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In Private Power and Democracy's Decline, Mordecai Kurz explores the relationship between free-market capitalism and democracy. He shows that technology has made capitalism different from what was envisioned in the Age of Enlightenment. Technology creates centers of market power and monopoly concentration that result in a society in which some people are enriched immensely while many workers' livelihoods are often destroyed.

It presented itself as a form of futurism. But the future envisioned by the architects of the Artificial State looked, chillingly, like the very worst of the past… We live in the age of data. Over the past century, rapidly evolving technologies have transformed every aspect of our society, in...

“Lepore is our best scholar of the culture of governance. … Here she repudiates the prospect of AI as a replacement for democracy. This is the issue of our times … Lepore is the voice of sanity.”—Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget “Much in history is headlong but few grand...

An urgent case that the survival of democracy depends on reinventing the press, with ten pioneering reforms to help journalism better serve the public—from the co-author of the classic The Elements of Journalism. The crisis in journalism reflects a crisis in American democracy. Faith in news...

A fearless and urgent exposé of technofascism – and a road map to resistance. When Silicon Valley ‘moves fast and breaks things’, the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister afoot: a decades-long campaign to replace...

Uncover the turbulent political history of self-government and how ordinary citizens can defeat modern tyranny today. Perfect for your daily commute, this urgent and thought-provoking listen transforms abstract civic concepts into a high-stakes global thriller. Whether you seek deep lifelong...

Discover how ordinary citizens overthrew ancient monarchs to forge modern democracy in this gripping global history. Uncover the dramatic evolution of self-governance, from the marble pillars of early Rome to the digital battlegrounds of modern political science. Whether you are expanding your...

Dive into the gripping political history of how everyday citizens battled ruling elites for equal representation. Perfect for an educational morning commute, this thought-provoking journey chronicles the relentless human struggle for sovereignty. From the citizen assemblies of ancient Greece to...

Master the political forces reshaping global democracy with a clear-eyed look at the historic cycles of populist revolt. Turn your daily commute into an engaging masterclass on history and social science, cutting through the noise of partisan news to reveal the true mechanics behind modern...

Experience the dramatic rise, brutal collapse, and fierce rebirth of democracy in this gripping Latin American history. Perfect for your morning commute, this intense historical narrative reveals how ordinary citizens fought to reclaim their freedom from oppressive regimes. Whether you are...

Witness how a rocky Aegean city conquered violent inequality to invent the radical political system of democracy. Perfect for an immersive commute, this gripping ancient history narrative drops you into the fierce civic assemblies where ordinary citizens first seized control. It is an intense...

Ein mitreißender Weckruf, um die liberale Demokratie gegen den Aufstieg von Zynismus und Autoritarismus zu verteidigen! In seinem neuen Hörbuch stellt der niederländische Historiker und Bestsellerautor Rutger Bregman die große Frage nach dem Sinn des Lebens. Er beobachtet einen tiefgreifenden moralischen Verfall innerhalb der westlichen Eliten, vergleicht den aktuellen Zustand der USA mit dem Zerfall des Römischen Reiches.

Russland testet die NATO, die USA brechen als Verbündete weg, demokratiefeindliche Kräfte gewinnen an Macht. Wie wir unsere Demokratie gegen Angriffe von innen und außen schützen, das ist die bestimmende Frage unserer Zeit. Als aktiver Soldat weiß Simon Engel, dass dafür ein Sonderetat für die Bundeswehr und eine mögliche Wehrpflicht allein nicht reichen werden.

In this sharp, eye-opening account, classics professor Michelle Berenfeld redirects our gaze. The Roman Empire isn’t the lesson—the Roman Republic is. Nearly five centuries of representative government, undone by forces that should sound familiar: wealth and power concentrated in the hands of elites, rampant political violence, endless expansionist wars, and a Senate that normalized emergency measures until it had nothing left to protect.

Elected officials are not kings, celebrities, saints, or owners of the republic. They work for us. In They Work For Us, Jonas Richfield traces one urgent civic idea across history, psychology, faith, mortality, and modern public life: public power is borrowed, temporary, paid for by the people, and answerable to the people.

Common Sense by Thomas Paine is one of the most influential political works ever written — a bold and passionate call for freedom, reason, and independence. Written during the American Revolution, this timeless classic challenges tyranny, questions inherited power, and inspires ordinary people to think for themselves. With powerful arguments delivered in clear and direct language, Paine transformed political philosophy into a movement that changed history.

Quem matou a política? é uma série documental em áudio que investiga por que a política parece não dar conta de responder a problemas e anseios contemporâneos. A cada episódio, um novo suspeito é colocado sob lupa: a corrupção, o crime organizado, a religião e outros elementos que podem estar contribuindo para enfraquecer ferramentas e estratégias políticas e, por consequência, ferindo a política de morte.

A Democracia Originária está sendo substituída por uma oligarquia corrupta e antiliberal composta por integrantes dos Três Poderes (Legislativo, Executivo e Judiciário). Esta é a tese defendida e destrinchada pelo jurista e imortal da Academia Brasileira de Letras Joaquim Falcão em seu novo livro: A Oligarquia dos poderes - e a crise da Democracia.

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Common Sense is one of the most influential political works ever written. First published in seventeen seventy-six, Thomas Paine presents a clear and compelling case for American independence, challenging the legitimacy of hereditary monarchy and advocating for liberty, representative government, and self-rule. Written in a direct and accessible style, this landmark work inspired thousands to reconsider the future of the American colonies and played a pivotal role in shaping the birth of a new nation.