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Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
by Astra Taylor • 2019
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
4.20
731
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Democratic Theory🤝 Participatory Democracy💬 Deliberative Democracy⚖️ Freedom And Equality
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone Summary
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone 96%
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
by Astra Taylor 2019
4.20
731 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Democratic Theory🤝 Participatory Democracy💬 Deliberative Democracy⚖️ Freedom And Equality
Them and Us
by Will Hutton • 2010
Fairness is not capitalism's enemy. It is the one condition on which capitalism actually works.
3.89
109
🏛️ Political Economy🇬🇧 British Politics⚖️ Economic Fairness📜 Social Contract🪜 Social Mobility
Them and Us Summary
Them and Us 95%
Fairness is not capitalism's enemy. It is the one condition on which capitalism actually works.
by Will Hutton 2010
3.89
109 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🇬🇧 British Politics⚖️ Economic Fairness📜 Social Contract🪜 Social Mobility
Glimpses of Utopia
by Jess Scully • 2020
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
3.97
110
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship🤲 Care Economy🏦 Financial Reform
Glimpses of Utopia Summary
Glimpses of Utopia 95%
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
by Jess Scully 2020
3.97
110 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship🤲 Care Economy🏦 Financial Reform
Radical Markets
by Eric A. Posner • 2018
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
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2k+
🏛️ Political Economy🎛️ Market Design🗳️ Voting Reform🛂 Immigration Reform📊 Data Economy
Radical Markets Summary
Radical Markets 95%
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
by Eric A. Posner 2018
3.95
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🎛️ Market Design🗳️ Voting Reform🛂 Immigration Reform📊 Data Economy
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama • 2022
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
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3k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Liberal Democracy📜 Classical Liberalism💸 Neoliberalism Critique🪪 Identity Politics
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents 95%
Liberalism's enemies on left and right agree on one thing. Neither has a workable replacement.
by Francis Fukuyama 2022
3.90
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Liberal Democracy📜 Classical Liberalism💸 Neoliberalism Critique🪪 Identity Politics
What We Owe Each Other
by Minouche Shafik • 2021
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
3.85
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🏛️ Social Policy📉 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Markets🎓 Education Reform👶 Early Childhood
What We Owe Each Other Summary
What We Owe Each Other 95%
The safety net is fraying from childhood to old age. A single plan to rewire it.
by Minouche Shafik 2021
3.85
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Social Policy📉 Economic Inequality👷 Labor Markets🎓 Education Reform👶 Early Childhood
The People vs. Democracy
by Yascha Mounk • 2018
Populists dismantle institutions; unelected courts rule from above; split tearing democracy apart.
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2k+
🏛️ Liberal Democracy🗳️ Populism📉 Democratic Backsliding💰 Economic Inequality💻 Technology And Democracy
The People vs. Democracy Summary
The People vs. Democracy 95%
Populists dismantle institutions; unelected courts rule from above; split tearing democracy apart.
by Yascha Mounk 2018
4.05
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Liberal Democracy🗳️ Populism📉 Democratic Backsliding💰 Economic Inequality💻 Technology And Democracy
Understanding Socialism
by Richard D. Wolff • 2019
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
4.01
673
🏛️ Democratic Socialism🤝 Worker Cooperatives📊 Political Economy🗳️ Economic Democracy🏭 Post-Capitalism
Understanding Socialism Summary
Understanding Socialism 95%
The USSR and China were state capitalism, not socialism. The real thing starts with worker co-ops.
by Richard D. Wolff 2019
4.01
673 ratings
🏛️ Democratic Socialism🤝 Worker Cooperatives📊 Political Economy🗳️ Economic Democracy🏭 Post-Capitalism
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
3.59
2k+
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
Occupy Summary
Occupy 95%
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
by Noam Chomsky 2012
3.59
2k+ ratings
🪙 Income Inequality🗳️ Money In Politics🏗️ Movement Building🏢 Corporate Power🏭 Economic Democracy
Justice
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
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28k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments💰 Markets And Morality🏘️ Communitarianism
Justice Summary
Justice 95%
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007
4.30
28k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments💰 Markets And Morality🏘️ Communitarianism
No Is Not Enough
by Naomi Klein • 2017
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
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11k+
🏦 Political Economy✊ Progressive Activism🌀 Crisis Politics🌍 Climate Justice💸 Economic Inequality
No Is Not Enough Summary
No Is Not Enough 95%
Chaos as political strategy: its roots in neoliberal failure, and the coalition that can defeat it.
by Naomi Klein 2017
4.10
11k+ ratings
🏦 Political Economy✊ Progressive Activism🌀 Crisis Politics🌍 Climate Justice💸 Economic Inequality
Democracy at Work
by Richard D. Wolff • 2012
Capitalism's crises are by design. The only fix: workers run the company.
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2k+
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🏛️ Economic Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism🛠️ Workers' Self-Management🤝 Cooperative Economics
Democracy at Work Summary
Democracy at Work 95%
Capitalism's crises are by design. The only fix: workers run the company.
by Richard D. Wolff 2012
3.95
2k+ ratings
🗳️ Workplace Democracy🏛️ Economic Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism🛠️ Workers' Self-Management🤝 Cooperative Economics
Citizens
by Jon Alexander • 2022
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
4.04
317
🗳️ Participatory Democracy🤝 Civic Engagement👥 Collective Action🏘️ Community Organizing📖 Narrative Change
Citizens Summary
Citizens 95%
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
by Jon Alexander 2022
4.04
317 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy🤝 Civic Engagement👥 Collective Action🏘️ Community Organizing📖 Narrative Change
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
by Martin Wolf • 2023
The system that delivered freedom and prosperity is devouring itself from the inside.
3.91
1k+
🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Liberal Democracy💰 Rent-Seeking📉 Inequality🗣️ Populism
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism Summary
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism 94%
The system that delivered freedom and prosperity is devouring itself from the inside.
by Martin Wolf 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Liberal Democracy💰 Rent-Seeking📉 Inequality🗣️ Populism
The Price of Civilization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2010
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
3.84
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline🏢 Corporate Influence⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Price of Civilization Summary
The Price of Civilization 94%
What broke the American economy wasn't policy. It was a moral collapse at the top.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2010
3.84
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📉 American Decline🗽 Civic Decline🏢 Corporate Influence⚖️ Economic Inequality
Invisible Doctrine
by George Monbiot • 2024
Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.
4.37
4k+
🏛️ Neoliberalism📊 Political Economy💰 Rentier Capitalism📉 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power
Invisible Doctrine Summary
Invisible Doctrine 94%
Most people can't name the ideology governing our world. That's exactly how it stays powerful.
by George Monbiot 2024
4.37
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Neoliberalism📊 Political Economy💰 Rentier Capitalism📉 Wealth Inequality🏢 Corporate Power
After Capitalism
by David Schweickart • 2002
After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.
3.98
250
⚖️ Market Socialism🗳️ Workplace Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism🤝 Worker Cooperatives🌹 Democratic Socialism
After Capitalism Summary
After Capitalism 94%
After capitalism: a blueprint where workers run firms and the public steers investment.
by David Schweickart 2002
3.98
250 ratings
⚖️ Market Socialism🗳️ Workplace Democracy🌱 Post-Capitalism🤝 Worker Cooperatives🌹 Democratic Socialism
The Listening Society
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2017
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
4.49
402
🏛️ Political Philosophy📖 Social Theory🪜 Adult Development🏥 Welfare State Reform🧬 Cultural Evolution
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society 94%
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017
4.49
402 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📖 Social Theory🪜 Adult Development🏥 Welfare State Reform🧬 Cultural Evolution
Inventing the Future
by Nick Srnicek • 2015
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
3.97
3k+
💸 Post-Capitalism🪧 Leftist Strategy🤖 Future Of Work💰 Universal Basic Income🧱 Counter-Hegemony
Inventing the Future Summary
Inventing the Future 94%
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
by Nick Srnicek 2015
3.97
3k+ ratings
💸 Post-Capitalism🪧 Leftist Strategy🤖 Future Of Work💰 Universal Basic Income🧱 Counter-Hegemony
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
by Rawls • 2007
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
4.15
289
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 History Of Political Thought🤝 Social Contract Theory⚖️ Natural Law Tradition😌 Utilitarian Ethics
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy Summary
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy 94%
How Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Marx each tried to solve the problem of political legitimacy.
by Rawls 2007
4.15
289 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 History Of Political Thought🤝 Social Contract Theory⚖️ Natural Law Tradition😌 Utilitarian Ethics
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Krugman • 2007
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
3.97
6k+
📊 Income Inequality🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Racial Politics🏥 Universal Healthcare🛡️ Welfare State Politics
The Conscience of a Liberal Summary
The Conscience of a Liberal 94%
Extreme inequality didn't just happen: a political movement used race to dismantle the middle class.
by Paul Krugman 2007
3.97
6k+ ratings
📊 Income Inequality🏛️ Political Economy🗳️ Racial Politics🏥 Universal Healthcare🛡️ Welfare State Politics
In Mistrust We Trust
by Ivan Krastev • 2013
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
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73
🏛️ Post-Democracy🎓 Meritocracy Critique📱 Digital Activism🗳️ Political Distrust🔍 Transparency Critique
In Mistrust We Trust Summary
In Mistrust We Trust 94%
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
by Ivan Krastev 2013
3.96
73 ratings
🏛️ Post-Democracy🎓 Meritocracy Critique📱 Digital Activism🗳️ Political Distrust🔍 Transparency Critique
The Good State
by A.C. Grayling • 2020
Most democracies fail their own test: the government reflects a minority, not the people.
3.81
130
🏛️ Democratic Theory📜 Constitutional Design🗳️ Proportional Representation⚖️ Separation Of Powers💰 Money In Politics
The Good State Summary
The Good State 94%
Most democracies fail their own test: the government reflects a minority, not the people.
by A.C. Grayling 2020
3.81
130 ratings
🏛️ Democratic Theory📜 Constitutional Design🗳️ Proportional Representation⚖️ Separation Of Powers💰 Money In Politics
The Common Good
by Robert B. Reich • 2018
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
4.11
3k+
🇺🇸 American Politics🤝 Social Trust🏦 Money In Politics💰 Income Inequality💼 Corporate Ethics
The Common Good Summary
The Common Good 94%
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
by Robert B. Reich 2018
4.11
3k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics🤝 Social Trust🏦 Money In Politics💰 Income Inequality💼 Corporate Ethics
Democracy Rules
by Jan-Werner Müller • 2021
Losing is the skill democracy forgot, and without institutions to structure conflict, it unravels.
3.46
168
🏛️ Democratic Theory📜 Political Philosophy🗳️ Populism Critique🏢 Democratic Institutions💰 Campaign Finance
Democracy Rules Summary
Democracy Rules 94%
Losing is the skill democracy forgot, and without institutions to structure conflict, it unravels.
by Jan-Werner Müller 2021
3.46
168 ratings
🏛️ Democratic Theory📜 Political Philosophy🗳️ Populism Critique🏢 Democratic Institutions💰 Campaign Finance
Notes on Resistance
by Noam Chomsky • 2022
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
4.30
405
🌍 Us Foreign Policy🏛️ American Politics✊ Political Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing📰 Media Criticism
Notes on Resistance Summary
Notes on Resistance 94%
Four crises are converging. The institutions that caused them are now blocking every fix.
by Noam Chomsky 2022
4.30
405 ratings
🌍 Us Foreign Policy🏛️ American Politics✊ Political Resistance🌱 Grassroots Organizing📰 Media Criticism
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
2k+
🐘 Right-Wing Ideology💻 Internet Intellectuals📺 Media Criticism✊ Socialist Critique🏭 Economic Democracy
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 94%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
🐘 Right-Wing Ideology💻 Internet Intellectuals📺 Media Criticism✊ Socialist Critique🏭 Economic Democracy
Consequences of Capitalism
by Noam Chomsky • 2020
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
4.33
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy📺 Media Criticism✊ Anti-Capitalism🏦 Neoliberalism🗳️ Democratic Decline
Consequences of Capitalism Summary
Consequences of Capitalism 94%
The system that breeds inequality also engineers the discontent that threatens to bring it down.
by Noam Chomsky 2020
4.33
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy📺 Media Criticism✊ Anti-Capitalism🏦 Neoliberalism🗳️ Democratic Decline
The Road to Freedom
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
3.98
857
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Economic Justice📉 Market Failure🤝 Collective Action💥 Neoliberalism Critique
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom 94%
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024
3.98
857 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Economic Justice📉 Market Failure🤝 Collective Action💥 Neoliberalism Critique
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
by Aaron Bastani • 2018
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
3.68
3k+
🏛️ Political Economy🌅 Post-Capitalism🪐 Post-Scarcity Economics⚡ Left Accelerationism🤖 Future Of Work
Fully Automated Luxury Communism Summary
Fully Automated Luxury Communism 94%
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
by Aaron Bastani 2018
3.68
3k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🌅 Post-Capitalism🪐 Post-Scarcity Economics⚡ Left Accelerationism🤖 Future Of Work
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution
by Joseph Fishkin • 2022
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
4.10
40
🏦 Political Economy📜 Constitutional History⚖️ Economic Justice🛠️ Labor History🌾 Populism
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution Summary
The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution 94%
A lost constitutional tradition: preventing oligarchy as the government's first duty.
by Joseph Fishkin 2022
4.10
40 ratings
🏦 Political Economy📜 Constitutional History⚖️ Economic Justice🛠️ Labor History🌾 Populism
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen • 2018
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
3.84
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🏛️ Political Philosophy🤝 Communitarianism🧩 Individualism Critique📉 Meritocracy Critique🏚️ Civic Decline
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed 94%
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018
3.84
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🤝 Communitarianism🧩 Individualism Critique📉 Meritocracy Critique🏚️ Civic Decline
The Two Percent Solution
by Matt Miller • 2003
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
3.98
89
🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform💰 Campaign Finance🤝 Bipartisan Solutions
The Two Percent Solution Summary
The Two Percent Solution 94%
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
by Matt Miller 2003
3.98
89 ratings
🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform💰 Campaign Finance🤝 Bipartisan Solutions
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
by Bernie Sanders • 2023
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
4.10
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🇺🇸 American Progressivism📉 Economic Inequality✊ Labor Unions🏥 Universal Healthcare🌹 Democratic Socialism
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism Summary
It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism 94%
The 0.1% own more than the bottom 90%. That outcome is not a bug in American capitalism.
by Bernie Sanders 2023
4.10
8k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Progressivism📉 Economic Inequality✊ Labor Unions🏥 Universal Healthcare🌹 Democratic Socialism
The New Human Rights Movement
by Peter Joseph • 2017
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
4.33
625
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Structural Inequality🔗 Systems Thinking💔 Structural Violence🤖 Technological Unemployment
The New Human Rights Movement Summary
The New Human Rights Movement 94%
The economy is a well-oiled system of oppression. The case for rebuilding it, not fixing it.
by Peter Joseph 2017
4.33
625 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy⚖️ Structural Inequality🔗 Systems Thinking💔 Structural Violence🤖 Technological Unemployment
Paint Your Town Red
by Matthew Brown • 2021
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
3.71
173
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives🛒 Local Procurement🗣️ Participatory Democracy
Paint Your Town Red Summary
Paint Your Town Red 94%
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
by Matthew Brown 2021
3.71
173 ratings
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives🛒 Local Procurement🗣️ Participatory Democracy
In the Long Run
by Jonathan White • 2024
The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.
3.78
85
🗳️ Democratic Theory📜 Intellectual History💭 Political Imagination⏳ Long-Term Thinking🤖 Algorithmic Governance
In the Long Run Summary
In the Long Run 94%
The future made democracy possible. Calculated, secret, and algorithmic futures are dismantling it.
by Jonathan White 2024
3.78
85 ratings
🗳️ Democratic Theory📜 Intellectual History💭 Political Imagination⏳ Long-Term Thinking🤖 Algorithmic Governance
The Just City
by Susan S. Fainstein • 2010
Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.
3.75
174
🏙️ Urban Policy📐 Planning Theory⚖️ Distributive Justice🏛️ Urban Political Economy💼 Neoliberal Critique
The Just City Summary
The Just City 94%
Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.
by Susan S. Fainstein 2010
3.75
174 ratings
🏙️ Urban Policy📐 Planning Theory⚖️ Distributive Justice🏛️ Urban Political Economy💼 Neoliberal Critique
The Good-Enough Life
by Avram Alpert • 2022
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
3.39
390
🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy🔨 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy🌿 Degrowth Economics🧬 Human Nature Debate
The Good-Enough Life Summary
The Good-Enough Life 94%
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
by Avram Alpert 2022
3.39
390 ratings
🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy🔨 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy🌿 Degrowth Economics🧬 Human Nature Debate
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution
by Bernie Sanders • 2017
The top 0.1% owns as much as the bottom 90%. A progressive senator's guide for changing that.
3.99
2k+
💸 Economic Inequality🏥 Universal Healthcare🎓 College Affordability✊ Workers Rights🌍 Climate Action
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Summary
Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution 94%
The top 0.1% owns as much as the bottom 90%. A progressive senator's guide for changing that.
by Bernie Sanders 2017
3.99
2k+ ratings
💸 Economic Inequality🏥 Universal Healthcare🎓 College Affordability✊ Workers Rights🌍 Climate Action
The Socialist Manifesto
by Bhaskar Sunkara • 2019
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
3.62
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🗳️ Democratic Socialism📚 Marxism🏭 Labor History🔍 Class Analysis✊ Anti-Capitalism
The Socialist Manifesto Summary
The Socialist Manifesto 93%
Capitalism was an accident, socialism a response. A history of what followed, and what comes next.
by Bhaskar Sunkara 2019
3.62
2k+ ratings
🗳️ Democratic Socialism📚 Marxism🏭 Labor History🔍 Class Analysis✊ Anti-Capitalism
Utopia for Realists
by Rutger Bregman • 2014
Three policies sound absurd: free money, open borders, a fifteen-hour week. The evidence disagrees.
4.21
44k+
💸 Universal Basic Income🌍 Open Borders⏳ Work Reduction🏙️ Utopian Thinking🪙 Poverty Alleviation
Utopia for Realists Summary
Utopia for Realists 93%
Three policies sound absurd: free money, open borders, a fifteen-hour week. The evidence disagrees.
by Rutger Bregman 2014
4.21
44k+ ratings
💸 Universal Basic Income🌍 Open Borders⏳ Work Reduction🏙️ Utopian Thinking🪙 Poverty Alleviation
Liberty in the Age of Terror
by A.C. Grayling • 2009
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
3.57
143
🛡️ Civil Liberties💣 War On Terror💬 Free Speech👁️ Surveillance State🎭 Identity Politics
Liberty in the Age of Terror Summary
Liberty in the Age of Terror 93%
The West answered terrorism by curtailing the very liberties it claimed to protect.
by A.C. Grayling 2009
3.57
143 ratings
🛡️ Civil Liberties💣 War On Terror💬 Free Speech👁️ Surveillance State🎭 Identity Politics
In Our Hands
by Charles Murray • 2006
Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.
3.74
290
🏦 Universal Basic Income📋 Welfare Reform🏘️ Civil Society🗽 Libertarian Economics🛡️ Social Insurance
In Our Hands Summary
In Our Hands 93%
Eliminate every welfare program. Send every adult one check. It costs less and ends poverty.
by Charles Murray 2006
3.74
290 ratings
🏦 Universal Basic Income📋 Welfare Reform🏘️ Civil Society🗽 Libertarian Economics🛡️ Social Insurance
Against Democracy
by Jason Brennan • 2016
Voters are ignorant and participation corrupts them. The competent should rule instead.
3.68
1k+
🧠 Democratic Theory🗳️ Voter Ignorance🔧 Governance Reform💬 Deliberative Democracy📊 Political Epistemology
Against Democracy Summary
Against Democracy 93%
Voters are ignorant and participation corrupts them. The competent should rule instead.
by Jason Brennan 2016
3.68
1k+ ratings
🧠 Democratic Theory🗳️ Voter Ignorance🔧 Governance Reform💬 Deliberative Democracy📊 Political Epistemology
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
by Robert Nozick • 1974
What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?
3.74
6k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Classical Liberalism🗽 Libertarian Thought⚖️ Distributive Justice🛡️ Individual Rights
Anarchy, State, and Utopia Summary
Anarchy, State, and Utopia 93%
What if taxation is forced labor, and the only just state barely governs?
by Robert Nozick 1974
3.74
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Classical Liberalism🗽 Libertarian Thought⚖️ Distributive Justice🛡️ Individual Rights
Identity and Violence
by Amartya Sen • 2006
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
3.83
2k+
🆔 Identity Politics🌍 Multiculturalism🔓 Anti-Essentialism🗳️ Deliberative Democracy📚 Postcolonial Theory
Identity and Violence Summary
Identity and Violence 93%
The single-identity myth killed millions. A philosopher shows why, and what a plural self demands.
by Amartya Sen 2006
3.83
2k+ ratings
🆔 Identity Politics🌍 Multiculturalism🔓 Anti-Essentialism🗳️ Deliberative Democracy📚 Postcolonial Theory
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born
by Nancy Fraser • 2019
Progressive movements allied with finance, left working people behind, and the crisis isn't over.
3.93
1k+
🏛️ Gramscian Analysis💸 Neoliberalism Critique🇺🇸 American Politics🎭 Identity Politics✊ Socialist Feminism
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born Summary
The Old is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born 93%
Progressive movements allied with finance, left working people behind, and the crisis isn't over.
by Nancy Fraser 2019
3.93
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Gramscian Analysis💸 Neoliberalism Critique🇺🇸 American Politics🎭 Identity Politics✊ Socialist Feminism
Private Government
by Elizabeth S. Anderson • 2017
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
3.94
856
🏛️ Workplace Authority🗳️ Workplace Democracy🗽 Republican Freedom💰 Market Critique✊ Labor Rights
Private Government Summary
Private Government 93%
The workplace is an authoritarian state that most economic thought pretends does not exist.
by Elizabeth S. Anderson 2017
3.94
856 ratings
🏛️ Workplace Authority🗳️ Workplace Democracy🗽 Republican Freedom💰 Market Critique✊ Labor Rights
The Economics of Enough
by Diane Coyle • 2011
Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.
3.43
116
🏛️ Political Economy🌿 Environmental Economics📈 Sustainable Growth📊 Beyond Gdp⚖️ Economic Inequality
The Economics of Enough Summary
The Economics of Enough 93%
Modern economies steal from the future, and GDP hides the theft. A blueprint for fixing both.
by Diane Coyle 2011
3.43
116 ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🌿 Environmental Economics📈 Sustainable Growth📊 Beyond Gdp⚖️ Economic Inequality
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