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Sixty percent of humanity - some four-point-three billion people - live in debilitating poverty. The standard development narrative suggests that alleviating poverty in poor countries is a matter of getting the internal policies right, combined with aid from rich countries. But anthropologist Jason Hickel argues that this approach misses the broader political forces at play. Global poverty - and the growing divide between "developing" and "developed" countries - has to do with how the global economy has been designed over the course of 500 years. Global inequality doesn't just exist; it has been created.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World written and read by Anand Giridharadas. *The New York Times bestseller* 'Entertaining and gripping . . . For those at the helm, the philanthropic plutocrats and aspiring "change agents" who believe...

Legendary author and futurist H. G. Wells turns his attention from imaginary worlds to the future of our own. Written in the turbulent years between the two world wars, Wells argues that humanity has become increasingly interconnected while remaining divided by nationalism, economic rivalry, and outdated political institutions. His “open conspiracy” is not a secret plot, but precisely the opposite: a public, voluntary movement of individuals committed to building a more rational, peaceful, and cooperative world.

For millennia, cinnamon has been treasured for its healing powers and warm unmistakable aroma. But behind its familiar scent lies a tumultuous past steeped in conquest and rebellion. In Cinnamon, acclaimed historian Nira Wickramasinghe traces the remarkable story of this 'queen of spices', from ancient Egyptian embalming tables and medieval Mughal kitchens to disastrous expeditions to mythical cinnamon lands in the Americas and the fierce imperial rivalries of the Portuguese, Dutch and British.

Grappling with centuries-old feuds, defeating a shrewd insurgency, and navigating the sometimes paralyzing bureaucracy of the U.S. military are issues that prompt sleepless nights for both policy makers in Washington and soldiers at war, albeit for different reasons. Few, however, have dealt...

La jungla del poder es una fábula política contemporánea donde nada es exactamente lo que parece.A través de una fauna simbólica poblada por hienas, lobos, serpientes, buitres, pavos reales y un pequeño colibrí llamado Kael, Sylvia Jáuregui construye un universo que funciona como espejo...

In this second edition, newly-declassified documents exclusively reveal Washington’s decades-long cover-up of the truth about the assassination of U.S. Ambassador Spike Dubs.For the first time, Murder In Room 117 reveals the findings of the lead investigator in the case, conclusions Washington...

WHAT IF BORDERS DISAPPEARED?Imagine a world where a person could move from one country to another to live and work without waiting years for a visa, quota, or government approval.Would that world be richer—or more unstable?Would workers gain new opportunities, or would wages collapse? Would...

It was the deadliest terrorist attack of the twentieth century, a bombing which shocked the world. But was the wrong person found guilty? December 21, 1988. All flights between London and New York are full, except for Pan Am 103, where almost half the seats are empty. Thirty-eight minutes after...

"Leighton Pugh narrates this work as if it were an unsolved mystery...In a voice of nuanced emotion, Pugh creates muted characters to paint a vivid picture of what the author was up against as he tried to save his country." — AudioFile Magazine A Number One Sunday Times Bestseller transformed...

China expert Robert Spalding reveals the shocking success China has had infiltrating American institutions and compromising our national security. The media often suggest that Russia poses the greatest threat to America's national security, but the real danger lies farther east. While those in...

A #1 international bestseller from a NATO expert, this deeply researched and chillingly plausible scenario imagines what might happen should Putin defeat Ukraine and not stop there. March 2028. Russian troops capture the small Estonian town of Narva and the island of Hiiumaa in the Baltic Sea...

Amerikakender David Trads klæder læseren på til at forstå Demokraternes kamp for at generobre magten, fra midtvejsvalget i november og frem mod næste præsidentvalg. Hvem er kandidaterne til kampen om Det Hvide Hus? Hvordan finder Demokraterne tilbage til rødderne? -----Jeg er kørt i bil...

This book unveils covert and deeply disturbing political-economic trends in Malaysia, necessitating an urgent re-think of the meaning of ‘corruption'. On offer is insights into the extensive abuse of power by governing elites who control government-linked companies (GLCs), contributing to...

A vital argument for a generation trapped between freedom and survival. The Price of Being Human is an essay about the one problem humanity has learned to live with.Every person born into this world inherits a debt they never agreed to. Food, water, and shelter are not privileges. They are the...

The war with Iran began in 1996, when a foreign policy document was written for Netanyahu by American analysts who then spent the following decade getting themselves appointed to the American government to implement it. Iraq. Destroyed. Syria. Gutted. Hezbollah. Degraded. Iran. Now under direct...

Common Sense 2.0 related our current political crisis to that of 1775-76 when Thomas Paine recommended independence from Britain in the original Common Sense. That independence was declared on July 4, 1776. Included in that declaration were mandates for America being an independent and...

Somewhere deep in the archives of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in the heart of New Delhi lies a set of papers that researchers and historians interested in recording the history of Indian intelligence, would love to get their hands on. Alas, those documents—transcripts of...

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.

I Den transatlantiske parentes sætter tidligere udenrigsminister Per Stig Møller luppen på USA's udenrigspolitik og forhold til Europa gennem tiden. USA roser sig af at have reddet europæerne og demokratiet to gange, men det var ikke med deres gode vilje. Den transatlantiske alliance, som vi...