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In this expanded edition of his 2002 book, Zimmerman surveys how battles over public education have become conflicts at the heart of American national identity. Critical Race Theory. The 1619 Project. Mask mandates. As the headlines remind us, American public education is still wracked by...

Addiction is now seen as an ordinary feature of human nature, an idea that introduces new doubts about the meaning of our desires. Over the last forty years, a variety of developments in American science, politics, and culture have reimagined addiction in their own ways, but they share an...

يعتبر هذا الكتاب هو الأول ضمن كتب المؤلف في مجال الدراسات السياسية، وقد صدرت طبعته الأولى في العام 1980، في بيروت، فهو بمثابة دراسة نقدية لذلك الفكر الذي تأسست عليه المنظمة الفلسطينية الأم في العام 1964، وهو رصد لتطور هذا الفكر مع تطور المنظمة وانتقال قيادتها من أيدي المؤسسين إلى أيدي ممثلي الفصائل الفدائية. وتشمل الدراسة الفكر الذي وجه الفريق المؤسس، كما تشمل الفكر الذي وجه الفصائل الفدائية، وتجري مقارنة بين فكري الجانبين.

You know what they used to call it? Slavery. Then some very smart people in very expensive suits sat down and had a meeting about the word. And they came up with better ones. Forty-five of them, actually. "Employment." "The gig economy." "Financial responsibility." "Entry level." "Competitive market." "Bootstrapping." "Hustle culture." You know — words that make the cage sound like a lifestyle choice. This audiobook is about the cage. Not the cage they built in 1619 — that one at least had the honesty to call itself what it was. This one is newer. Shinier.

The Broken Contract: A Nation Divided, A Contract Betrayed, A Future Uncertain is a sweeping examination of the relationship between citizen and state, and the growing belief that the balance between the two has fundamentally changed. Drawing on political philosophy, history, economics, sociology, and modern public policy, Richard E Denham explores how the social contract emerged, what it was intended to achieve, and why many people increasingly feel that it no longer operates in the interests of ordinary citizens.

The Red Hydra is a sweeping and provocative exploration of the intellectual history of socialism and its many reinventions across the modern world. Blending political philosophy, economic history, satire, and cultural analysis, Richard E. Denham traces the evolution of revolutionary thought from the French Revolution and Karl Marx through Soviet communism, Maoist China, Fabian gradualism, identity politics, and modern globalism.

Writer and actor Wallace Shawn's probing, honest, and self-critical take on civilization and its discontents.

Arguing that rent gave birth to capital, this book shows us how rent's lost history has striking implications for capitalism's future.

In the spirit of On Tyranny, a ten-point plan for how feminist principles can be harnessed to combat totalitarianism, authoritarianism, and fascism. Far-right authoritarians have been rising to power around the world. Each election won and each rung of power snatched from the people is a...

The Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels is one of the most influential political and philosophical texts of the modern era. This historic work presents a powerful analysis of class struggle, capitalism, labor, revolution, and social change, making it essential...

Dissenters, a new HarperNorth book, full description to follow when available...

Moral philosopher Susan Neiman makes the argument for naming and confronting evil as essential to preserving democracy in an age of demagogues. Call It Evil is a bold reckoning with one of the most fraught words in our moral vocabulary. Philosopher Susan Neiman argues that "evil" is not a relic...

What true statecraft consists of, and how to know a statesman when we see one In the modern world we yearn for great leaders but resist them when they come along. In this much-needed essay, Steven B. Smith tells us that a statesman is something far different from a demagogue or a technocrat; he...

The United States is facing a growing crisis that few fully understand but everyone will ultimately feel: the federal debt. Drawing from a powerful series of essays originally published on Substack, this book breaks down one of the most complex and urgent issues confronting the nation today. With clarity and purpose, it explains how the federal debt has reached levels comparable to at the end of World War II—and why that should concern every American.

The most famous and important book on politics ever written The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, it has more recently been defended as the...

Step into one of the most influential political analyses of the 20th century—now newly updated and brought to life in audio. In 1932, Professor Sigmund Neumann published Die Parteien der Weimarer Republik, a groundbreaking study of political parties during a time of global instability. After leaving Germany in 1933, Neumann continued his work in the United States, eventually publishing Permanent Revolution: The Total State of War in 1942—one of the first comprehensive explorations of authoritarianism, fascism, and totalitarianism.

Letters to America was written to energize Americans at a time of economic stress and self-doubt. By learning of the sacrifices the previous American generations – that often endured everyday hardships beyond the comprehension of those of us with running water – challenges confronting individual modern Americans pale in comparison.

Accanto ai grandi classici della politica, Il Principe di Niccolò Machiavelli resta ancora oggi uno dei testi più lucidi e spiazzanti sul potere. Come si conquista il potere? Come si mantiene? È meglio essere amati o temuti? Quando è necessario mantenere la parola data, e quando invece è più saggio infrangerla? Scritto all'inizio del Cinquecento, in un'Italia divisa, instabile e attraversata da guerre e intrighi, questo breve trattato analizza senza illusioni i meccanismi reali della politica.

Государство — диалог Платона, посвящённый проблеме идеального государства. Написан в 360 г. до н. э. С точки зрения Платона, государство является выражением идеи справедливости. В диалоге впервые отчётливо определяются философы как люди, способные постичь то, что вечно тождественно самому себе. В диалоге содержится систематика и краткий критический анализ видов государственного устройства (идеальное «государство будущего», которое пока не существует, в него не входит).

The words we use shape the world we live in - so it matters when we get them wrong. This series, from the creators of the chart-topping Origin Story podcast, sheds much-needed light on the true meanings and surprising stories behind some of our most used and abused political terms. Where did these terms originate? Who coined them - and why? How have their meanings evolved over time? And what do they mean to people today? These small guides to (very) big ideas are an antidote to confusion and conspiracy, bringing clarity back to the conversations we have about politics.