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The Complacent Class
- The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream
- By: Tyler Cowen
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. The problem is that Americans today have broken from this tradition....
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MUST READ
- By RJW on 05-06-17
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The Complacent Class
- The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 03-21-17
- Language: English
- Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. The problem is that Americans today have broken from this tradition....
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Losing Ground
- American Social Policy, 1950 - 1980
- By: Charles Murray
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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This remarkable book demonstrates how the social programs of the 1960s and ’70s had the unintended effect of slowing and even reversing earlier progress in reducing poverty, crime, and discrimination....
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A great book ruined by a terrible recording
- By Michael on 04-05-13
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Losing Ground
- American Social Policy, 1950 - 1980
- Narrated by: Robert Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-27-12
- Language: English
- This remarkable book demonstrates how the social programs of the 1960s and ’70s had the unintended effect of slowing and even reversing earlier progress in reducing poverty, crime, and discrimination....
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How to Kill a City
- Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
- By: Peter Moskowitz
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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"Gentrification" has become a buzzword to describe changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don't realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops....
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Unproductive criticism.
- By Aaron Rogers on 06-01-18
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How to Kill a City
- Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 12-05-17
- Language: English
- "Gentrification" has become a buzzword to describe changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don't realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops....
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The New Human Rights Movement
- Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
- By: Peter Joseph
- Narrated by: Peter Joseph
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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In our interconnected world, self-interest and social interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable....
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A Great Introduction to the new trains of thought
- By Michael on 07-15-17
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The New Human Rights Movement
- Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression
- Narrated by: Peter Joseph
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 07-04-17
- Language: English
- In our interconnected world, self-interest and social interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable....
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Global Inequality
- A New Approach for the Age of Globalization
- By: Branko Milanovic
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale....
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You should read, rather than listen to, this book
- By Rachel on 07-17-17
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Global Inequality
- A New Approach for the Age of Globalization
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-11-17
- Language: English
- Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale....
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The Man Who Broke Capitalism
- How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America—and How to Undo His Legacy
- By: David Gelles
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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New York Times reporter and “Corner Office” columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that’s wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs....
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OnlyPart of the Whole Story
- By teekay on 09-29-22
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The Man Who Broke Capitalism
- How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America—and How to Undo His Legacy
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-31-22
- Language: English
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New York Times reporter and “Corner Office” columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that’s wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs....
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Freedom or Equality
- The Key to Prosperity Through Social Capitalism
- By: Daniel Lacalle
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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A straightforward, modern, and comprehensive approach to our economy that encourages saving, investment, and innovation - leveraging capitalism's benefits to improve opportunities for everyone rather than a select few....
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right thinking on economics
- By Trejac on 04-09-21
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Freedom or Equality
- The Key to Prosperity Through Social Capitalism
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-03-20
- Language: English
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A straightforward, modern, and comprehensive approach to our economy that encourages saving, investment, and innovation - leveraging capitalism's benefits to improve opportunities for everyone rather than a select few....
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Wealth, Poverty, and Politics
- An International Perspective
- By: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
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One of the foremost conservative public intellectuals in the country argues that political and ideological struggles have led to dangerous confusion about income inequality....
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A paradigm shift on the subject of equality
- By Steven Schardein on 10-02-15
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Wealth, Poverty, and Politics
- An International Perspective
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 09-08-15
- Language: English
- One of the foremost conservative public intellectuals in the country argues that political and ideological struggles have led to dangerous confusion about income inequality....
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The Road to Freedom
- Economics and the Good Society
- By: Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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In The Road to Freedom, Nobel prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz dissects America's current economic system and the political ideology that created it, laying bare their twinned failure.
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The narration is horrible
- By Bernard Komu on 06-24-24
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The Road to Freedom
- Economics and the Good Society
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-23-24
- Language: English
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In The Road to Freedom, Nobel prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz dissects America's current economic system and the political ideology that created it, laying bare their twinned failure.
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Adrift
- America in 100 Charts
- By: Scott Galloway
- Narrated by: Scott Galloway
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
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From bestselling author and NYU business school professor Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of our nation—and how we got here....
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Quick & Informative
- By W. Carillion on 10-06-22
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Adrift
- America in 100 Charts
- Narrated by: Scott Galloway
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 09-27-22
- Language: English
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From bestselling author and NYU business school professor Scott Galloway comes an urgent examination of the future of our nation—and how we got here....
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The End of History and the Last Man
- By: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is essential....
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An important discussion expertly narrated
- By Kevin Teeple on 06-27-19
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The End of History and the Last Man
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 08-14-18
- Language: English
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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is essential....
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Chavs
- The Demonization of the Working Class
- By: Owen Jones
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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In this investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the caricature....
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Essential Listening
- By Anonymous User on 11-20-21
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Chavs
- The Demonization of the Working Class
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 03-30-17
- Language: English
- In this investigation, Owen Jones explores how the working class has gone from 'salt of the earth' to 'scum of the earth.' Exposing the ignorance and prejudice at the heart of the caricature....
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Please Stop Helping Us
- How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed
- By: Jason L. Riley
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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Why is it that so many efforts by liberals to lift the Black underclass not only fail, but often harm the intended beneficiaries....
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Required reading
- By Ken Larsen on 02-15-15
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Please Stop Helping Us
- How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed
- Narrated by: J. D. Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 08-12-14
- Language: English
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Why is it that so many efforts by liberals to lift the Black underclass not only fail, but often harm the intended beneficiaries....
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A Consumers' Republic
- The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
- By: Lizabeth Cohen
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
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In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life....
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Disappointing
- By Susan D on 04-07-21
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A Consumers' Republic
- The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 06-05-18
- Language: English
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In this signal work of history, Bancroft Prize winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Lizabeth Cohen shows how the pursuit of prosperity after World War II fueled our pervasive consumer mentality and transformed American life....
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The Fix
- How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline
- By: Jonathan Tepperman
- Narrated by: Dan Woren, Jonathan Tepperman
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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A provocative look at the world's most difficult, seemingly ineradicable problems - and the surprising stories of the countries that solved them....
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Detailed solutions
- By Anonymous User on 04-16-20
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The Fix
- How Nations Survive and Thrive in a World in Decline
- Narrated by: Dan Woren, Jonathan Tepperman
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-20-16
- Language: English
- A provocative look at the world's most difficult, seemingly ineradicable problems - and the surprising stories of the countries that solved them....
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The Big Myth
- How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
- By: Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway
- Narrated by: Liza Seneca
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
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In the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with 'big government' and up with unfettered markets....
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Refuting the Chicago School
- By Todd W. Laveen on 06-01-23
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The Big Myth
- How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market
- Narrated by: Liza Seneca
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 02-21-23
- Language: English
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In the early 20th century, business elites, trade associations, wealthy powerbrokers, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with 'big government' and up with unfettered markets....
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Beyond Outrage
- What Has Gone Wrong with Our Economy and Our Democracy, and How to Fix Them
- By: Robert B. Reich
- Narrated by: Robert B. Reich
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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Robert B. Reich urges Americans to get beyond mere outrage about the nation’s increasingly concentrated wealth and corrupt politics in order to mobilizeand to take back our economy and democracy....
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Falls short
- By J. Klinghoffer on 11-04-13
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Beyond Outrage
- What Has Gone Wrong with Our Economy and Our Democracy, and How to Fix Them
- Narrated by: Robert B. Reich
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-08-12
- Language: English
- Robert B. Reich urges Americans to get beyond mere outrage about the nation’s increasingly concentrated wealth and corrupt politics in order to mobilizeand to take back our economy and democracy....
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Ages of American Capitalism
- A History of the United States
- By: Jonathan Levy
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
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A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present - and argues that we’ve reached yet another turning point that will define the era ahead....
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The narrator. The book.
- By Jack on 08-22-21
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Ages of American Capitalism
- A History of the United States
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 31 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-20-21
- Language: English
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A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present - and argues that we’ve reached yet another turning point that will define the era ahead....
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Average is Over
- Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
- By: Tyler Cowen
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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The widening gap between rich and poor means dealing with one big, uncomfortable truth: If you're not at the top, you're at the bottom....
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Disappointing analysis of future
- By JKBart on 12-10-13
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Average is Over
- Powering America Beyond the Age of the Great Stagnation
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 10-02-13
- Language: English
- The widening gap between rich and poor means dealing with one big, uncomfortable truth: If you're not at the top, you're at the bottom....
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Invisible Doctrine
- The Secret History of Neoliberalism
- By: George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison
- Narrated by: George Monbiot
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
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A “fantastic” (Mark Ruffalo), fiercely argued takedown of neoliberalism that not only defines this slippery concept but connects it to the climate crisis, poverty, and fascism—and shows us how to fight back.
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Important topic, well written.
- By Dave A on 07-13-24
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Invisible Doctrine
- The Secret History of Neoliberalism
- Narrated by: George Monbiot
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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A “fantastic” (Mark Ruffalo), fiercely argued takedown of neoliberalism that not only defines this slippery concept but connects it to the climate crisis, poverty, and fascism—and shows us how to fight back.
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