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  • In the Weeds Audiobook By Clayton J. Mosher, Scott Atkins cover art

    • In the Weeds

    • Demonization, Legalization, and the Evolution of U.S. Marijuana Policy
    • By: Clayton J. Mosher, Scott Atkins
    • Narrated by: Ronald Bruce Meyer
    • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 09-16-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • More and more states are legalizing marijuana in some form. In the Weeds looks at how our society has become more permissive in the past 150 years - even though marijuana is still considered a Schedule I drug by the American government....

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  • Prisoners of Politics Audiobook By Rachel Elise Barkow cover art

    • Prisoners of Politics

    • Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration
    • By: Rachel Elise Barkow
    • Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
    • Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 03-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

    • With the authority of a prominent legal scholar and the practical insights gained through on-the-ground work on criminal-justice reform, Rachel Barkow explains how dangerous it is to base criminal-justice policy on the whims of the electorate....

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  • The Fierce Urgency of Now Audiobook By Julian E. Zelizer cover art

    • The Fierce Urgency of Now

    • Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society
    • By: Julian E. Zelizer
    • Narrated by: Andrew Garman
    • Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 01-20-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • A majestic big-picture account of the Great Society and the forces that shaped it, from Lyndon Johnson and members of Congress to the civil rights movement and the media....

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  • Troop 6000 Audiobook By Nikita Stewart cover art

    • Troop 6000

    • The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World
    • By: Nikita Stewart
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles
    • Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 05-19-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

    • The inspiring true story of the first Girl Scout troop founded for and by girls living in a shelter in Queens, New York, and the amazing, nationwide response that it sparked....

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  • Blunt Instruments Audiobook By Kristin Ann Hass cover art

    • Blunt Instruments

    • Recognizing Racist Cultural Infrastructure in Memorials, Museums, and Patriotic Practices
    • By: Kristin Ann Hass
    • Narrated by: Nadia Marshall
    • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 01-24-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • A field guide to the memorials, museums, and practices that commemorate white supremacy in the United States—and how to reimagine a more deeply shared cultural infrastructure for the future....

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  • The Public Option Audiobook By Ganesh Sitaraman, Anne L. Alstott cover art

    • The Public Option

    • How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity, and Promote Equality
    • By: Ganesh Sitaraman, Anne L. Alstott
    • Narrated by: Christopher Grove
    • Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 07-30-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

    • Whenever you go to your local public library, send mail via the post office, or visit Yosemite, you are taking advantage of a longstanding American tradition: the public option....

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  • Stand for Something Audiobook By John Kasich cover art

    • Stand for Something

    • The Battle for America's Soul
    • By: John Kasich
    • Narrated by: John Kasich
    • Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 05-11-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • I don't know about you, but I'm troubled by a lot of what I see and hear in America's heartland....

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  • Missing from the Village Audiobook By Justin Ling cover art

    • Missing from the Village

    • The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto's Queer Community
    • By: Justin Ling
    • Narrated by: Justin Ling
    • Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 09-29-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings

    • This extraordinary book tells the complete story of the McArthur murders. Based on more than five years of in-depth reporting, this is also a story of police failure, of how the queer community responded, and the story of the eight men who went missing and the lives they left behind....

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  • Worked Over Audiobook By Jamie K. McCallum cover art

    • Worked Over

    • How Round-the-Clock Work Is Killing the American Dream
    • By: Jamie K. McCallum
    • Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
    • Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 09-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

    • An award-winning sociologist reveals the unexpected link between overwork and inequality....

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  • Panic Attack Audiobook By Nicole Saphier cover art

    • Panic Attack

    • Playing Politics with Science in the Fight Against COVID-19
    • By: Nicole Saphier
    • Narrated by: Nicole Saphier
    • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 05-25-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 64 ratings

    • Medical doctor and national bestselling author of Make America Healthy Again Nicole Saphier reveals how politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic has baffled the public by creating distrust and making it harder for Americans to understand the necessary path forward....

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  • Going to Pot Audiobook By Dr. William J. Bennett, Robert A. White cover art

    • Going to Pot

    • Why the Rush to Legalize Marijuana Is Harming America
    • By: Dr. William J. Bennett, Robert A. White
    • Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
    • Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 02-03-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
    • William J. Bennett amd co-author Robert White provide strong societal and scientific arguments against the legalization of marijuana....

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  • A Peculiar Indifference Audiobook By Elliott Currie cover art

    • A Peculiar Indifference

    • The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America
    • By: Elliott Currie
    • Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
    • Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 09-15-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

    • From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a devastating exploration of the racial disparities in violent death and injury in America and a blueprint for ending this fundamental social injustice....

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  • Charity Detox Audiobook By Robert D. Lupton cover art

    • Charity Detox

    • What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results
    • By: Robert D. Lupton
    • Narrated by: Mike Lenz
    • Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 01-31-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

    • The veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary Toxic Charity returns with a headline-making book that offers proven, results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of giving....

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  • A Dedicated Life Audiobook By David Lawrence Jr., Jeb Bush - foreword cover art

    • A Dedicated Life

    • By: David Lawrence Jr., Jeb Bush - foreword
    • Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
    • Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 08-15-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

    • What are you going to do for the rest of your life? For David Lawrence, Jr., a brilliant newspaper editor and publisher with a distinguished, three-decade-long journalism career, the answer was to dedicate his life to making sure every child has a real chance to succeed....

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  • The Power of Hope Audiobook By Carol Graham cover art

    • The Power of Hope

    • How the Science of Well-Being Can Save Us from Despair
    • By: Carol Graham
    • Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
    • Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 04-25-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • In this timely and innovative account, economist Carol Graham argues for the importance of hope—little studied in economics at present—as an independent dimension of well-being....

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  • The Great Democracy Audiobook By Ganesh Sitaraman cover art

    • The Great Democracy

    • How to Fix Our Politics, Unrig the Economy, and Unite America
    • By: Ganesh Sitaraman
    • Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
    • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 12-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

    • A leading progressive intellectual offers an agenda for how real democracy can triumph in America and beyond....

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  • Fractured Audiobook By Jon Yates cover art

    • Fractured

    • Why Our Societies Are Coming Apart and How We Put Them Back Together Again
    • By: Jon Yates
    • Narrated by: Sid Sagar
    • Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 06-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • This landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant and even friendly we become....

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  • The Vanishing Middle Class Audiobook By Peter Temin cover art

    • The Vanishing Middle Class

    • Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy
    • By: Peter Temin
    • Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
    • Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 172 ratings
    • Temin argues that American history and politics, particularly slavery and its aftermath, play an important part in the widening gap between rich and poor....

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  • All Societies Die Audiobook By Samuel Cohn cover art

    • All Societies Die

    • How to Keep Hope Alive
    • By: Samuel Cohn
    • Narrated by: Jay Webb
    • Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 05-12-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

    • In All Societies Die, Samuel Cohn asks us to prepare for the inevitable. Our society is going to die. What are you going to do about it? But he also wants us to know that there's still reason for hope....

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  • American Poverty Audiobook By Laurel A. Rockefeller cover art

    • American Poverty

    • By: Laurel A. Rockefeller
    • Narrated by: Alex Freeman
    • Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
    • Release date: 01-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

    • In this thought-provoking historical and economic analysis, Laurel A. Rockefeller takes on poverty culture head-on, exploring what it means to be poor in the United States....

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