The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism
By: Thomas Frank
4.24
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
From the prophetic author of the now-classic What's the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, an…
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1. Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
By: Chris Hedges
3.95
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
We now live in two Americas. One - now the minority - functions in a print-based, literate world th… read more
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"We’ve bought into the idea that education is about training and “success"-Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
"The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality television shows, most of which encourage a dark voyeurism into other people's humiliation, pain, weakness, and betrayal."-Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
"The assault on education began more than a century ago by industrialists and capitalists such as Andrew Carnegie. In 1891, Carnegie congratulated the graduates of the Pierce College of Business for b…"-Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
"More than the divides of race, class, or gender, more than rural or urban, believer or nonbeliever, red state or blue state, our culture has been carved up into radically distinct, unbridgeable, and …"-Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
2. Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
By: Jane Mayer
4.16
Format: 76 pages, ebook
Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to… read more
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3. Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right
By: Angela Nagle
4.08
Format: 88 pages, ebook
Recent years have seen a revival of the heated culture wars of the 1990s, but this time its battle … read more
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4. Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
By: Michael Parenti
4.41
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, rev… read more
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"Ecology's implications for capitalism are too horrendous for the capitalist to contemplate."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
"Decentralized parochial autonomy is the graveyard of insurgency-which may be one reason why there has never been a successful anarcho-syndicalist revolution."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
"A joke circulating in Russia in 1992 went like this: Q. What did capitalism accomplish in one year that communism could not do in seventy years? A. Make communism look good."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
"...the [pure socialist] critics [of communist countries] seem unable to apply their own leadership genius to producing a successful revolutionary movement in their own country."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
5. On Bullshit
By: Harry G. Frankfurt
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A #1 "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is s… read more
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6. After Appomattox: Military Occupation and the Ends of War
By: None
3.31
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
On April 8, 1865, after four years of civil war, General Robert E. Lee wrote to General Ulysses S. … read more
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7. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
By: Naomi Klein
4.52
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedm… read more
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8. It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
By: Bernie Sanders
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A progressive takedown of the uber-capitalist status quo that has enriched millionaires and billion… read more
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"The goal of any democratic, moral, and rational nation must be to create a society where people are healthy, happy and able to live long and productive lives. Not just the rich and the powerful, but …"-Bernie Sanders, It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
9. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
10. Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar
By: Tom Holland
4.15
Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition
Author and historian Tom Holland returns to his roots in Roman history and the audience he cultivat… read more
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11. These Truths: A History of the United States
By: Jill Lepore
4.40
Format: 960 pages, Paperback
Widely hailed for its “sweeping, sobering account of the American past” (New York Times Book Review… read more
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- united states
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"Most of what once existed is gone... Nature takes one toll, malice another... most of what historians study survives because it was purposely kept... (it) is called the historical record, & it is mad…"-Jill Lepore, These Truths: A History of the United States
"Washington's Farewell Address consists of a series of warnings about the danger of disunion. The North and the South, the East and the West, ought not to consider their interests separate or competin…"-Jill Lepore, These Truths: A History of the United States
12. The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
By: Vincent Bevins
4.61
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The hidden story of the wanton slaughter -- in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world -- ba… read more
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- american
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"locals came to him, time and time again, and asked, with genuine mystification: 'We just don't understand America. You were once a colony. You know what colonialism is. You fought and bled and died f…"-Vincent Bevins, The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
13. The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
By: Christopher Lasch
3.98
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
When The Culture of Narcissism was first published in 1979, Christopher Lasch was hailed as a “bibl… read more
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"Since “the society"-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
"We demand too much of life, too little of ourselves."-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
"Imprisoned in his self-awareness modern man longs for the lost innocence of spontaneous feeling."-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
"When the images of power overshadow the reality, those without power find themselves fighting phantoms."-Christopher Lasch, The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations
14. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History
By: Nellie Bowles
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people i… read more
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15. Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
By: Matt Taibbi
4.11
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
Part tirade, part confessional from the celebrated Rolling Stone journalist, Hate Inc. reveals that… read more
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"More often, when explosive #Russiagate headlines go sideways, the original outlets simply ignore the new development, leaving the “retraction"-Matt Taibbi, Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
"In my experience conservatives hate reporters mainly because they see us as phonies. We reject the idea that we belong to a class, or that we have our own tribal beliefs. Sometimes the hypocrisy is s…"-Matt Taibbi, Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
16. Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
By: Yanis Varoufakis
4.01
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling economist shows how capitalism has been replaced by a more exploitative system, … read more
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"Il profitto è vulnerabile alla competizione di mercato, mentre la rendita non lo è."-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Se non è un mercato capitalista, in cosa entriamo, buon Dio, quando andiamo su amazon.com ?"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"Oltre ad avvertirci che ogni nuova epoca forgiata da qualche tecnologia rivoluzionaria produce una generazione che “mai passerà un giorno immune da fatica e dolore, struggendosi anche di notte"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
"La rivoluzione digitale potrebbe consistere nel trasformare i lavoratori salariati in proletari del cloud, che vivono una vita sempre più precaria e stressante sotto il controllo invisibile di capi a…"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
17. Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
By: Gary J. Bass
4.29
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
A landmark, magisterial history of the trial of Japan’s leaders as war criminals—the largely overlo… read more
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18. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
By: Coleman Hughes
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more
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"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
19. Liberalism and Its Discontents
By: Francis Fukuyama
3.93
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
A short book about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling auth… read more
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"Нема причин, з яких економічна ефективність має домінувати над усіма іншими соціальними цінностями."-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"Комуністичні суспільства були схильні цінувати виробництво більше за споживання, що призвело до поганих наслідків: у них були «герої соціалістичної праці», але не було продуктів на полицях магазинів."-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"Низка людей, які працюють у цій галузі, починаючи з таких постструктуралістів, як Лакан і Дерріда, писали в такий спосіб, який, здавалося, навмисне затуманював їхні думки й захищав від відповідальнос…"-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"As instituições financeiras comportam-se de modo muito diferente do que as empresas na economia real. Ao contrário de uma companhia de manufatura, um grande banco de investimento é sistemicamente per…"-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
20. The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice
By: Fredrik deBoer
3.53
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Leftist firebrand Fredrik deBoer exposes the lie at the heart of our educational system and demands… read more
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21. Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
By: Anand Giridharadas
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An insider's groundbreaking investigation of how the global elite's efforts to "change the world" p… read more
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"For every thought leader who offered advice on how to build a career in a merciless new economy, there were many less-heard critics aspiring to make the economy less merciless."-Anand Giridharadas, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
"To question the doing-well-by-doing-good globalists is not to doubt their intentions or results, rather it is to say that even when all those things are factored in, something is not quite right."-Anand Giridharadas, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
"Walker had broken what in his circles were important taboos: Inspire the rich to do more good, but never, ever tell them to do less harm; inspire them to give back, but never, ever tell them to take …"-Anand Giridharadas, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
"And what these winners wanted was for the world to be changed in ways that had their buy-in—think charter schools over more equal public school funding, or poverty-reducing tech companies over antitr…"-Anand Giridharadas, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
22. No Judgment: Essays
By: Lauren Oyler
3.30
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
From the national bestselling novelist and essayist, a groundbreaking collection of brand-new piece… read more
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"I’m told I should smoke more weed, which I don’t like, or else “do something nice for yourself,"-Lauren Oyler, No Judgment: Essays
23. The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War
By: Jeff Sharlet
4.02
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An unmatched guide to the religious dimensions of American politics, Jeff Sharlet journeys into cor… read more
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24. The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
By: Steven Johnson
4.08
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of the anarchists who terrorized the streets of New York—and the detective duo w… read more
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25. Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart--Again
By: Robert Kagan
4.48
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
A chilling and clear-eyed warning about the threats to our democracy posed by the increasing radica… read more
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26. How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement
By: Fredrik deBoer
3.84
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
An eye-opening exploration of American policy reform, or lack thereof, in the wake of the murder of… read more
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27. Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
By: Matt Stoller
4.23
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A startling look at how concentrated financial power and consumerism transformed American politics,… read more
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28. Responding to the Right: Brief Replies to 25 Conservative Arguments
By: Nathan J. Robinson
3.82
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The editor of Current Affairs artfully and efficiently debunks a series of common right-wing argume… read more
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29. The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism
By: Thomas Frank
4.24
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
From the prophetic author of the now-classic What's the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, an… read more
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30. Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power
By: David Dayen
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the airlines we fly to the food we eat, how a tiny group of corporations have come to dominate… read more
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31. Let the People Pick the President: The Case for Abolishing the Electoral College
By: Jesse Wegman
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
"The Electoral College is a disaster for a democracy." —Donald TrumpThe framers of the Constitution… read more
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