🔍 Government Transparency

Books championing the public's right to know, exploring open data, freedom of information, and the ongoing struggle to hold power accountable through sunlight.

Truth in Our Times

by David E. McCraw • 2019

A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.

4.14

609

🗽 Press Freedom ⚖️ First Amendment 🔒 Government Secrecy 📜 Media Law 📢 Whistleblowing

Truth in Our Times 90%

A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.

by David E. McCraw 2019

4.14

609 ratings

🗽 Press Freedom ⚖️ First Amendment 🔒 Government Secrecy 📜 Media Law 📢 Whistleblowing

Very Bad People

by Patrick Alley • 2022

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

4.05

799

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

Very Bad People 90%

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

by Patrick Alley 2022

4.05

799 ratings

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

Static

by Amy Goodman • 2006

When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.

4.05

384

📺 Media Criticism 🌐 U.S. Foreign Policy 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🤫 Government Secrecy 📢 Whistleblowing

Static 90%

When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.

by Amy Goodman 2006

4.05

384 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🌐 U.S. Foreign Policy 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🤫 Government Secrecy 📢 Whistleblowing

Becoming Brigitte

by Xavier Poussard • 2025

No photos before 40. A 53% face match. France jailed the people who asked why.

4.18

281

🏛️ French Politics 📰 Political Scandal 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📺 Media Manipulation 🚫 State Censorship

Becoming Brigitte 89%

No photos before 40. A 53% face match. France jailed the people who asked why.

by Xavier Poussard 2025

4.18

281 ratings

🏛️ French Politics 📰 Political Scandal 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📺 Media Manipulation 🚫 State Censorship

Nothing to Hide

by Daniel J. Solove • 2011

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

3.85

182

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Nothing to Hide 89%

Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.

by Daniel J. Solove 2011

3.85

182 ratings

🔒 Digital Privacy 👁️ Government Surveillance ⚖️ Privacy Law 📊 Data Mining 📜 Fourth Amendment

Bring Back the Bureaucrats

by John DiIulio • 2014

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

3.22

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

Bring Back the Bureaucrats 89%

Government grew. Bureaucracy didn't. The case for hiring federal workers to make it smaller.

by John DiIulio 2014

3.22

32 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform 📄 Outsourcing Critique 🎯 Accountability 📜 Constitutional Governance

Follow the Money

by Dan Bongino • 2020

A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.

4.36

757

🕵️ Deep State 🏛️ Political Corruption 📰 Media Bias 🔍 Intelligence Agencies 🗳️ Election Interference

Follow the Money 89%

A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.

by Dan Bongino 2020

4.36

757 ratings

🕵️ Deep State 🏛️ Political Corruption 📰 Media Bias 🔍 Intelligence Agencies 🗳️ Election Interference

Broken Government

by John W. Dean • 2007

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

4.06

331

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Broken Government 89%

Nixon's White House counsel reveals how Republicans broke Congress, the presidency, and the courts.

by John W. Dean 2007

4.06

331 ratings

🏛️ Separation Of Powers ⚠️ Executive Overreach 🔒 Partisan Gridlock ⚖️ Judicial Politics 📜 Constitutional Erosion

Operation Hollywood

by David L. Robb • 2004

The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.

3.46

🚫 Military Censorship 📢 Propaganda Studies 🏛️ Pentagon Influence 🤫 Self-Censorship 📜 First Amendment Law

Operation Hollywood 89%

The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.

by David L. Robb 2004

3.46

72 ratings

🚫 Military Censorship 📢 Propaganda Studies 🏛️ Pentagon Influence 🤫 Self-Censorship 📜 First Amendment Law

Recoding America

by Jennifer Pahlka • 2023

Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.

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3k+

🖥️ Gov Tech 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Government 🎨 User-Centered Design 📦 Product Management

Recoding America 89%

Government's tech catastrophes share one cause: it treats code as a purchase, never a practice.

by Jennifer Pahlka 2023

4.37

3k+ ratings

🖥️ Gov Tech 🔄 Digital Transformation 🔁 Agile Government 🎨 User-Centered Design 📦 Product Management

Power to the Public

by Tara Dawson McGuinness • 2021

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

3.98

320

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Power to the Public 89%

Government services fail because they skip users. The fix: design with people, real data, iterate.

by Tara Dawson McGuinness 2021

3.98

320 ratings

🏛️ Civic Technology 📜 Government Reform 🧑‍💻 Human-Centered Design 📈 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Digital Transformation

Securing Democracy

by Glenn Greenwald • 2021

Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.

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151

🏛️ Political Corruption 🗞️ Press Freedom 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing ⚖️ Judicial Overreach

Securing Democracy 89%

Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.

by Glenn Greenwald 2021

4.30

151 ratings

🏛️ Political Corruption 🗞️ Press Freedom 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing ⚖️ Judicial Overreach

The Panama Papers

by Frederik Obermaier • 2016

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

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5k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

The Panama Papers 89%

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

by Frederik Obermaier 2016

4.08

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

"I Have Nothing to Hide"

by Heidi Boghosian • 2021

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

3.64

191

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

"I Have Nothing to Hide" 89%

Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.

by Heidi Boghosian 2021

3.64

191 ratings

🛰️ Mass Surveillance 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏢 Corporate Surveillance 👮 Predictive Policing 🔐 Encryption Politics

Government Gangsters

by Kash Patel • 2023

Federal law enforcement has been captured by unelected officials wielding it as a political weapon.

4.46

2k+

🏛️ Institutional Corruption 👁️ Surveillance State ⚖️ Politicized Justice 📰 Media Bias 🐘 Conservative Populism

Government Gangsters 89%

Federal law enforcement has been captured by unelected officials wielding it as a political weapon.

by Kash Patel 2023

4.46

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Institutional Corruption 👁️ Surveillance State ⚖️ Politicized Justice 📰 Media Bias 🐘 Conservative Populism

Dragnet Nation

by Julia Angwin • 2014

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

3.68

659

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

Dragnet Nation 89%

A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.

by Julia Angwin 2014

3.68

659 ratings

🛡️ Digital Surveillance 🔒 Data Privacy 👁️ Mass Surveillance 📰 Investigative Journalism 🛠️ Digital Self-Defense

On Leadership

by Tony Blair • 2024

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

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808

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

On Leadership 89%

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

by Tony Blair 2024

3.86

808 ratings

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

The Silenced Majority

by Amy Goodman • 2012

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

4.06

251

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

The Silenced Majority 89%

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

by Amy Goodman 2012

4.06

251 ratings

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

Public Citizens

by Paul Sabin • 2024

How liberal crusaders against big government paved the road for Reagan’s anti-government revolution.

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199

⚖️ Public Interest Law 📜 Regulatory Reform 🌿 Environmental Activism 🤔 Distrust Of Government 🔒 Political Gridlock

Public Citizens 89%

How liberal crusaders against big government paved the road for Reagan’s anti-government revolution.

by Paul Sabin 2024

3.82

199 ratings

⚖️ Public Interest Law 📜 Regulatory Reform 🌿 Environmental Activism 🤔 Distrust Of Government 🔒 Political Gridlock

Republic, Lost

by Lawrence Lessig • 2011

America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.

4.18

3k+

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

Republic, Lost 89%

America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.

by Lawrence Lessig 2011

4.18

3k+ ratings

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy

by Jim Marrs • 2010

A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.

3.91

749

👤 Shadow Government 💸 Financial Conspiracy 📹 Mass Surveillance 📺 Media Manipulation 💊 Big Pharma

The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy 89%

A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.

by Jim Marrs 2010

3.91

749 ratings

👤 Shadow Government 💸 Financial Conspiracy 📹 Mass Surveillance 📺 Media Manipulation 💊 Big Pharma

Kleptopia

by Tom Burgis • 2020

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

3.80

4k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

Kleptopia 89%

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

by Tom Burgis 2020

3.80

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

Results

by Charlie Baker • 2022

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

3.80

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

Results 89%

A governor's playbook for fixing bureaucracy: capable people, honest data, relentless execution.

by Charlie Baker 2022

3.80

89 ratings

🏛️ Public Administration 🔧 Government Reform ⚙️ Execution 📊 Data-Driven Decisions 🚨 Crisis Management

Nation on the Take

by Wendell Potter • 2016

Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.

3.97

126

💰 Money In Politics 🏛️ Corporate Lobbying 🗳️ Political Corruption ⛓️ Regulatory Capture 👑 Oligarchy

Nation on the Take 89%

Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.

by Wendell Potter 2016

3.97

126 ratings

💰 Money In Politics 🏛️ Corporate Lobbying 🗳️ Political Corruption ⛓️ Regulatory Capture 👑 Oligarchy

A More Perfect Constitution

by Larry J. Sabato • 2007

Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.

3.66

335

🏛️ Constitutional Reform 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚖️ Judicial Reform ⚔️ War Powers 💰 Fiscal Responsibility

A More Perfect Constitution 89%

Twenty-three fixes for a rusty Constitution: bigger Congress, term limits, a state convention.

by Larry J. Sabato 2007

3.66

335 ratings

🏛️ Constitutional Reform 🗳️ Electoral Reform ⚖️ Judicial Reform ⚔️ War Powers 💰 Fiscal Responsibility

You are Being Lied To

by Russ Kick • 2001

The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.

3.87

1k+

📰 Media Criticism 📜 Hidden Histories 📢 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Media Ecology 🏛️ Institutional Power

You are Being Lied To 89%

The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.

by Russ Kick 2001

3.87

1k+ ratings

📰 Media Criticism 📜 Hidden Histories 📢 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Media Ecology 🏛️ Institutional Power

American Oligarchy

by Ron Formisano • 2017

Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.

3.81

📛 Political Corruption 💰 Campaign Finance 🚪 Revolving Door 👔 White Collar Crime 🏛️ Plutocracy

American Oligarchy 89%

Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.

by Ron Formisano 2017

3.81

31 ratings

📛 Political Corruption 💰 Campaign Finance 🚪 Revolving Door 👔 White Collar Crime 🏛️ Plutocracy

In Mistrust We Trust

by Ivan Krastev • 2013

More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.

3.96

🏛️ Post-Democracy 🎓 Meritocracy Critique 📱 Digital Activism 🗳️ Political Distrust 🔍 Transparency Critique

In Mistrust We Trust 88%

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

One Nation Under Blackmail

by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022

Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.

4.42

712

🏛️ Political Corruption 🕵️ Intelligence History 🔫 Organized Crime 📹 Surveillance State 🕶️ Modern Espionage

One Nation Under Blackmail 88%

Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.

by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022

4.42

712 ratings

🏛️ Political Corruption 🕵️ Intelligence History 🔫 Organized Crime 📹 Surveillance State 🕶️ Modern Espionage

Moneyland

by Oliver Bullough • 2018

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

4.18

7k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy 🧺 Money Laundering 🌐 Global Corruption

Moneyland 88%

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

by Oliver Bullough 2018

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy 🧺 Money Laundering 🌐 Global Corruption

UFOs

by Leslie Kean • 2010

Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.

4.02

3k+

🛸 Ufology 🔒 Government Secrecy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🪖 Military Testimony 🕵️ Government Cover-Ups

UFOs 88%

Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.

by Leslie Kean 2010

4.02

3k+ ratings

🛸 Ufology 🔒 Government Secrecy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🪖 Military Testimony 🕵️ Government Cover-Ups

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette

by Stephen Hess • 1998

The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.

1.00

⚖️ Campaign Ethics 📰 Political Journalism 🔍 Media Bias 💰 Campaign Finance 🗳️ Election Reform

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 88%

The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.

by Stephen Hess 1998

1.00

1 ratings

⚖️ Campaign Ethics 📰 Political Journalism 🔍 Media Bias 💰 Campaign Finance 🗳️ Election Reform

The New Rulers of the World

by John Pilger • 2002

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

4.14

1k+

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

The New Rulers of the World 88%

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

by John Pilger 2002

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

Politics by Other Means

by Professor of Political Science Benjamin Ginsberg • 1990

When elections can't resolve political conflict, investigations, prosecutions, and press warfare do.

3.29

🏛️ Political Institutions ⚖️ Divided Government 📜 American Political Development 🔍 Political Scandal ⚔️ Institutional Conflict

Politics by Other Means 88%

When elections can't resolve political conflict, investigations, prosecutions, and press warfare do.

by Professor of Political Science Benjamin Ginsberg 1990

3.29

38 ratings

🏛️ Political Institutions ⚖️ Divided Government 📜 American Political Development 🔍 Political Scandal ⚔️ Institutional Conflict

Permanent Record

by Edward Snowden • 2019

He helped build the hidden architecture of mass surveillance. Then he blew it wide open.

4.3

59k+

🕵️ Mass Surveillance 📣 Whistleblowing 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Intelligence Agencies 💾 Data Permanence

Permanent Record 88%

He helped build the hidden architecture of mass surveillance. Then he blew it wide open.

by Edward Snowden 2019

4.3

59k+ ratings

🕵️ Mass Surveillance 📣 Whistleblowing 🔒 Digital Privacy 🏛️ Intelligence Agencies 💾 Data Permanence

You Can't Read This Book

by Nick Cohen • 2012

Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.

4.08

736

🗽 Free Speech Defense 🙊 Religious Censorship 🏢 Corporate Silence 📢 Whistleblowing 🖥️ Digital Authoritarianism

You Can't Read This Book 88%

Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.

by Nick Cohen 2012

4.08

736 ratings

🗽 Free Speech Defense 🙊 Religious Censorship 🏢 Corporate Silence 📢 Whistleblowing 🖥️ Digital Authoritarianism

The Fifth Risk

by Michael Lewis • 2018

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

4.09

48k+

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

The Fifth Risk 88%

Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.

by Michael Lewis 2018

4.09

48k+ ratings

🔬 Science Policy 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📊 Open Data 🌀 Risk Management 🌎 Rural America

Modi, Muslims and Media

by Madhu Purnima Kishwar • 2014

No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.

3.83

125

🇮🇳 Indian Politics 🔥 Communal Violence 📰 Media Criticism 🏛️ Governance Reform ⚔️ Information Warfare

Modi, Muslims and Media 88%

No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.

by Madhu Purnima Kishwar 2014

3.83

125 ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Politics 🔥 Communal Violence 📰 Media Criticism 🏛️ Governance Reform ⚔️ Information Warfare

Perfectly Legal

by David Cay Johnston • 2003

America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.

4.12

796

🏛️ Political Economy 🔎 Investigative Journalism 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes

Perfectly Legal 88%

America's tax code was quietly rebuilt so the middle class subsidizes billionaires. The paper trail.

by David Cay Johnston 2003

4.12

796 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🔎 Investigative Journalism 💰 Wealth Inequality 🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🕳️ Tax Loopholes

Rewiring Democracy

by Bruce Schneier • 2025

AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.

3.67

🖥️ Digital Governance ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 🏛️ Power Concentration 🗳️ Democratic Reform 📡 Information Warfare

Rewiring Democracy 88%

AI writes laws, targets voters, judges cases. Democracy is an information system; AI is the driver.

by Bruce Schneier 2025

3.67

91 ratings

🖥️ Digital Governance ⚖️ Algorithmic Bias 🏛️ Power Concentration 🗳️ Democratic Reform 📡 Information Warfare

Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service

by Michael Lewis • 2025

Government is full of brilliant people you have never heard of. Michael Lewis introduces them.

4.18

16k+

🏛️ Public Service 🇺🇸 American Government 📋 Bureaucracy 🦸 Unsung Heroes 📰 Narrative Journalism

Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service Summary

Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service 88%

Government is full of brilliant people you have never heard of. Michael Lewis introduces them.

by Michael Lewis 2025

4.18

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Public Service 🇺🇸 American Government 📋 Bureaucracy 🦸 Unsung Heroes 📰 Narrative Journalism

How to Stand Up to a Dictator

by Maria Ressa • 2022

How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.

4.36

7k+

🗞️ Press Freedom 🔴 Disinformation ⛓️ Authoritarianism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💻 Big Tech Criticism

How to Stand Up to a Dictator 88%

How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.

by Maria Ressa 2022

4.36

7k+ ratings

🗞️ Press Freedom 🔴 Disinformation ⛓️ Authoritarianism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💻 Big Tech Criticism

Dark Alliance

by Gary Webb • 1998

The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.

4.30

2k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 💥 Crack Epidemic 🕶️ Covert Operations 💊 Drug War Origins 🌎 Cold War Interventions

Dark Alliance 88%

The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.

by Gary Webb 1998

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 💥 Crack Epidemic 🕶️ Covert Operations 💊 Drug War Origins 🌎 Cold War Interventions

Kushner, Inc.

by Vicky Ward • 2019

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

3.53

2k+

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

Kushner, Inc. 88%

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

by Vicky Ward 2019

3.53

2k+ ratings

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

Behind the Green Mask

by Rosa Koire • 2011

A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.

4.28

365

🗺️ Land Use Policy 🏠 Property Rights 🌍 Agenda 21 🎭 Manufactured Consent 🏚️ Eminent Domain Abuse

Behind the Green Mask 88%

A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.

by Rosa Koire 2011

4.28

365 ratings

🗺️ Land Use Policy 🏠 Property Rights 🌍 Agenda 21 🎭 Manufactured Consent 🏚️ Eminent Domain Abuse

Treasure Islands

by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

4.18

2k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Treasure Islands 88%

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

The Right to Privacy

by Ellen Alderman • 1995

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

3.96

339

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

The Right to Privacy 88%

Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.

by Ellen Alderman 1995

3.96

339 ratings

📜 Privacy Law 🏛️ Constitutional Law 🗽 Civil Liberties 📹 Digital Surveillance 🏢 Corporate Surveillance

Keeping the Republic

by Mitch Daniels • 2011

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

4.02

252

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

Keeping the Republic 88%

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

by Mitch Daniels 2011

4.02

252 ratings

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

Enemy of the People

by Marvin Kalb • 2018

Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.

4.13

137

🇺🇸 American Democracy 📰 Press Freedom 🕵️ Mccarthyism 📡 Media Manipulation 🧠 Disinformation

Enemy of the People 88%

Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.

by Marvin Kalb 2018

4.13

137 ratings

🇺🇸 American Democracy 📰 Press Freedom 🕵️ Mccarthyism 📡 Media Manipulation 🧠 Disinformation

The Last American President

by Thom Hartmann • 2025

Billionaire money, racial grievance, cruel politics: how the GOP became an authoritarian machine.

4.46

373

🏛️ Political Corruption 👑 Authoritarianism 💸 Plutocracy 🗳️ Voter Suppression 📢 Disinformation

The Last American President 88%

Billionaire money, racial grievance, cruel politics: how the GOP became an authoritarian machine.

by Thom Hartmann 2025

4.46

373 ratings

🏛️ Political Corruption 👑 Authoritarianism 💸 Plutocracy 🗳️ Voter Suppression 📢 Disinformation

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