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Prisoners of the American Dream is Mike Davis's brilliant exegesis of a persistent and major analytical problem for Marxist historians and political economists: Why has the world's most industrially advanced nation never spawned a mass party of the working class?

America cannot remain a global economic leader without a modern, lawful way to attract, legalize, and retain the workers it clearly needs.In a construction market short on skilled labor, a local contractor may have jobs ready to start but no lawful, reliable way to hire and retain the workers to...

From a dazzling young journalist whose first book was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence comes the unforgettable story of a community of oil men and farm workers struggling with an epic drought, a rapid green energy transition, and the great questions of the 21st century...

2015 saw the worst American maritime disaster in decades. The captain of the SS El Faro commanded his crew to sail straight into a hurricane. The ship sank and all 33 crew members died. The sinking raised troubling questions: Why did the captain choose to sail into the hurricane? Why did no one on board or on shore stop him? And why was such an old and heavily loaded ship even allowed on the water? The crew of the SS El Faro is gone, but their haunting final hours were preserved by the ship’s black box.

NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS BEST SELLER A suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX. An "authoritative, gripping and finely detailed narrative that charts the decline of...

This audiobook contains all 3 volumes of Capital, a compendium that Marx's collaborator Friedrich Engels described as 'the Bible of the working class'. One of the most notorious and influential works of modern times, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates.

***New York Times Bestseller*** From 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a captivating account of how "a skinny Asian kid from upstate" became a successful entrepreneur, only to find a new mission: calling attention to the urgent steps America must take, including Universal Basic...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Shortlisted for the 2018 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award A brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income—a stipend given to every citizen—and why it might be necessary in an age of rising inequality, persistent poverty...

Africa's future is being built on steel, copper—and strategy. Africa's New Scramble reveals the high-stakes contest reshaping the continent: the U.S.-backed Lobito Corridor versus China's Belt and Road Initiative. From the copper mines of Zambia and cobalt fields of the Democratic Republic of Congo to Angola's Atlantic ports, the world's major powers are racing to secure the minerals, infrastructure, and trade routes that will define the global economy of the twenty-first century. But this is not simply a story of America versus China. It is a story of African agency.

An accessible analysis of the new forms of work whose seismic changes will increasingly determine the future of capitalism Automation and the decline in industrial employment have lead to rising fears of a workless future. But what happens when your work itself is the thing that will make your...

"An Oxford economics professor, Susskind has a patient delivery that benefits from his authoritative voice and scholarly view of this speculative subject...an important and eye-opening audiobook." -- AudioFile Magazine This program is read by the author. From an Oxford economist, a visionary...

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.

From "our next great American historian" (Geraldine Brooks), an astonishingly ambitious account of how our desires became the engine that built the modern world To want is human. To want without end is modern. Our desires have never been easier to satisfy or harder to escape, shaped by a system...

Prohibition. Al Capone. The President Harding scandals. The revolution of manners and morals. Black Tuesday. These are only an inkling of the events and figures characterizing the wild, tumultuous era that was the Roaring Twenties. Originally published in 1931, Only Yesterday traces the rise of...

When Orwell went to the north of England in the thirties to find out how industrial workers lived, he not only observed but shared in their experience. He stayed in cramped, dreary lodgings and subsisted on the scant, cheerless diet of the poor. He went down into the coal mines and walked...

In Radicalism, journalist and economist George Soule examines the political, economic, and psychological roots of American radical thought in the years following World War I. Soule argues that genuine radicalism is not simply a demand for greater material wealth. At its core lies a deeper desire...

Kinder betreuen, Eltern pflegen, kochen und putzen – für viele fühlt sich der Feierabend an wie eine zweite Schicht. Und dann reicht das Geld nicht. Während andere mit Finanzgeschäften Millionen verdienen, bleibt denen, die Care-Arbeit leisten, kaum etwas zum Leben. Aber Burnout gilt als persönliches Versagen und Altersarmut als individuelles Pech.

Winner of the 2021 Midland Authors Book Award in History In a time of great inequality and a gutted middle class, the dramatic story of “the strike heard around the world” is a testament to what workers can gain when they stand up for their rights. The tumultuous Flint sit-down strike of...

Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves had attempted to create an international regulatory framework that would allow for a sustainable whaling industry. In Whales and Nations, Kurkpatrick Dorsey tells the story of the international negotiation, scientific research, and industrial development behind these efforts and their ultimate failure.

Dive into the gripping history of organized labor and the relentless underdog fight for essential workers' rights. Perfect for an educational commute, this thought-provoking narrative traces the epic clash between everyday employees and powerful industrial titans. Witness the dangerous...