Leer más

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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

de 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 ... Leer más

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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 Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon

A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened

de Bill McKibben ...

One of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2022**Bill McKibben—award-winning author, activist, educator—is fiercely curious.“I’m curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity.”**Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing—knowing—that the United States was the greatest country on earth. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution ... Leer más

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One of the New Yorker's Best Books of 2022**Bill McKibben—award-winning author, activist, educator—is fiercely curious.“I’m curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity.”**Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing—knowing—that the United States was the greatest country on earth. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution
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A Fractured Liberation

Korea under US Occupation

de Kornel Chang ...

A New Yorker Best Book of the YearShortlist, Cundill History PrizeA poignant return to Korea’s forgotten “Asian Spring”—a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation.When Japanese imperial rule ended in August 1945, the Korean peninsula erupted with hopes that had been bottled up for forty years. New mother Chŏn Sukhŭi marveled at the news, envisioning her son growing ... Leer más

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A New Yorker Best Book of the YearShortlist, Cundill History PrizeA poignant return to Korea’s forgotten “Asian Spring”—a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation.When Japanese imperial rule ended in August 1945, the Korean peninsula erupted with hopes that had been bottled up for forty years. New mother Chŏn Sukhŭi marveled at the news, envisioning her son growing
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Ministry of Truth

Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past

de Steve Benen ...

Instant New York Times BestsellerA searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party’s dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer and bestselling author of The Impostors.“There is nobody who is writing in an episodic way who has more influence on the way I think about politics than Steve Benen.” —Rachel Maddow</stro... ... Leer más

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Instant New York Times BestsellerA searing, vital investigation of the Republican Party’s dangerous campaign to rewrite recent history in real time, from the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show producer and bestselling author of The Impostors.“There is nobody who is writing in an episodic way who has more influence on the way I think about politics than Steve Benen.” —Rachel Maddow</stro...
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Democracy Awakening

Notes on the State of America

de 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 ... Leer más

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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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The U.S. Constitution with The Declaration of Independence and The Articles of Confederation

de James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, John Dickinson ...

Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy. ... Leer más

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Collected here in one affordable volume are the most important documents of the United States of America: The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The Declaration of Independence; and the Articles of Confederation. These three documents are the basis for our entire way of life. Every citizen should have a copy.
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The Radical Mind

The Destructive Plans of the Woke Left

de David Horowitz ...

“A harrowing journey through the corridors of the twenty-first century totalitarianism that goes by the name of progressivism. Must read!”— DINESH D’SOUZA“David Horowitz is a modern legend. This book is critical to understanding the left and how we defeat them.”— CHARLIE KIRKAMERICA IS HEADING TOWARD THE ABYSSTHE RADICAL MIND is both a stark... ... Leer más

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“A harrowing journey through the corridors of the twenty-first century totalitarianism that goes by the name of progressivism. Must read!”— DINESH D’SOUZA“David Horowitz is a modern legend. This book is critical to understanding the left and how we defeat them.”— CHARLIE KIRKAMERICA IS HEADING TOWARD THE ABYSSTHE RADICAL MIND is both a stark...
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The Inevitable Party

Why Attempts to Kill the Party System Fail and How they Weaken Democracy

de Seth Masket ...

Seth Masket's The Inevitable Party is a study of anti-party reforms and why they fail. Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of democracy, and they have found a willing ally in the American people in their efforts to rein in and occasionally root out parties. Masket investigates several of these anti-party reform efforts - from open primaries to ... Leer más

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Seth Masket's The Inevitable Party is a study of anti-party reforms and why they fail. Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of democracy, and they have found a willing ally in the American people in their efforts to rein in and occasionally root out parties. Masket investigates several of these anti-party reform efforts - from open primaries to
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Capturing News, Capturing Democracy

Trump and the Voice of America

de Kate Wright, Martin Scott, Mel Bunce ...

Series series Journalism and Political Communication Unbound
The Voice of America (VOA) is the oldest and largest US government-funded international media organization. In 2020, Donald Trump nominated Michael Pack, a right-wing documentarian and close friend of Steve Bannon, to lead the US Agency for Global Media - the independent federal agency overseeing US-funded international media. During Pack's seven-month tenure, more than 30 whistleblowers filed ... Leer más

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The Voice of America (VOA) is the oldest and largest US government-funded international media organization. In 2020, Donald Trump nominated Michael Pack, a right-wing documentarian and close friend of Steve Bannon, to lead the US Agency for Global Media - the independent federal agency overseeing US-funded international media. During Pack's seven-month tenure, more than 30 whistleblowers filed
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Die RAF-Stasi-Connection

de Andreas Kanonenberg, Michael Müller ...

Als im Juni 1990 zehn der meistgesuchten RAF-Terroristen in der damaligen DDR festgenommen wurden, war die Öffentlichkeit entsetzt: Das Stasi-Regime hatte westdeutschen Terroristen Unterschlupf gewährt, die seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt von einem hochgerüsteten Fahndungsapparat vergeblich gesucht worden waren.Doch die hiesigen Ermittlungsbehörden können von dem «Fahndungserfolg» keineswegs so ... Leer más

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Als im Juni 1990 zehn der meistgesuchten RAF-Terroristen in der damaligen DDR festgenommen wurden, war die Öffentlichkeit entsetzt: Das Stasi-Regime hatte westdeutschen Terroristen Unterschlupf gewährt, die seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt von einem hochgerüsteten Fahndungsapparat vergeblich gesucht worden waren.Doch die hiesigen Ermittlungsbehörden können von dem «Fahndungserfolg» keineswegs so
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Open Democracy

Reinventing Popular Rule for the Twenty-First Century

de Hélène Landemore ...

"Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like."—Nathan Heller, New YorkerHow a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in modern societiesTo the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred ... Leer más

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"Open Democracy envisions what true government by mass leadership could look like."—Nathan Heller, New YorkerHow a new model of democracy that opens up power to ordinary citizens could strengthen inclusiveness, responsiveness, and accountability in modern societiesTo the ancient Greeks, democracy meant gathering in public and debating laws set by a randomly selected assembly of several hundred
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Our Own Worst Enemies

America in the Age of Violent Populism

de Robert A. Pape ...

**The nation’s leading expert on political violence diagnoses the gravest threat to American democracy—and how to overcome it“One of the most prominent voices warning about the dangerous climate in the country.” —Vanity Fair**The January 6th riot, the attempted kidnapping of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the shootings of Minnesota legislators, the two attempted assassinations of Donald Trump, attacks on ... Leer más

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**The nation’s leading expert on political violence diagnoses the gravest threat to American democracy—and how to overcome it“One of the most prominent voices warning about the dangerous climate in the country.” —Vanity Fair**The January 6th riot, the attempted kidnapping of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the shootings of Minnesota legislators, the two attempted assassinations of Donald Trump, attacks on
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