Audiobooks with keyword Race

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This audiobook explores the surprising history of American meat production, from colonial abundance to modern factory farming, examining the motivations and consequences of our nation's insatiable appetite for meat. It offers a comprehensive and compelling look at how the pursuit of plenty shaped America's landscape and identity.

Keywords: Economics
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This audiobook reveals how to safeguard and grow your wealth against inflation and financial instability by utilizing a revolutionary, incorruptible digital asset. Learn practical strategies to accumulate and secure generational riches by understanding the history and future of money.

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This audiobook argues that migrant and refugee crises are direct results of conquest, capitalist globalization, and climate change. It examines how borders worldwide are used to displace, criminalize, and exploit people, consolidating imperial, capitalist, and racist rule.

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This unabridged audiobook by Michael Hudson, read by Evan Sibley, presents a finalized analysis of how the US severed the dollar's link to gold in 1971, driven by overseas military spending and a deepening balance of payments deficit. The 21-hour narration explores the economic ramifications of this pivotal historical event.

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This audiobook provides an unabridged overview of the illicit global economy, exploring its structure, operations, and intersections with legal systems and politics. It aims to demystify this vital, often misrepresented, aspect of globalization.

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This audiobook explores the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI), examining its history, pilot programs, and potential societal impacts. It offers an objective guide to the promises and pitfalls of UBI, addressing key questions about its cost, eligibility, and effects on work and the economy.

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This unabridged audiobook, read by Jim Seybert, demystifies the complexities of the American tax system. Written by leading authorities Leonard E. Burman and Joel Slemrod, it explains how taxes affect individuals and businesses, explores fairness and efficiency, and analyzes the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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This audiobook explores Africa's surprising economic successes, highlighting four nations that have defied challenges and demonstrating how embracing effective policies and leveraging its growing population can lead to prosperity. It emphasizes African leadership and a clear developmental path, offering an essential perspective on the continent's future.

Categories: Political
Keywords: AfricaEconomics
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This audiobook explores the enduring racial wealth gap in America, arguing that discriminatory laws rooted in white supremacy have systematically hindered Black wealth creation while subsidizing white families. It details how these historical forces, including violence and the collapse of Black institutions, alongside racist justifications, have maintained economic inequality and necessitate reparations.

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This audiobook explores how organizations, like governments and corporations, function as artificial intelligences that can make decisions contrary to their members' intentions. It examines the consequences of ignoring Stafford Beer's theories on management cybernetics, highlighting the resulting political and economic crises.

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This audiobook, "The End of Ownership," by Aaron Perzanowski and Jason Schultz, explores how digital marketplaces have shifted our understanding of ownership from outright purchase to mere licensing. It argues for the benefits of personal property rights in the digital realm, emphasizing individual autonomy and freedom of use.

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This audiobook debunks the myth that Hollywood business stifles art, revealing how collaboration and conflict fueled cinematic genius. Film historian Thomas Schatz uses industry documents to trace the evolution of movies and careers, offering a definitive look at Old Hollywood and its legacy.

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This audiobook argues that capitalism has hollowed out democracy by prioritizing markets over self-governance. It proposes a "democratic marketplace" where employees participate in corporate governance, economic disparities are curbed, and growth is balanced with sustainability, offering practical, tested solutions.

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This audiobook offers a thrilling, fly-on-the-wall look at the ambition, greed, and competition behind Manhattan's Billionaires' Row, revealing the creation of the world's most expensive real estate. Written by a Wall Street Journal reporter, it details the cutthroat industry that built these "supertall" towers for the ultra-rich.

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This audiobook by Jane Marie exposes how multilevel marketing schemes prey on the American working class, profiting off desperation with promises of income that rarely materialize. It's an urgent exposé of these companies' exploitative practices and their devastating financial impact on those seeking financial stability.

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This audiobook, Macroeconomics Made Clear by Akila Weerapana, explains core macroeconomic principles to help listeners understand their impact on the world. It covers historical economic events and modern challenges like inequality and climate change, using clear illustrations and models.

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This audiobook, "Understanding Bank Crises and Contagion," by Kathleen Day explores the historical causes and ripple effects of bank failures, from the Great Depression to recent events, and examines government attempts to regulate them. It delves into why these avoidable financial catastrophes continue to occur and who bears responsibility.

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This audiobook, "The History of Money," by Simon Middleton, explores the evolution of money through centuries, from ancient systems to modern cryptocurrency. It examines how money has shaped empires, sparked revolutions, and influenced key historical figures and financial crises.

Categories: Misc. Non-fiction
Keywords: Economics
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This audiobook challenges the notion of economics as apolitical, revealing how it's used to enforce capitalism and present austerity as necessary. It argues that capitalism is not inevitable but a replaceable system, advocating for a move towards economic liberation.

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Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik presents a comprehensive history of California, revealing its complex and contradictory journey from Spanish conquest to its status as a global tech and progressive leader. This unabridged audiobook explores the state's profound and often overlooked impact on the United States and the world.

Categories: History
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Lawrence's dreams of opening a shop are shattered when a new currency and a threat to his friend Holo plunge the town into uncertainty. Separated from Holo, Lawrence is drawn into a dangerous plot to reclaim a company, leading to a climactic confrontation that will determine their fate.

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This audiobook chronicles John Law, an ingenious Scot who revolutionized France's economy by creating paper money, leading to unprecedented wealth, speculative frenzy, and ultimately, a dramatic boom-and-bust cycle that birthed modern fiscal philosophy.

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Chuck Collins' "Burned by Billionaires" exposes how extreme wealth concentration by the top .01% rigs the system against the majority, fueling income inequality and political polarization. The book serves as a call to action, offering a roadmap to reclaim power and build a more equitable, prosperous society.

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Georges Bataille's "The Accursed Share" posits that civilization is defined by the necessary expenditure of surplus energy, a "general economy" of excess that challenges conventional economic models. This work explores how diverse cultural practices, from sacrifice to conquest, illustrate this theory of overabundance.