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The Tech Coup The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley Marietje Schaake

An insider offers a “forceful critique...of Big Tech's steady erosion of democracy” (The New Yorker) and describes what must be done to stop it

We Have Never Been Woke We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite Musa al-Gharbi

How a new “woke” elite uses the language of social justice to gain more power and status—without helping the marginalized and disadvantaged

Capital Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 Karl Marx

Marx for the twenty-first century
The first new English translation in fifty years—and the only one based on the last German edition revised by Marx himself
Featuring extensive original commentary, including a foreword by acclaimed political theorist Wendy Brown
“An...


Ungoverning Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos Nancy L. Rosenblum and Russell Muirhead

How a concentrated attack on political institutions threatens to disable the essential workings of government

The Age of Choice The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life Sophia Rosenfeld

A sweeping history of the rise of personal choice in the modern world and how it became equated with freedom

The Hollow Parties The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld

A major history from the Founding to our embittered present that “explains the void” (Politico) at the center of America’s political parties
Featured on The Ezra Klein Show and The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

Liberalism as a Way of Life Liberalism as a Way of Life Alexandre Lefebvre

Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life—and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriously

The Great Betrayal The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East Fawaz A. Gerges

How the Middle East can achieve political change and social progress

Iran's Grand Strategy Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History Vali Nasr

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival
A gripping account that overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats—external aggression and...

Erased Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men Patricia Owens

How a field built on the intellectual labor and expertise of women erased them

Charm Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics Julia Sonnevend

The utilization—and weaponization—of charm in contemporary global politics

Nationalism Nationalism: A World History Eric Storm

A global perspective on the nature and evolution of nationalism, from the early modern era to the present

American Dark Age American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism Keidrick Roy

How medieval-inspired racial feudalism reigned in early America and was challenged by Black liberal thinkers

My Tax Dollars My Tax Dollars: The Morality of Taxpaying in America Ruth Braunstein

When the mundane reality of paying taxes takes on moral significance

Deadly Force Deadly Force: Police Shootings in Urban America Tom S. Clark, Adam Glynn, and Michael Leo Owens

A groundbreaking study of when, where, and whom police shoot in America’s largest cities

The American Mirage The American Mirage: How Reality TV Upholds the Myth of Meritocracy Eunji Kim

How the entertainment narrative of upward mobility distorts the harsh economic realities in America

Safe Havens for Hate Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism Tamar Mitts

Why efforts to moderate harmful content on social media fail to stop extremists