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Shadowy groups are increasingly capable of collective action. Using military-grade encryption, rerouting software, and cryptocurrencies, anonymous and pseudonymous actors can now communicate, solve problems, recruit members, and manage resources across multiple public and semipublic spaces. This swirling mix of secrecy and openness enables people to move through cyberspace like nomads with verifiable personas, which makes them impossible to stop.

This provocative debut from a bold voice combines a fascinating range of research to show us the psychological and sociological factors that really shape our politics. Drawing from ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience and social science, Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano reveals the surprising truth about how people think and behave politically. From friendship to community organizing and social infrastructure, she explores the actions that actually do change minds.

Partisanship is a dirty word in American politics. If there is one issue on which almost everyone in our divided country seems to agree, it’s the belief that the intense loyalty within the electorate toward Democrats and Republicans is the source of our democratic ills—division, dysfunction, distrust, and disinformation. The possibilities that responsible partisanship can offer were at the heart of an important intellectual tradition that flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, one which was institutionalized through a sweeping set of congressional reforms in the 1970s and 1980s.

How Media Ownership Matters provides a fresh approach to understanding news media power, moving beyond the typical emphasis on market concentration or media moguls. Through a comparative analysis of the US, Sweden, and France, as well as interviews of news executives and editors and an original collection of industry data, this book maps and analyzes four ownership models: market, private, civil society, and public.

What if the slow death of democracy came not through one dramatic event, but through twenty-six quiet betrayals? From the rise of white nationalism to the normalization of conspiracy theories, from voter suppression to insurrection, The Alphabet of Authoritarianism exposes how Donald J. Trump and his loyalists reshaped the American political landscape — not with policy, but with propaganda, fear, and division.

En este libro Jacobo Dayán hace un espléndido recorrido por estos años neurálgicos, revisando los principales acontecimientos históricos, pero sobre todo atendiendo a las manifestaciones sociales, artísticas e intelectuales que se desarrollaron en la Alemania de entreguerras, pues encuentra en ellas el pulso vivo de la época y las claves para entender la caída de Weimar. Además, entender ese trágico final —nos dice— tiene una importancia apremiante hoy en día, en un mundo que presenta muchos de los síntomas de aquella época convulsa: intolerancia, sectarismo, radicalización.

Is America Doomed? Uncover the Hidden Forces Driving Our Decline and How We Can Still Reverse It. Is America on the brink of total collapse? Are we witnessing the final days of a once-great superpower? The Death of America: Understanding the Age of Decadence holds the answers you need. This shocking book pulls back the curtain on the hidden forces unraveling the very fabric of American society—forces that threaten to plunge the nation into irreversible decline if left unchecked.

Progressive activism today is increasingly spearheaded by the nation's youngest voters. Gen Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—has come of age in a decade of upheavals. They have witnessed the election of Donald Trump, the murder of George Floyd, and the Dobbs Supreme Court decision, and they have lived under the constant threats of mass shootings and climate change. In response, left-leaning Zoomers, particularly women and LGBTQ people, have banded together to take action.

In The Greatest Comeback Ever, Concha roasts the wildest anti-Trump flops from the prediction race. Walz and Biden swore they were the happy-go-lucky crew, but Trump was the one dancing his way to the YMCA while Kamala screeched about the end of days. She stumbled over unburdening her past while Trump nailed it on groceries and borders—stuff folks actually care about.

Trump: The Art of the Rally unveils the strategic genius behind these events, breaking down how Trump captivated millions, controlled the media narrative, and built an unshakable connection with his supporters. Whether you’re a political strategist, public speaker, or simply curious about the mechanics of influence, this book offers invaluable insights into one of the most effective mass-communication strategies of our time.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau es recordado como uno de los grandes pensadores del siglo XVIII, pero su obra El Contrato Social es más que un tratado político: es también una guía profunda para la libertad personal, la autodisciplina y el crecimiento interior. Si bien se enmarca en el contexto de cómo debe organizarse un Estado justo, sus enseñanzas pueden leerse como una metáfora poderosa sobre cómo ser el soberano de tu propia vida.

In a time of deep political division, few plans have stirred as much controversy as Project 2025—the conservative blueprint to radically transform American governance, economy, healthcare, and more. But what exactly does this plan propose? And will it safeguard our future, or jeopardize the democracy, civil liberties, and freedoms we hold dear?

Das politische System der Bundesrepublik ist nicht ganz einfach zu durchschauen.

Donald Trump 2025 is a thought-provoking political thriller that delves into a future America where controversial decisions and unforeseen events propel the nation into uncharted territory.

A muchos les parece evidente la incapacidad de esta administración de conformar un programa de gobierno viable, la cortedad de su agenda, la politización de todas las decisiones públicas, la consecuente polarización y la falta de habilidad técnica de no pocos de sus cuadros. Sin embargo, la oposición tampoco ha logrado reconstruirse para recuperar su credibilidad y se prevé como altamente probable un segundo mandato de la coalición gobernante.

Mit exklusivem Bonus Inhalt! Sally Lisa Starken gibt ein Statement zur Bundestagswahl 2025 und wie diese ihr Buch und die politische Lage verändert. Warum halten so viele die AfD für eine echte Alternative? Wir müssen dringend miteinander reden! Die AfD: Eine Partei, die vom Verfassungsschutz in Teilen als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuft wird und gleichzeitig Zustrom von vielen Wähler*innen erhält. Warum wählen Menschen AfD? Was lässt sie glauben, das Programm der AfD führe sie in eine bessere Zukunft?

"Copaganda" is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media. It stokes fear of police-recorded crime and distorts society’s responses to it. As the United States incarcerates five times more people per capita than it did in 1970—despite record low crime rates—a sprawling and profitable punishment bureaucracy spends a lot of time and money to manipulate what we think that bureaucracy does and why.

America thrives when civil society is strong and engaged. This narrative essay explores the vital role of grassroots organizations in fostering a just and participatory democracy. Drawing from firsthand observations and conversations in the field over multiple election cycles, it highlights the power of local activism in shaping political engagement. By examining these efforts, the essay outlines a path forward in these contentious times. If we operate with good intentions and integrity, we can guide our communities to uphold the democratic ideals envisioned at the nation's founding.

A disastrous debate, a would-be assassin’s bullet, an electrifying eleventh hour candidate swap, dramatic and surprising VP selections, betrayals behind closed doors, charges of a stolen election, game-changing blunders—the history-making 2024 presidential election is a political saga of Shakespearean proportions. In minute-by-minute detail, esteemed White House historian and political analyst Chris Whipple chronicles the unprecedented drama as it unfolds.

First published in 1928, Edward Bernays’ Propaganda may be the single most important work on public relations ever to appear. Bernays (1891-1995), a nephew of Sigmund Freud, shaped the management of public opinion at a time when the modern media were beginning to take their present shape. Propaganda today has a negative connotation, but Bernays uses the term in a neutral sense. Writing in the 1920s, he redefined what he called the “new propaganda” as public relations—a name that has stuck ever since.