Politics & Economy audiobooks

Nerungi Varum Idiyosai

By: Sethupathi Arunachalam

Narrated by: Uma Maheswari

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

நெருங்கி வரும் இடியோசை (நாவல்) “நான் ஏழு நாளா ஒன்னுமே சாப்டல. சின்னச் சின்ன மீன், நத்தைங்கள்லாம் பிடிச்சு சாப்பிட்டுக்கிட்டு இருந்தேன். இப்போ அதெல்லாமும் குறைஞ்சு போச்சு. தாமரைக்குளம் இருக்குல்ல, அதெல்லாம் இப்போ வெறும் சேறும் சகதியுமாய்டுச்சு. சின்னப் பசங்க, பொண்ணுங்க எல்லாம் கழுத்தளவு தண்ணில நின்னுக்கிட்டு மீன், நத்தையெல்லாம் கிடைக்காதான்னு... Read more

Blind Faith

By: Salomea Genin

Narrated by: Salomea Genin

Length: 23 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Salomea Genin was born in 1932 in Berlin to Polish-Jewish parents and fled the Nazis with her family to Australia in 1939. In 1944 she joined the Eureka Youth (Young Communist) League and in 1949 – the beginning of the Cold War – the Australian Communist Party just as the government was planning to ban it. In 1951, as a delegate to the "3rd... Read more

Think Like a Spy

By: Julian Fisher

Narrated by: Julian Fisher

Length: 11 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

'It's rare to find a book that is not only intensely personal but deeply practical. Julian Fisher has somehow pulled it off, in this fascinating and engaging guide to the art of influence. Think Like a Spy is a fantastic read, full of eye-opening espionage tradecraft as well as insightful tips on how to achieve your business goals. Highly... Read more

15 Minute Musical: A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series

By: Dave Cohen, David Quantick & Richie Webb

Narrated by: Richie Webb, Pippa Evans, Alex Lowe, Dave Lamb,...

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Twenty brief, barbed and bittersweet musical comedies, written by and starring Richie Webb – including eight Christmas Specials

‘Let’s have a standing ovation for the 15 Minute Musical' The Guardian

Oozing with satire and sass, these fun-size yet deliciously satisfying musical comedies do for your ears what chocolate does for your... Read more

Unemployment

By: Daniel Shore

Narrated by: Jacob Simmons

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Unemployment, at its core, refers to a state in which individuals who are willing and able to work are unable to secure employment opportunities. However, this seemingly straightforward definition belies the intricate interplay of factors that contribute to the phenomenon. From structural shifts in industries to cyclical fluctuations in economic... Read more

Jesus and the Abolitionists

By: Terry J. Stokes

Narrated by: Terry J. Stokes

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Isn't anarchy just chaos? How could it possibly relate to Christianity?Countless people, including (and sometimes especially) those from religious backgrounds, are exploring radical ideas. The pandemic, the Black liberation movement, climate disaster--all these concerns are leading us to ask, "Does our system actually work? Is capitalism... Read more

The Call to Serve

By: Jon Meacham

Narrated by: Jon Meacham

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

In honor of the one hundredth anniversary of George H. W. Bush’s birth, this visually stunning chronicle features never-before-published photos and memories celebrating the forty-first president’s vision of leadership as service to country—curated by Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham.

Lavishly illustrated, The Call to Serve is an... Read more

King Hancock

By: Brooke Barbier

Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley

Length: 9 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Americans are more familiar with his signature than with the man himself. In this spirited account of John Hancock's life, Brooke Barbier depicts a patriot of fascinating contradictions—a child of enormous privilege who would nevertheless become a voice of the common folk; a pillar of society uncomfortable with radicalism who yet was crucial to... Read more

The Promise of Youth Anti-Citizenship

By: Kevin L. Clay & Kevin Lawrence Henry Jr.

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn & Patryce Williams

Length: 9 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

When inclusion into the fold of citizenship is conditioned by a social group's conceit to ritual violence, humiliation, and exploitation, what can anti-citizenship offer us?



The Promise of Youth Anti-citizenship argues that Black youth and youth of color have been cast as anti-citizens, disenfranchised from the social, political, and economic... Read more

Free Speech

By: Nadine Strossen

Narrated by: Nadine Strossen

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This concise but comprehensive book lays out specific answers to myriad topical questions about free speech law, and also general explanations of how and why the law distinguishes between protected and punishable speech.



The book focuses on modern First Amendment law, explaining the historic factors that propelled its evolution in a more... Read more

The Hamilton Scheme

By: William Hogeland

Narrated by: William Hogeland

Length: 17 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexander Hamilton has become a global celebrity. Millions know his name and imagine knowing the man. But what did he really want for the country? What risks did he run in pursuing those vaulting ambitions? Who tried to stop him? How did they fight? It's ironic that the Hamilton revival has obscured the man's most dramatic battles and... Read more

Boss

By: Mike Royko

Narrated by: Charles Constant

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In the turbulent world of Chicago politics, Boss dives deep into the captivating life and legacy of Richard J. Daley, the influential politician and mastermind behind the city's Democratic Party machine.



Mike Royko's scathing and meticulously researched account follows Richard J. Daley's rise to power, from his inauspicious youth on Chicago's... Read more

Fighting Mad

By: Krystale E. Littlejohn & Rickie Solinger

Narrated by: Deanna Anthony

Length: 10 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

A fierce and galvanizing reminder that resistance is everywhere in the fight for abortion and reproductive justice in the United States.



Fighting Mad is a book about what "reproductive justice" means and what it looks like to fight for it. Editors Krystale E. Littlejohn and Rickie Solinger bring together many of the strongest, most resistant... Read more

Nelson Mandela

By: Elleke Boehmer

Narrated by: Zoleka Vundla

Length: 6 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, looking at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic image of Mandela that we know today.



Boehmer explores the long trajectory of Mandela's life, explaining first the historical and political context of the... Read more

Pasajes de la Guerra Revolucionaria

By: Ernesto Che Guevara

Narrated by: Ignacio Rodríguez De Anca, Irene Machado, Ramsé...

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

En abril de 1965, el Che Guevara se marcha de La Habana al Congo para dirigir a 200 veteranos cubanos que asisten al movimiento de liberación africana contra los colonialistas belgas, cuatro años después del asesinato del presidente socialista democráticamente electo, Patrice Lumumba.
Porque el diario trata el admitido "fracaso" del Che, examina... Read more

Sheikh Abdullah

By: Chitralekha Zutshi

Narrated by: Jeed Saddy

Length: 13 hours

Abridged: No

Written by the leading historian of modern Kashmir, this is a comprehensive portrayal of one of the most enigmatic politicians in modern South Asia, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, known as the Lion of Kashmir.



Abdullah (1905–1982) devoted much of his life to mobilizing Kashmiris to assert their rights, to trying to achieve a fair resolution for their... Read more

Cheaper, Faster, Better

By: Tom Steyer

Narrated by: Tom Steyer

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned investor and climate champion Tom Steyer gives us a unique and unvarnished perspective on how we can all fight climate change—joyfully, knowledgeably, and even profitably—at a time of unparalleled consequence and opportunity.  Every day the news is filled with stories of extreme weather that threatens our cities, our health, our... Read more

Obama era hopes and disappointments 1 st season

By: Dr. Ahmed Zaki

Narrated by: Pandarosh

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Secrets of American policies during the era of Obama and secret alliances with the regimes of Arab and Islamic countries
The battles with organizations inside the Middle East and the threat from Russia Read more

Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom

By: Norman G. Finkelstein

Narrated by: M.T.A

Length: 15 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Listeners will be able to draw their own conclusions about whether Gaza has been a victim of decades of political shortcomings or whether its innocence has been distorted by propaganda and malicious political manipulations. In this detailed analysis, Norman G. Finkelstein uncovers the hardships endured by Palestinians, reveals the insincerity of... Read more

What Are the Olympics For?

By: Jules Boykoff

Narrated by: John Chancer

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

‘Athletes first’ is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules Boykoff shows in this book. While the world’s attention is riveted by the triumphs and tribulations on their screens, there is much that goes on behind the scenes that is deeply troubling: athletes... Read more

Hope Over Fate

By: Scott MacMillan

Narrated by: Scott MacMillan

Length: 15 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times called him "one of the unsung heroes of modern times." Fazle Hasan Abed was a mild-mannered accountant who may be the most influential man most people have never even heard of. A former finance executive with almost no experience in relief aid, he founded BRAC, originally the Bangladesh Rehabilitation... Read more

Moral Vision

By: Marvin Olasky

Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon

Length: 14 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

What makes a leader truly great? Is it simply a matter of management style and personality? Or is it character that matters most? Moral Visions takes an insightful look into America’s leaders of the past to answer these questions and demonstrates that values and moral convictions are critical to the strength of a nation.

Supposedly, we learn... Read more

The Russian FSB

By: Kevin P. Riehle

Narrated by: Nigel Patterson

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

Since its founding in 1995, the FSB, Russia's Federal Security Service, has regained the majority of the domestic security functions of the Soviet-era KGB. Under Vladimir Putin, who served as FSB director just before becoming president, the agency has grown to be one of the most powerful and favored organizations in Russia. The FSB not only... Read more

Lessons in Liberty

By: Jeremy S. Adams

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 7 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

“Smart, patriotic, and readable, this book is what our cynical culture needs.” — Pete Hegseth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Battle for the American MindAmerica is full of inspiring heroes.Greatness is not a chance—it is a choice. George Washington didn’t simply wake up as one of the greatest men in human history. His greatness was the... Read more