The Rise Of The Democracy
The rise of the democracy explores the gradual development of political democracy in England, beginning with early struggles against monarchical absolutism and landmark events such as the signing of the Magna Carta and the creation of parliamentary representation. It highlights the enduring fight for self-governance by the English people, focusing on key figures and movements that shaped democratic ideals. The narrative opens with an analysis of Britain's influence on global democratic movements, emphasizing how elected governance arose from centuries of opposition to tyranny. The work details the contributions of historical figures, including church leaders who laid foundations for constitutional liberties. It stresses that democracy in England evolved through practical reforms rather than grand political theories, marking a significant advancement in the pursuit of individual freedoms and collective governance. This account provides a comprehensive overview of how democracy took shape amid social and political challenges, underscoring the persistence and gradual nature of England s democratic progress.
The Soul Of Democracy
The soul of democracy offers a philosophical exploration of the values that define true democracy, particularly in a world reshaped by war. The book enhances reflections on the moral responsibilities of individuals and nations as they grapple with the consequences of global conflict. It examines how the struggle for liberty must go beyond political systems, urging a deeper integration of democratic ideals into daily life. The narrative emphasizes the importance of personal integrity, social justice, and collective responsibility as essential elements for building a more humane and unified society. Through thoughtful analysis, the work highlights the tension between personal freedom and the greater good, encouraging a reevaluation of how democracy functions during times of crisis. It presents democracy as a living principle that must be continually renewed through ethical action and shared purpose. The text calls for resilience, compassion, and clarity as humanity seeks to rebuild and strengthen its commitment to justice and equality in the aftermath of war.
Eternal Capitalist Trickery
The concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a small predatory class, repeated crises, the inability of politicians to influence the course of events, worsening inequalities and the end of growth are the hallmarks of today's capitalism. Since the fall of communism, capitalism has had no competitors. Will it die one day? Not in the short term: the system is stronger than governments, its worst scoundrels enjoy widespread impunity, and while economists have little or no understanding of how it works, no clear alternative is emerging. Above all, no one seems to be seriously considering a fundamental reform of modern financial capitalism. So, do we have to live with it... or not? Curiously, a century earlier, this same situation had been analyzed by Nikolai Dimitrievich Kondratieff, a famous economist and a committed player in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Kondratieff was executed by Stalin in 1938 for having scientifically demonstrated the eternity of capitalism. Would he have the same opinion about capitalism today?
The Return of Great Powers
WITH A NEW AFTERWORDInstant New York Times Bestseller A Politico Top 10 Most Anticipated Book of 2024 A New York Times Notable Book A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "An absorbing account of 21st-century brinkmanship . . . . one that should be read by every legislator or presidential nominee sufficiently deluded to think that returning America to its isolationist past or making chummy with Putin is a viable option in today's world." -The New York Times Book Review Now in paperback, the essential book by CNN anchor and chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto, identifying a new, more uncertain global order with reporting on the frontlines of power from existing wars to looming ones across the globe. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama called "The End of History." Three decades later, Jim Sciutto said on CNN's air as the Ukraine war began, that we are living in a "1939 moment." The global order as we long have known it is now gone. Powerful nations are determined to assert dominance on the world stage. And as their push for power escalates, a new order is affecting everyone across the globe. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a part of it, but in reality, this power struggle impacts every corner of our world--from Helsinki to Beijing, from Australia to the North Pole. This is a battle with many fronts: in the Arctic, in the oceans and across the skies, on man-made islands and redrawn maps, and in tech and cyberspace. Through globe-spanning, exclusive interviews with dozens of political, military, and intelligence leaders, Sciutto defines our times as a return of great power conflict, "a definitive break between the post-Cold War era and an entirely new and uncertain one." The Return of Great Powers analyzes a historic and visible shift in real time, detailing the realities of this post-post-Cold War era, the increasingly aligned Russian and Chinese governments, and the flashpoints of a new, global nuclear arms race. And it poses a question: As we consider uncertain, even terrifying, outcomes, will it be possible for the West and Russia and China to prevent a new World War?
Your Party
What if saving our democracy from collapse means abandoning traditional political parties altogether? What if there's a proven way to build movements that don't just fight - but win? From his prison cell, Roger Hallam - co-founder of Extinction Rebellion - distils decades of experience designing world-shaking campaigns into a guide for building political power. With rare clarity and a personal touch, he shows how concepts like negative dialectics and non-linear dynamics can be turned into organising victories for the new British Left. Drawing on struggles from California farm workers to Chilean popular sectors, Hallam reveals why so many movements fail - and what it really takes to win. The result is a revolutionary blueprint: uncompromising, rooted in lived experience, and charged with intellectual depth. A field guide for the 21st century - a call to action and a map for building the movements that can actually change the world.
Religion and Power
A nation can feel holy without a single priest. A platform can preach without a single scripture. This book reveals how rulers, movements, and media turn belief into power-how rituals synchronise crowds, how stories harden into law, and how symbols become the quiet machinery of consent. If you've ever wondered why religion and politics keep colliding, why civil religion feels unavoidably sacred, or how faith and propaganda travel so fast online, this is your field guide.- Understand the logic of political theology without jargon: the real deals between altars and thrones.- See empires and nations through a sharper lens-from Rome and the Christian empire to American religious politics and today's theocracy in the modern world.- Decode how movements weaponise identity in religion and nationalism, and why digital platforms now function like churches.Written for curious citizens, policy thinkers, journalists, and readers of serious history, it offers a portable model you can use anywhere-from city councils to newsfeeds. You'll learn how doctrine becomes discipline, how sacred calendars become political schedules, and how to test whether a law protects conscience or merely sanctifies control. By the last page, you won't just "spot bias"; you'll read power in liturgy, law, and code-and you'll know where to stand when belief asks for your loyalty.
Religion and Power
A nation can feel holy without a single priest. A platform can preach without a single scripture. This book reveals how rulers, movements, and media turn belief into power-how rituals synchronise crowds, how stories harden into law, and how symbols become the quiet machinery of consent. If you've ever wondered why religion and politics keep colliding, why civil religion feels unavoidably sacred, or how faith and propaganda travel so fast online, this is your field guide.- Understand the logic of political theology without jargon: the real deals between altars and thrones.- See empires and nations through a sharper lens-from Rome and the Christian empire to American religious politics and today's theocracy in the modern world.- Decode how movements weaponise identity in religion and nationalism, and why digital platforms now function like churches.Written for curious citizens, policy thinkers, journalists, and readers of serious history, it offers a portable model you can use anywhere-from city councils to newsfeeds. You'll learn how doctrine becomes discipline, how sacred calendars become political schedules, and how to test whether a law protects conscience or merely sanctifies control. By the last page, you won't just "spot bias"; you'll read power in liturgy, law, and code-and you'll know where to stand when belief asks for your loyalty.
Moving Beyond the Left: A Post-Left Post-Mortem in Pursuit of Freedom
Using an anti-authoritarian lens, this manifesto identifies the central obstacles of Leftism and provides suggestions for reimagining pathways to freedomIn a time of ideological confusion, growing authoritarianism and ecological collapse, the cyclical failures of Leftist frameworks to address these concerns have left many confused, heartbroken and jaded. While Leftist tendencies have served as vessels for poor or working-class individuals to respond to exploitation and domination, the "organized Left" and the many "revolutionary" lifestylists who associate themselves with it have largely opted for moral judgment over concrete action.Moving Beyond the Left unpacks and critiques the so-called "revolutionary Left," beginning first with its origins and the history of Black identity in Leftist North American politics, then dissecting interactions between Leftists and the Western morality politics of the "self" and "other." It insists that those who prioritize freedom should work toward a world beyond race, gender and other social constructs if they wish to confront the oppressive systems predicated on their existence.Z is cofounder of Black Socialists in America and 400,000,000, a developing federation of worker cooperatives.
The Contested Domain
"Drawing on Marxist theory and integrating a feminist perspective, Vogel offers a compelling critique of bourgeois society and women's oppression--a critique that not only advances theory, but also engages deeply with the historical and political conditions of social transformation" - Melda Yaman, İstanbul University "Already a key reference for understanding one of the major activists and thinkers of Marxist feminism ... A legacy from the twentieth century to the twenty-first!" - Aurore Koechlin, Universit矇 Paris 1 Panth矇on-Sorbonne Lise Vogel is a unique voice in feminist theory. This book collects her best essays, opening a window into the last half-century of US socialist feminism. A trailblazer in the 1970s, Vogel planted the seeds for contemporary Social Reproduction Theory with her 'unitary theory' of capitalist exploitation and the oppression of women. Along with others, she challenged established views within the academy and movement by insisting that Marxist theory can accommodate not only class, but also race and gender. Today, her work is more popular than ever, inspiring socialist feminists to develop inclusive liberatory ideas for the next generation. Selected from five decades of Vogel's work, including long out-of-print material, this volume is a crucial resource for readers interested in the intellectual history of Marxist feminism and twentieth-century activism. Lise Vogel is a feminist sociologist from the United States. She is the author of many books, including Marxism and the Oppression of Women: Toward a Unitary Theory. Kirstin Munro is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The New School for Social Research in New York and author of The Production of Everyday Life in Eco-Conscious Households.
How the Media Creates Victims
In this expanded edition of his tell all book, Dr. Billings, pulls back the curtain on yellow journalism. Uncover, the answers to questions like: Who is in control? What tools do they use to control us? How did they influence us to take the untested, unproved mRNA vaccine endangering our lives and health? and much more.
A Revolution of Common Sense
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Scott Jennings is a Patriot from the Great State of Kentucky... A Revolution of Common Sense was directly inspired by my Inaugural Address and the many Common Sense actions we have taken in our effort to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.... Scott totally gets it and, unlike the many Fake News books that are being written about my Administration, Scott's book will focus on the TRUTH about Team Trump and our Agenda." --President Donald J. TrumpAn unprecedented inside look at how President Donald Trump has re-taken Washington by storm in his historic second term, written with the participation of the President and his inner circle."A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right," Thomas Paine wrote in Common Sense. In Washington, that habit became a way of life--where dysfunction, bloat, and bureaucratic failure were treated as business as usual. But Paine also reminded us: "We have it in our power to begin the world over again." That's exactly what Donald Trump set out to do in his second term--and what millions of Americans demanded when they sent him back to the White House.A Revolution of Common Sense is a tribute to that mission: a revolt against elite dogmas, a restoration of sanity in public life, and a reminder that America's best days aren't behind us.In these pages, CNN senior political commentator and Republican strategist Scott Jennings takes readers inside Trump's return to power--from scenes in the Oval Office and Air Force One to behind-the-curtain moments with the key players shaping the new agenda. Among them: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Trump campaign manager Chris LaCivita, and Elon Musk.This isn't just a play-by-play of executive orders and media showdowns. It's a sharp, often surprising look at how Trump's second term moved fast, broke norms, and reframed the political debate around a single question: What makes sense?Scott Jennings has spent his career at the highest levels of Republican politics--and from his perch on CNN, slays liberal narratives on a nightly basis. With insight, clarity, and unmatched access, he tells the story not just of a presidency, but of a revolution. And of the Americans still fighting to see it through.
Unqualified Reservations: Volume 2
The essential writings of Curtis Yarvin, aka Mencisu Moldbug, one the internet's most influential and controversial political thinkers. Between 2007 and 2013, a mysterious software engineer writing under the name Mencius Moldbug published a sprawling blog called Unqualified Reservations, a strange fusion of political philosophy, cultural critique, historiography, and right wing polemics never-before-seen in the contemporary American landscape. In what became the most intellectually explosive body of writing of the early internet age, these essays helped define what would later be called the "Neoreactionary" critique of modernity: a systematic dismantling of progressive orthodoxy and an audacious attempt to imagine the architecture of post-democratic order. Volume II brings together three of Moldbug's most influential texts. A Gentle Introduction to Unqualified Reservations serves as the perfect initiation to Moldbug's core themes, an elegant, wide-ranging labyrinth of reference and analysis that turns the language of liberal democracy inside out to reveal the Matrix-like operating system beneath. Patchwork: A Political System for the 21st Century builds on that critique by proposing a radical rethinking of sovereignty through the lens of technology, imagining a world divided into thousands of competing, privately governed jurisdictions, optimized for order and exit. Finally, Moldbug on Carlyle presents the Victorian writer Thomas Carlyle as the the first great opponent of egalitarian illusion and the sentimental moralism that sustains it. Collected here for the first time in print, these writings preserve one of the great intellectual detonations of the early blogosphere, whose incisive critiques and playful style still radiate outward from that first shockwave.
The Whistleblowers vs. the Big Guy
In this gripping account, IRS special agents-turned-whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler expose the shocking truth behind their investigation into the Biden family--and the powerful forces that tried to stop them. Shapley and Ziegler made headlines when they testified before Congress, revealing political interference, bureaucratic stonewalling, and outright obstruction in the Hunter Biden criminal case. Despite overwhelming evidence, they watched as the system bent to protect the powerful, with the IRS, FBI, and DOJ failing to act as independent institutions. Their investigation ultimately led to Hunter Biden's federal conviction. But in a stunning last-minute move, President Joe Biden pardoned his son--then went even further, issuing blanket pardons to other family members before leaving office. But this isn't just about Hunter Biden. It's about two public servants who risked everything to expose corruption. Facing retaliation, isolation, and intense public scrutiny, Shapley and Ziegler take readers inside the high-stakes battle between truth and power. Packed with never-before-revealed details and explosive insider accounts, The Whistleblowers vs. The Big Guy is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand how the system protects its own--and what it takes to fight back.
After the Fall - Worldwide Financial & Economic Collapse. A Real-World Survival Guide
Navigate the chaos of a global economic collapse with confidence and foresight, even if you've never studied business & economics. Have you ever wondered how you can safeguard your financial future amidst a looming economic crash? Are you anxious about a potential financial collapse that could disrupt your savings, investments, and livelihood? You're not alone. Around the globe, ambitious entrepreneurs, investors, and regular people like you are seeking strategies to thrive during turbulent times. While economic instability can be daunting, it also presents opportunities for those equipped with the right knowledge and foresight. In this essential book, you'll uncover strategies to survive and thrive during a financial and economic downturn or outright total economic collapse. Here is what you'll discover: How the monetary, financial, and economic systems work, and how they directly impact your finances.Top personal & business strategies for financial management during economic downturns, helping you protect your wealth.Most common mistakes people make during financial crises and how to avoid them.The role of government & non-government institutional policies in financial stability, and how to navigate their impacts.Learn from past economic crises around the world, and the invaluable lessons they teach us today.Understand inflation, hyperinflation, deflation, and stagflation, and how to use inflation-adjusted accounting for clear data-driven decisions. The hard-asset backstop helps preserve your wealth from continuous currency devaluation. What works and what doesn't work during a financial crash.Expert insights on building mental resilience and adaptability for financial survival.The importance of diversification and fast pivoting in securing your future.Real-world case studies & reflection exercises that teach you how to think like a commando during a crisis.The top financial and economic indicators used to predict an economic & financial collapse.Turning economic instability into growth opportunities for a better future.Post-collapse innovative strategies that ensure it does not happen again....and so much more!This book offers actionable real-life experience, with clear explanations. Accessible even for those without an economics or finance degree. Evidence-based analysis and global perspectives empower you to make informed decisions without the bias and jargon found in business books. Don't let fear of the unknown keep you from taking control of your financial future. Prepare now!Whether you are a community leader, a family protector, or a business owner, this guide provides the tools and confidence you need to face the upcoming economic challenges head-on.About the Author Bilal Armani, PMP, has spent nearly three decades in the trenches of global economic chaos - from runaway inflation to market meltdowns. A licensed Realtor, certified Project Manager, and founder of DownturnConsultants.com, he's led businesses through real-world financial crash in sectors ranging from construction, real estate, healthcare, to consumer products, and logistics. Battle-tested. Focused on survival strategies that work.Ready to transform uncertainty into opportunity? Scroll up and click "Add to Cart" to secure your future today!
We Believe in Africa
We Believe in Africa by Dr. G. K. Osei is an impassioned exploration of African identity, unity, and progress in the wake of colonialism. Written by one of Ghana's early Pan-African thinkers, this book articulates a bold vision for Africa's future-grounded in self-determination, education, and cultural pride.Dr. Osei emphasizes the power of collective belief and action as the foundation for rebuilding the continent's political and spiritual strength. Through persuasive arguments and historical insight, he calls upon Africans to embrace their heritage, reject dependency, and shape their destiny with confidence and purpose.A cornerstone of early Pan-African literature, We Believe in Africa remains a timeless appeal for empowerment, unity, and pride in Africa's enduring spirit.
The Dusk Codex
The Dusk Codex By Daniel Cyler The Dusk Codex is a sharp and unflinching examination of how power thrives in moments of fear. From ancient Rome to the digital present, Daniel Cyler maps the recurring pattern of crisis and control - the way temporary measures become permanent, and how obedience is sold as virtue. Through striking historical parallels and modern case studies, the book reveals how governments, corporations, and media shape narratives that justify authority. Wars, pandemics, financial collapses, and information control are not random disruptions - they are rehearsals that teach societies to live by permission. Written in precise, evocative prose, The Dusk Codex challenges readers to look beyond headlines and recognize the hidden rhythm of power that governs our age.It asks one essential question: Who benefits when the exception becomes the rule?
The Basics of American Government
The Basics of American Government is a collaborative effort among eight current and one former faculty members in the Departments of Political Science and Criminal Justice at University of North Georgia. The purpose of this book is to offer a no-frills, low-cost, yet comprehensive overview of the American political system for students taking introductory courses in American national government.Furthermore, the work combines the best aspects of both a traditional textbook and a reader in that most chapters offer a piece of original scholarship as a case study to bolster or reinforce the material presented in the chapter. In addition, many chapters present a civic engagement-type exercise and discussion questions intended to challenge, engage, and foster student participation in the political system.The authors undertook this project for several reasons, most notably the high costs of textbooks for students and the lack of college-level scholarship found in most American Government texts. This 470-page, peer-reviewed, edited book that combines traditional material with original scholarship will cost students $34.99, well below market standards. All of the authors are experienced classroom instructors, subject matter experts, and published researchers in the field of American politics.Contents: Theories of Democracy and Types of GovernmentThe U.S. ConstitutionFederalismPolitical Socialization and the Communications MediaInterest GroupsPolitical Parties, Voting, and ElectionsCongressThe PresidencyExecutive AgenciesThe Federal JudiciaryCivil Liberties and Civil RightsPublic PolicyState and Local GovernmentGeorgia Public PolicyU.S. Foreign Policy
Into the Wood Chipper
"A gripping page-turner that doubles as both a warning and an inspiration." --Samantha Power, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Problem from Hell A civil servant discovers his breaking point when the Trump administration's cruelty and indifference threaten to violate the oath he swore to uphold. Nicholas Enrich had finally achieved his lifelong dream: becoming USAID's lead official for global health. But that dream turned out to be a nightmare in the tumultuous time after President Trump's second inauguration. In the months that followed, USAID became the first target of Elon Musk's newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The mission to which Enrich had dedicated his career was being dismantled before his eyes--even the name of the agency was removed from the building's facade. Enrich witnessed firsthand the Trump administration's lies, how it systematically prevented USAID from providing lifesaving foreign aid, and the death and suffering around the world that resulted from careless decisions. Finally determining he could no longer keep quiet, and risking the career that he loved deeply, Enrich released a set of whistleblowing memos exposing the administration's illegal and destructive actions. Enrich was put on administrative leave, yet his memos went viral and had a sustained impact. In the days following their release, hundreds of canceled aid projects were revived, and the documents were cited in a Supreme Court case on the legality of USAID's dissolution. While his memos were too late to save USAID, Enrich was one of the first government officials to publicly blow the whistle on DOGE's reckless destruction, sounding an early alarm bell for other federal agencies that would soon find themselves in the crosshairs. Urgent and profoundly human, Enrich's story offers an astonishing behind-the-scenes look at a federal agency under siege, from the early days when Enrich and his team were unaware of what was to come to the shockingly ignorant, callous, and bigoted conversations they witnessed. Enrich reveals in this detailed, no-holds-barred account what was truly at stake when DOGE set out to dismantle one of America's most effective humanitarian institutions, and how millions of lives hung in the balance.
Uncomfortable Truths
In an era where certain thoughts have become taboo and speaking obvious truths can end careers, this provocative collection of essays dares to challenge the prevailing narratives of our time. Through direct and unflinching analysis, the author examines the uncomfortable realities that many privately acknowledge but few are willing to discuss publicly. From the differences between men and women to the true roots of inequality, from personal responsibility to cultural relativism, each chapter tackles a "forbidden" topic with clear-eyed honesty. The author argues that our unwillingness to confront these basic truths - often out of fear of offense or social consequences - prevents us from solving real problems and achieving genuine progress. Written with both intellectual rigor and sardonic wit, this book is neither conservative nor progressive, but rather a call for intellectual honesty in an age of ideological conformity. It challenges readers to question their assumptions, confront uncomfortable realities, and consider whether our current approach to social issues is truly serving the greater good. Whether you find yourself nodding in agreement or recoiling in disagreement, this thought-provoking work will force you to examine your own beliefs and assumptions about modern society. It's an essential read for anyone concerned about the state of public discourse and the future of truth-telling in an increasingly polarized world.
Unapologetically American
Unapologetically American is not a memoir. It is a revelation-a field manual for the faithful who refuse to kneel.From Denmark's polished obedience to America's unfinished covenant, it traces how the serpent of control slithered from empires to algorithms, from global treaties to digital towers of technocracy. It reveals how the same powers that once ruled Babel now script the world through data, debt, and doctrine.Yet amid the systems of Babylon, the remnant still stands-the builders, the watchmen, the warriors. This book is their mirror and their weapon. It exposes how faith, liberty, and truth were dismantled-and how to rebuild what was stolen.History was never random. It was rehearsed.Unapologetically American tears the mask from the global machine, reveals the serpent's playbook, and reignites the covenant fire. It is prophecy with receipts-a manual for those who will not bow.The war for conscience has already begun. And once you see the pattern, you can never unsee it.---A manifesto for the uncensored. The unbowed. The unbroken.
Injustice
An Instant New York Times Bestseller "An amazing piece of work . . . This is not just a series of newly reported anecdotes and pieces of information. It is a remarkable thesis about how Trump effectively broke the Justice Department in his first term by bullying it." --Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show From Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis, a shocking investigation of unparalleled depth into the subversion of the Justice Department over the last decade, culminating in President Donald Trump upending this cornerstone of democracy and threatening America's rule of law as we have long known it Throughout his first administration, Trump did more than any other president to politicize the nation's top law enforcement agency, pressuring appointees to shield him, to target his enemies, and even to help him cling to power after his 2020 election defeat. The department, pressed into a defensive crouch, has never fully recovered. Injustice exposes not only the Trump administration's efforts to undermine the department at every turn but also how delays in investigating Trump's effort to overturn the will of voters under Attorney General Merrick Garland helped prevent the country from holding Trump accountable and enabled his return to power. With never-before-told accounts, Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis take readers inside as prosecutors convulsed over Trump's disdain for the rule of law, and FBI agents, the department's storied investigators, at times retreated in fear. They take you to the rooms where Special Counsel Jack Smith's team set off on an all-but-impossible race to investigate Trump for absconding with classified documents and waging an assault on democracy--and inside his prosecution's heroic and fateful choices that ultimately backfired. With a plethora of sources deeply embedded in the ranks of three presidencies, Leonnig and Davis reveal the daily war secretly waged for the soul of the department, how it has been shredded by propaganda and partisanship, and how--if the United States hopes to live on with its same form of government--Trump's war with the Justice Department will mark a turning point from which it will be hard to recover. Injustice is the jaw-dropping account of partisans and enablers undoing democracy, heroes still battling to preserve a nation governed by laws, and a call to action for those who believe in liberty and justice for all.
The Sirens' Call
The #1 New York Times Bestseller - One of Barack Obama's Summer Reading List Picks From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC and podcast host, a powerful wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered our politics and the very fabric of our society "An ambitious analysis of how the trivial amusements offered by online life have degraded not only our selves but also our politics." --New York Times "Brilliant book . . . Reading it has made me change the way I work and think." --Rachel Maddow "A useful primer on how social media and the attention economy have warped our democracy and reshaped our lives." --Barack Obama We all feel it--the distraction, the loss of focus, the addictive focus on the wrong things for too long. Something has changed utterly: For most of human history, the boundary between public and private has been clear, at least in theory. Now, as Chris Hayes writes, "With the help of a few tech firms, we basically tore it down in about a decade." Hayes argues that we are in the midst of a transi­tion whose only parallel is that of labor in the nineteenth century: Attention has become a commodified resource extracted from us, and from which we are increasingly alienated. The Sirens' Call is the big-picture vision we urgently need to offer clarity and guidance. Sirens are designed to compel us, and now they are going off in our bedrooms and kitchens at all hours of the day and night, doing the bidding of vast empires, the most valuable companies in history, built on harvesting human attention. As Hayes shares, "Now our deepest neurological structures, human evolution­ary inheritances, and social impulses are in a habitat designed to prey upon, to cultivate, distort, or destroy that which most fundamentally makes us human." The Sirens' Call is the book that snaps everything into a single holistic frame­work so that we can wrest back control of our lives, our politics, and our future.
A Republic Burns
A modern democracy can keep its courts, its parties, even its elections-and still forget how to be free. This book follows the Weimar Republic collapse step by step, showing how Article 48 emergency powers became habit, how paramilitary politics replaced persuasion, and how respectable men convinced themselves that taming extremists was wiser than excluding them. It is a clear, unsentimental account of the rise of Nazism told through mechanisms, not myths.Written for readers who want rigour without jargon, it explains how economic shock, elite miscalculation, and aesthetic politics combined to turn law into an instrument of fear-from the Reichstag Fire to the Enabling Act. You will see why a celebrated Weimar constitution could not save a state governed by decrees, how Hindenburg and Papen mistook access for control, and why voters chose energy over expertise.- Understand the chain that links crisis to exception, exception to habit, and habit to regime- Learn the early signals of erosion in any system-fragmented coalitions, normalised emergency, and streets that act like parliaments- Gain a practical lens-drawn from Germany's Great Depression and its aftermath-for reading today's headlinesThis is for citizens, students, and leaders who ask not only "what happened?" but "what should I watch for now?" By the end, you will carry a tough, usable model of how democracies die-and a set of lessons for modern democracy that helps you recognise when the switch is being flipped from within.
The Making of a Tyrant
Democracy rarely dies in a blaze; it is unpicked by people who believe they are voting for order. This book's distinctive claim is that the path from failed artist to F羹hrer can be understood as an engineering problem-how myth, media, crisis, and law were assembled into a working machine for manufacturing consent and dismantling checks from within. It interrogates unsettling dilemmas: Why do reasonable voters back unreasonable regimes? How does propaganda convert fear into obedience? When does legality become violence in slow motion? Drawing on political psychology, social history, media studies, institutional design, and moral philosophy, it treats Weimar as a live laboratory rather than a mausoleum. The book blends archival caselets, close readings of speeches, campaign logistics, policy memos, and "red-flag" diagnostics for readers-short reflection prompts and checklists that translate analysis into pattern recognition. By the end, readers gain a clear mental model-the Five Switches (Myth, Enemy, Emergency, Machine, Legalism)-and a disciplined habit for spotting lawful illegality early, interpreting it without melodrama, and acting before it hardens.- The Consent Machine - How Propaganda, Crisis, and Lawful Illegality End Democracies- Voting for Order - Why People Choose Strongmen and Unmake the Republic- The Autocrat's Method - Inside the Engineering of Hitler's Rise.
The Making of a Tyrant
Democracy rarely dies in a blaze; it is unpicked by people who believe they are voting for order. This book's distinctive claim is that the path from failed artist to F羹hrer can be understood as an engineering problem-how myth, media, crisis, and law were assembled into a working machine for manufacturing consent and dismantling checks from within. It interrogates unsettling dilemmas: Why do reasonable voters back unreasonable regimes? How does propaganda convert fear into obedience? When does legality become violence in slow motion? Drawing on political psychology, social history, media studies, institutional design, and moral philosophy, it treats Weimar as a live laboratory rather than a mausoleum. The book blends archival caselets, close readings of speeches, campaign logistics, policy memos, and "red-flag" diagnostics for readers-short reflection prompts and checklists that translate analysis into pattern recognition. By the end, readers gain a clear mental model-the Five Switches (Myth, Enemy, Emergency, Machine, Legalism)-and a disciplined habit for spotting lawful illegality early, interpreting it without melodrama, and acting before it hardens.- The Consent Machine - How Propaganda, Crisis, and Lawful Illegality End Democracies- Voting for Order - Why People Choose Strongmen and Unmake the Republic- The Autocrat's Method - Inside the Engineering of Hitler's Rise.
Into the Woods
For many years, the Tasmanian wilderness has been the site of a fierce struggle. At stake is the future of old-growth forests. Loggers and police face off with protesters deep in the forest, while savage political games are played in the courts and parliaments.Winner, Queensland Premier's Literary Awards 2011Winner, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2011In Into the Woods, Anna Krien, armed with a notebook, a sleeping bag and a rusty sedan, ventures behind the battlelines to see what it is like to risk everything for a cause. She speaks to ferals and premiers, sawmillers and whistle-blowers. She investigates personalities and convictions, methods and motives. This is a book about a company that wanted its way and the resistance that eventually forced it to change.Updated with a new afterword, Into the Woods is intimate, intrepid reporting by a fearless new voice.
Balls
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Bestselling sports and politics commentator Clay Travis explains how Democrats are alienating men and why Trump really won. And it all comes back to sports. Democrats don't have a Trump problem. They have a man problem. And Trump was just the guy to exploit it. How did he do it? When it got right down to it, Trump had balls. And the Democrats didn't. This sharp, provocative, funny book breaks down how Trump used the woke intrusion into sports as his secret weapon to win over male voters. From Colin Kaepernick's protests, to men competing in women's sports, to Bud Light's collapse and ESPN's woke meltdown, Trump seized every opportunity to win over men as Democrats pushed them away. Even after surviving an assassination attempt, with his fist raised, Trump proved once again he was a fighter -- and America's men took notice. Clay Travis doesn't hold back. As the founder of the massively popular sports website Outkick, the co-host of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, and one of the most influential voices in sports and conservative media, he's interviewed Trump more than ten times--including on Air Force One. Now, Clay's bringing the unfiltered truth about why men turned on the Democrats--and why they're never coming back.
Bible Belt Blues
Like most progressive Southerners, Hal Crowther is decidedly angry about current social and political events, but few writers are more able than he to articulate the problems, the issues, and even the bitter humor of our present situation.Hal Crowther is a writer who has made a long and illustrious career with sharp political and social commentary in the pages of national and regional outlets, from Time to the Atlanta Constitution to the Oxford American. In this collection, Crowther turns his attention once again to the Bible Belt, the American South, where he finds plenty of fodder for the blues: the descent from George Washington to Donald Trump, the difficulty of finding civil political discourse in a world where folks spew vitriol from behind their keyboards, Klan members marching down the street in Crowther's hometown, the infantilization of culture (starring Mark Zuckerberg), the continued intertwining of religion and governance, and more. This essay collection features a foreword by eminent Southern writer Lee Smith, author of The Last Girls and Silver Alert.
The Illegal Power of Elites
"If the people of this nation understood our banking and monetary system, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." Henry FordOur contemporary liberal democracies have gradually given way to ademocratic, chaotic and illegal governance. By exploiting the flaws in our system to their advantage, the ruling class secures supreme power, while citizens sacrifice ever more.What is the extent of the elites' illegal power? And what can be done to change things?In this book, Thierry Brugvin provides valuable material for any citizen concerned with preserving the rule of law. He conducts a damning investigation of our contemporary democracies, exposing their inner workings and suggesting ways of modernizing them to achieve a better distribution of wealth.
The Mapping the World's Futuristic Civilization
The Dawn of a New Civilizational Paradigm The 21st century has witnessed unprecedented challenges-economic inequality, judicial inefficiency and democratic disillusionment. Deepak Sharma is an Indian economist and jurist whose revolutionary frameworks, the Human Capital Monetization Economic System (Human Resource Economic System) and School of Contemporary Jurisprudence, promise to redefine civilisation. This book explores how these civilised concepts could shape a futuristic society, transcending Capitalism, Socialism, Current Quasi-Democratic System and outdated legal systems. In this book, we have to consider the practical aspect, whereby Capitalism and Communism may be taken over by the human Capital Monetization System, on the other hand, the present Democratic and Judicial System be replaced by the Next Gen Democratic and Judicial System as per Contemporary Jurisprudence.
America & Islam
FINALIST, RELIGION NEWS ASSOCIATION "EXCELLENCE IN RELIGION REPORTING" BOOK AWARD Donald Trump's weaponization of Islamophobia in his first campaign for U.S. president shocked the world. Yet his promise to end the Gaza war rallied many American Muslims to his side in the 2024 election. Here, acclaimed journalist Lawrence Pintak argues that Trump is a symptom of America's fractious and contradictory relationship with Islam that stretches back centuries. Featuring unique interviews with victims and perpetrators of Trump's policies, as well as analysis of the media's role in inflaming debate, America & Islam provides a complete guide to the twin challenges of terrorism and the polarizing rhetoric that fuels it, sketching out a future based on co-operation and the reassertion of democratic values.
Gardening Leave
Gardening Leave - new and collected poetry is the first collection from writer and academic Eoin Devereux, and will be available from 451 Editions in Autumn 2025. This fine, debut volume will feature a mixture of new poetry and work previously published in journals and anthologies in Ireland, the UK and the USA.Over the last decade Eoin's poetry has examined the working class experience, our relationship with nature and hidden family histories. In 'The Anchor Man, ' the sepia tones of a photograph silently define the relationships between a grandfather and two young brothers. Otherwise silenced voices also feature strongly in his work - particularly those of the homeless, marginalized and mentally ill. Soil in 'The Bullfield' echoes the ghost voices of long-gone working men from its furrows.Subscribing to the notion that all language is political, Devereux has no difficulty in being described primarily as a political poet. In Gardening Leave, readers can expect work that is bold, challenging and in places subversive.
Awakening
In "Awakening: A Patriot's Diary of American Deception", one woman meticulously documents America's tumultuous journey from 2020 to 2025 through the eyes of a conservative patriot convinced that larger forces are at work behind the scenes. When the 2020 presidential election sends shockwaves through her worldview, Sidney and her friend Ella dive headfirst into a rabbit hole of alternative explanations, conspiracies, and supposed government machinations. This raw, unfiltered chronicle captures the day-by-day experience of those who believed the "official story" was anything but-from COVID lockdowns and vaccine skepticism to election fraud claims and theories about deep state corruption. As Sidney faithfully records her observations, research, and conversations, readers witness the evolution of a movement and mindset that fundamentally reshapes how millions of Americans understand their country and government. More than just a political diary, this is a psychological portrait of conviction in uncertain times. The narrative weaves together global events, small-town politics, and personal relationships strained by ideological differences. Sidney's ongoing quest for vindication-that moment when everyone will finally see what she sees-drives this compelling account of life inside an alternative information ecosystem.
Margaret Bondfield
A groundbreaking biography of Margaret Bondfield, the remarkable political pioneer and working-class woman who rose to become the first female Cabinet Minister in the 1929 Labour government. Rising from modest semi-rural, semi-industrial origins in the West Country, and years of apprenticeship in shops in Brighton, Bondfield became the first woman to chair the TUC, one of the first female Labour MPs, the first woman to hold government office (1924) and in 1929, the first female Cabinet Minister. Most of her life was lived in the public eye, but what lay behind her public achievements? In this remarkable book, historian Nan Sloane looks beyond the public fa癟ade to reveal Bondfield's hidden personal story, from her complicated personality with a difficult background, a private life which was either secret or non-existent, and a lifelong struggle with imposter syndrome. Drawing on newly uncovered archival material, including Bondfield's own diaries, this is a fresh and vitally needed reassessment of Margaret Bondfield's influential life and contribution. A vital and timely biography that restores Bondfield to her rightful and prominent place in British political history.
The Legacy Sites
The Legacy Sites is a compelling and visually rich book exploring the groundbreaking work of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) through its transformative public spaces: the Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, brought together here for the first time. Through striking photography and powerful narrative, this volume invites readers to engage deeply with America's long and ongoing struggle for racial justice.Founded by acclaimed public interest lawyer and New York Times bestselling author Bryan Stevenson, the Equal Justice Initiative has redefined how a nation can reckon with its past. This book serves not only as a guide to the three Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Alabama, but as a meditation on the power of memory, the importance of truth-telling, and the hope found in justice-oriented action.The book is organized into three immersive chapters -- each dedicated to one of the Legacy Sites -- and designed to reflect the distinct but interconnected missions of each location. First opened in 2018, with the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the original Legacy Museum, the three sites welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.The Legacy Museum sits on a site where enslaved people were once forced to labor in bondage. It traces the direct line from enslavement to mass incarceration through original research, powerful exhibits, and digital storytelling. This chapter delves into how the Museum reclaims historical spaces to confront visitors with the realities of racial terror and the enduring consequences of systemic injustice.The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, often referred to as the nation's first Memorial to victims of racial terror lynchings, is a solemn and stunning outdoor space of remembrance. This chapter features moving photographs of its iconic suspended steel monuments -- each representing a U.S. county where lynchings occurred -- and explores the role of public memorials in collective healing. Woven throughout are stories of the victims and communities represented, grounding the Memorial in personal and historical narrative.Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, EJI's newest and most expansive site overlooking the Alabama River, honors the lives and resilience of enslaved people through outdoor sculpture, narrative, historical artifacts, and interpretive installations. Spanning multiple acres, it creates a contemplative space where art, history, and landscape converge. Artists featured include: Simone Leigh, Hank Willis Thomas, Rose B. Simpson, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, and Alison Saar.Together, these sites form one of the most ambitious and visionary public history projects in the United States. The book captures not just their physical presence, but their emotional and intellectual impact -- showing how architecture, narrative, and memorial can shift national conversations.Designed for educators, students, museumgoers, activists, and anyone interested in American history, this book is both a tribute and a call to action. Through the lens of the Equal Justice Initiative, readers are reminded that while history cannot be changed, it can be confronted -- and through that confrontation, transformed.
Cold War Comrades
In this major new interpretation of Sino-North Korean relations, Gregg A. Brazinsky argues that neither the PRC nor the DPRK would have survived as socialist states without the ideal of Sino-North Korean friendship. Chinese and North Korean leaders encouraged mutual empathy and sentimental attachments between their citizens and then used these emotions to strengthen popular commitment to socialist state building. Drawing on an array of previously unexamined Chinese and North Korean sources, Brazinsky shows how mutual empathy helped to shape political, military, and cultural interactions between the two socialist allies. He explains why the unique relationship that Beijing and Pyongyang forged during the Korean War remained important throughout the Cold War and how it continues to influence the international relations of East Asia today.
On Freedom
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A "visionary" (The Guardian) exploration of freedom--what it is, how it's been misunderstood, and why it's our only chance for survival--by the acclaimed Yale historian and author of On Tyranny "[Snyder's] deep political and philosophical examination of how to . . . create and sustain freedom provides a hopeful view for the future."--Los Angeles Times Timothy Snyder has been called "the leading interpreter of our dark times." As a historian, he has given us startling reinterpretations of political collapse and mass killing. As a public intellectual, he has turned that knowledge toward counsel and prediction, working against authoritarianism here and abroad. His book On Tyranny has inspired millions around the world to fight for freedom. Now, in this tour de force of political philosophy, he helps us see exactly what we're fighting for. Freedom is the great American commitment, but as Snyder argues, we have lost sight of what it means--and this is leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state power: We think we're free if we can do and say as we please, and protect ourselves from government overreach. But true freedom isn't so much freedom from as freedom to--the freedom to thrive, to take risks for futures we choose by working together. Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible. On Freedom takes us on a thrilling intellectual journey. Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers, and his own experiences coming of age in a time of American exceptionalism, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes--the habits of mind--that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. We come to appreciate the importance of traditions (championed by the right) but also the role of institutions (the purview of the left). Intimate yet ambitious, this book helps forge a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity, and grace.
Distant Friends and Intimate Enemies
This bold, sweeping history of the turbulent American-Russian relationship is unique in being written jointly by American and Russian authors. David Foglesong, Ivan Kurilla and Victoria Zhuravleva together reveal how and why America and Russia shifted from being warm friends and even tacit allies to being ideological rivals, geopolitical adversaries, and demonic foils used in the construction or affirmation of their national identities. As well as examining diplomatic, economic, and military interactions between the two countries, they illuminate how filmmakers, cartoonists, writers, missionaries and political activists have admired, disparaged, lionized, envied, satirized, loved, and hated people in the other land. The book shows how the stories they told and the images they created have shaped how the two countries have understood each other from the eighteenth century to the present and how often their violent clashes have arisen from mutual misunderstanding and misrepresentations.
Anthropocene Communism
How communism can inform the ecological revolution In Anthropocene Communism, the philosopher and activist Paul Guillibert proposes a brand-new communism for life: biocommunism. With the aid of this system, he hopes to move us beyond the ecological crisis of late capitalism. In a highly original reading of Karl Marx's exchanges with the populist 'terrorists' in Russia and informed by the cultural studies of Raymond Williams, the Marxism of Jos矇 Carlos Mari獺tegui, and Ernst Bloch's attachment to the land, the author develops a philosophical naturalism that rethinks our relations with the environment. Rather than a fixed state, this relationship is influenced by cultural, social, and historical practices. For Guillibert, if we are to move beyond the Anthropocene, we must develop new strategies. Communism must become environmentalism, and political ecology can only become truly revolutionary once it is communist.
Rewiring Democracy
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hacker's Mind and Data & Goliath, an informative and wide-ranging exploration of how AI will alter every facet of democracy, and how to harness the technology to distribute rather than concentrate power. AI is changing democracy. We still get to decide how. AI's impact on democracy will go far beyond headline-grabbing political deepfakes and automated misinformation. Everywhere it will be used, it will create risks and opportunities to shake up long-standing power structures. In this highly readable and advisedly optimistic book, Rewiring Democracy, security technologist Bruce Schneier and data scientist Nathan Sanders cut through the AI hype and examine the myriad ways that AI is transforming every aspect of democracy--for both good and ill. The authors describe how the sophistication of AI will fulfill demands from lawmakers for more complex legislation, reducing deference to the executive branch and altering the balance of power between lawmakers and administrators. They show how the scale and scope of AI is enhancing civil servants' ability to shape private-sector behavior, automating either the enforcement or neglect of industry regulations. They also explain how both lawyers and judges will leverage the speed of AI, upending how we think about law enforcement, litigation, and dispute resolution. Whether these outcomes enhance or degrade democracy depends on how we shape the development and use of AI technologies. Powerful players in private industry and public life are already using AI to increase their influence, and AIs built by corporations don't deliver the fairness and trust required by democratic governance. But, steered in the right direction, AI's broad capabilities can augment democratic processes and help citizens build consensus, express their voice, and shake up long-standing power structures. Democracy is facing new challenges worldwide, and AI has become a part of that. It can inform, empower, and engage citizens. It can also disinform, disempower, and disengage them. The choice is up to us. Schneier and Sanders blaze the path forward, showing us how we can use AI to make democracy stronger and more participatory.
Interference
Interference uncovers the explosive revelations of the Mueller investigation, detailing the behind-the-scenes efforts to expose Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election to favor Donald Trump and the ways Trump interfered in the ongoing investigation, as recounted by Robert Mueller's closest colleagues, and including an introduction by Mueller himself. The team also shares new and important insights about the role of a special counsel and a criminal investigation in holding a president accountable. Interference is the "essential" (Kirkus Reviews) true history of the most important and consequential decisions, obstacles, and quandaries Mueller and his team faced when investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. For the first time, Mueller's only deputy, his most senior counselor who served on the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, and the lead prosecutor looking into obstruction of justice and Russian interference, have come together to tell a highly relevant and readable account of their investigation into election interference and the connections between various Russians and members of the 2016 Trump campaign. Mueller himself wrote the book's preface. Interference highlights the many actions Russia took as it favored candidate Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, offering a powerful reminder of how committed Russia was to influence the election outcome. Ultimately, the special counsel brought indictments against thirty-four individuals and entities, including Trump's campaign chairman; his deputy campaign chairman; a campaign advisor; his first national security advisor; a longtime Trump associate; and over two-dozen Russian nationals. Every case that was able to proceed to a conclusion resulted in a guilty verdict or plea. Interference explains the motivations and actions of Russia (which has not stopped exploiting American weaknesses), the importance and limitations of a special counsel, and the urgent need for people to make principled decisions even when being pushed from all directions not to do so. Much can be learned from the experiences faced by Mueller's team as they broke ground on some of the most complicated challenges facing our country--then and now. Their findings are essential to an understanding of America's current struggle to preserve the rule of law and strike the balance between presidential immunity and presidential accountability. The narrative carries special relevance following the Supreme Court's 2024 decision granting broad immunity to a president, a decision that sharply limits the conduct for which a president can be prosecuted--or even investigated.
Civil Disobedience-3 Key Texts
Civil Disobedience-3 Key Texts: Thoreau, Gandhi, King (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition) brings together three of the most influential documents on moral resistance and political conscience: Henry David Thoreau's "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience," Mahatma Gandhi's Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Each work, rooted in its own historical crisis, defends principled noncooperation against unjust authority while advancing a vision of justice grounded in conscience. With these complete texts presented together, the book underscores the enduring dialogue between these figures across generations and continents. Includes an incisive introduction by John LeJeune and suggestions for further reading.
The Transcendence Manifesto
The Transcendence Manifesto -"A Secular Gospel"Offering salvation through consciousness, this book asks the question: What is it to be a species capable of self-awareness and choice? It asks us if evolution, rather than revolution, is the key to overcoming oppressive systems and unlock an idyllic anarchist society."All of nature hitherto man can be defined by an evolutionary struggle"The struggle existed before humanity, for each creature had been embroiled in a battle for survival, yet now a post-struggle consciousness has evolved and could render the struggle redundant and its transcendence a possibility; If only we embrace the higher, more conscious side of our nature."A Practical Guide to Utopia"The book offers practical steps, from self-improvement to community building, from understanding political theory to building an off-grid commune. You'll learn about saving money, marketing a resistance movement, growing your own food, the art of post-dogma anarchism, and much more.Author Bio: Stafford Taylor is an anarchist with an interest in behavioural and evolutionary psychology. He's a conscious curator of spaces, project developer and manager, blog writer, community gardener and an aspiring political thought leader. He's a big believer in cultivating mutual aid networks and freedom from traditional systems of power.
