Government Systems

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    • And 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration
    • Auteur(s): Victoria Law
    • Narrateur(s): Melissa Moran
    • Série: Myths Made in America
    • Durée: 5 h et 31 min
    • Date de publication: 2021-04-06
    • Langue: Anglais
    • Pas de évaluations
    • An accessible guide for activists, educators, and all who are interested in understanding how the prison system oppresses communities and harms individuals....

    Prix courant: 23,31$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 23,31$ ou 1 crédit

    • How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
    • Auteur(s): Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein
    • Narrateur(s): William Hughes
    • Durée: 7 h et 36 min
    • Date de publication: 2016-08-11
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 évaluations
    • Hyperpartisanship has gridlocked the American government. Congress' approval ratings are at record lows, and both Democrats and Republicans are disgusted by the government....

    Prix courant: 20,15$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 20,15$ ou 1 crédit

    • Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future
    • Auteur(s): Orly Lobel
    • Narrateur(s): Dominique Dibbell
    • Durée: 12 h et 5 min
    • Date de publication: 2022-10-18
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 évaluation
    • At a time when AI and digital platforms are under fire, Orly Lobel, a renowned tech policy scholar, defends technology as a powerful tool we can harness to achieve equality and a better future....

    Prix courant: 32,31$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 32,31$ ou 1 crédit

    • How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump
    • Auteur(s): Andrew G. McCabe
    • Narrateur(s): Andrew G. McCabe
    • Durée: 9 h et 25 min
    • Date de publication: 2019-02-19
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 135 évaluations
    • Andrew G. McCabe offers a dramatic and candid account of his career and an impassioned defense of the FBI's agents and of the institution's integrity and independence in protecting America and upholding our Constitution....

    Prix courant: 26,21$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 26,21$ ou 1 crédit

    • How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court
    • Auteur(s): Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Jennifer Mueller
    • Narrateur(s): Charles Constant
    • Durée: 8 h et 1 min
    • Date de publication: 2022-10-18
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 évaluation
    • Following his book Captured on corporate capture of regulatory and government agencies, and his years of experience as a prosecutor, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse here turns his attention to the right-wing scheme to capture the courts....

    Prix courant: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    • Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System
    • Auteur(s): Henry M. Paulson Jr.
    • Narrateur(s): Dan Woren
    • Durée: 15 h et 4 min
    • Date de publication: 2010-02-01
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 évaluations
    • More than an account about numbers and credit risks gone bad, On the Brink is a story about people and politics - all brought together during the world's impending financial Armageddon....

    Prix courant: 32,31$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 32,31$ ou 1 crédit

    • The Intentional Destruction of the American Immigration System
    • Auteur(s): J.J. Carrell
    • Narrateur(s): John Pruden
    • Durée: 7 h et 1 min
    • Date de publication: 2023-07-17
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 évaluations
    • In the final year of the Trump presidency, America’s borders were within reach of being completely secure as the daily arrests had dwindled to the lowest numbers in United States Border Patrol history....

    Prix courant: 18,17$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 18,17$ ou 1 crédit

    • A John Hope Franklin Center Book
    • Auteur(s): Immanuel Wallerstein
    • Narrateur(s): Fred Filbrich
    • Durée: 4 h et 32 min
    • Date de publication: 2013-02-06
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 évaluations
    • Wallerstein provides a concise and accessible introduction to the comprehensive approach that he pioneered 30 years ago to understanding the history and development of the modern world....

    Prix courant: 20,10$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 20,10$ ou 1 crédit

    • Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
    • Auteur(s): Deb Chachra
    • Narrateur(s): Kathe Mazur
    • Durée: 11 h et 25 min
    • Date de publication: 2023-10-17
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 3 out of 5 stars 2 évaluations
    • Engineer and materials scientist Deb Chachra takes listeners on a fascinating tour of essential utilities, revealing how they work, what it takes to keep them running, just how much we rely on them—but also whom they work well for, and who pays the costs....

    Prix courant: 26,22$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 26,22$ ou 1 crédit

    • Comparison of Communism and Capitalism in Everyday Life
    • Auteur(s): Ian Williams
    • Narrateur(s): Joshua Mount
    • Durée: 2 h et 47 min
    • Date de publication: 2022-01-07
    • Langue: Anglais
    • Pas de évaluations
    • In A Tale of Two Systems, you’ll find a rich and engaging narrative detailing exactly what it’s like to transition between Communism and democracy....

    Prix courant: 13,12$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 13,12$ ou 1 crédit

    • Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System
    • Auteur(s): Steven Brill
    • Narrateur(s): Dan Woren
    • Durée: 17 h et 10 min
    • Date de publication: 2015-01-05
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 évaluation
    • America’s Bitter Pill is Steven Brill’s acclaimed book on how the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written, how it is being implemented, and, most important, how it is changing—and failing to change—the rampant abuses in the healthcare industry....

    Prix courant: 29,14$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 29,14$ ou 1 crédit

    • How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe
    • Auteur(s): Heather Mac Donald
    • Narrateur(s): Pam Ward
    • Durée: 9 h et 21 min
    • Date de publication: 2016-12-27
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 évaluations
    • The War on Cops exposes the truth about officer use of force and explodes the conceit of "mass incarceration". A rigorous analysis of data shows that crime, not race, drives police actions....

    Prix courant: 18,92$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 18,92$ ou 1 crédit

    • From Ego-System to Eco-System Economies
    • Auteur(s): Otto Scharmer, Katrin Kaeufer
    • Narrateur(s): Wayne Shepherd
    • Durée: 9 h et 24 min
    • Date de publication: 2019-10-28
    • Langue: Anglais
    • Pas de évaluations
    • We have entered an age of disruption. Financial collapse, climate change, resource depletion, and a growing gap between rich and poor are but a few of the signs. Otto Scharmer and Katrin Kaufer ask, why do we collectively create results nobody wants? Find out....

    Prix courant: 25,20$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 25,20$ ou 1 crédit

    • Forging Justice in a Divided Nation
    • Auteur(s): Robert L. Tsai
    • Narrateur(s): David Shih
    • Durée: 8 h et 38 min
    • Date de publication: 2019-02-19
    • Langue: Anglais
    • Pas de évaluations
    • Law professor Robert L. Tsai offers a stirring account of how legal ideas that aren't necessarily about equality at all - ensuring fair play, behaving reasonably, avoiding cruelty, and protecting free speech - have often been used to overcome resistance to justice and remain vital today....

    Prix courant: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    • How to Repair America’s Broken Housing Systems
    • Auteur(s): Jenny Schuetz
    • Narrateur(s): Suzie Althens
    • Durée: 5 h et 46 min
    • Date de publication: 2022-05-31
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 évaluation
    • Much ink has been spilled in recent years talking about political divides and inequality in the United States. But these discussions too often miss one of the most important factors in the divisions among Americans: the fundamentally unequal nature of the nation's housing systems....

    Prix courant: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    • How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust, Why That Is a Problem, and What to Do About It
    • Auteur(s): Richard V. Reeves
    • Narrateur(s): Richard V. Reeves
    • Durée: 4 h et 40 min
    • Date de publication: 2017-10-03
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 évaluations
    • As Reeves shows, the growing separation between the upper middle class and everyone else can be seen in family structure, neighborhoods, attitudes, and lifestyle....

    Prix courant: 20,15$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 20,15$ ou 1 crédit

    • Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
    • Auteur(s): Bryan Caplan
    • Narrateur(s): Allan Robertson
    • Durée: 11 h
    • Date de publication: 2018-05-01
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 évaluations
    • Despite being immensely popular - and immensely lucrative - education is grossly overrated....

    Prix courant: 31,26$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 31,26$ ou 1 crédit

    • How Our System Is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet – and What We Can Do About It
    • Auteur(s): Nancy Fraser
    • Narrateur(s): Kate Udall
    • Durée: 7 h et 35 min
    • Date de publication: 2022-09-20
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 évaluation
    • A trenchant look at contemporary capitalism's insatiable appetite—and a rallying cry for everyone who wants to stop it from devouring our world....

    Prix courant: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 22,26$ ou 1 crédit

    • A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System
    • Auteur(s): T.R. Reid
    • Narrateur(s): T.R. Reid
    • Durée: 10 h et 5 min
    • Date de publication: 2017-04-04
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 évaluations
    • Best-selling author T. R. Reid voyages around the world to solve the urgent problem of America's failing tax code, unraveling a complex topic in plain English....

    Prix courant: 23,31$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 23,31$ ou 1 crédit

    • How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System
    • Auteur(s): Peter Hitchens
    • Narrateur(s): Peter Hitchens
    • Durée: 4 h et 7 min
    • Date de publication: 2022-11-24
    • Langue: Anglais
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 évaluations
    • There are few subjects these days that cause parents more stress than the education of their children....

    Prix courant: 12,29$ ou 1 crédit

    Prix réduit: 12,29$ ou 1 crédit