Resultados Editorial "audible studios" en Política y gobierno

In October 1962, when the United States confronted the Soviet Union over its installation of missiles in Cuba, few people shared the behind-the-scenes story as it is told here by the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy. In this unique account, he describes the hour-by-hour negotiations, with particular attention to the actions and views of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. In a foreword to this edition, the distinguished historian and Kennedy adviser Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., discusses the book's enduring importance and the significance of new information about the crisis that has come to light from the former Soviet Union.

Criminal exploits, secret agent intrigue, and clever disguises fill the pages of Francois Eugene Vidocq’s memoirs. A legendary figure in history, Vidocq is known as the first detective and an inspiration to great writers such as Honore de Balzac, Victor Hugo and Edgar Allen Poe. As a player in the criminal underworld, Vidocq is a master of disguises and an accomplished thief, eventually turning his unlawful talents toward catching criminals as the first French chief of secret police.

By the winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Economics, an essential and paradigm-altering framework for understanding economic development - for both rich and poor - in the 21st century. Freedom, Sen argues, is both the end and most efficient means of sustaining economic life and the key to securing the general welfare of the world's entire population. Releasing the idea of individual freedom from association with any particular historical, intellectual, political, or religious tradition, Sen clearly demonstrates its current applicability and possibilities.

Bhagat Singh is a name that became synonymous with revolution in India’s struggle for Independence. This young boy brought about a change in the way people thought about freedom. He was well read and fought extensively for rights – his own, his comrades’ and his countrymen’s. This book is a collection of 18 of his valued writings from within the walls of prison and outside it, which show us the resolve in his words, and the bravery in his acts subsequently.

Why is the Atlantic slowly filling with crude petroleum, threatening a millions-of-years-old ecological balance? Why did traders at prominent banks take high-risk gambles with the money entrusted to them by hundreds of thousands of clients around the world, expanding and leveraging their investments to the point that failure led to a global financial crisis that left millions of people jobless and hundreds of cities economically devastated?

In the very near future, smart “technologies and big data” will allow us to make large-scale and sophisticated interventions in politics, culture, and everyday life. Technology will allow us to solve problems in highly original ways and create new incentives to get more people to do the right thing. But how will such “solutionism” affect our society, once deeply political, moral, and irresolvable dilemmas are recast as uncontroversial and easily manageable matters of technological efficiency?

Tras el derrumbe de la utopía neoliberal, el gran consenso ideológico de nuestro tiempo es la capacidad de las tecnologías de la comunicación para inducir dinámicas sociales positivas. La economía del conocimiento se considera unánimemente como la solución al deterioro especulativo de los mercados; las redes sociales son el remedio a la fragilidad de nuestras vidas nómadas y globalizadas; la ciberpolítica aspira a regenerar nuestras democracias exhaustas.

A toxic ideology rules the world of extreme competition and individualism. It misrepresents human nature, destroying hope and common purpose. Only a positive vision can replace it, a new story that re-engages people in politics and lights a path to a better world. George Monbiot shows how new findings in psychology, neuroscience and evolutionary biology cast human nature in a radically different light: as the supreme altruists and cooperators.

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.

Blood, Money, & Power exposes the secret, high-level conspiracy in Texas that led to President John F. Kennedy’s death and the succession of Lyndon B. Johnson as president in 1963. Attorney Barr McClellan, a former member of L.B.J.’s legal team, uses hundreds of newly released documents, including insider interviews, court papers, and the Warren Commission, to illuminate the maneuvers, payoffs, and power plays that revolved around the assassination of Kennedy and to expose L.B.J.’s involvement in the murder plot.

El 5 de septiembre de 2018, el New York Times publicó un artículo de opinión explosivo garantizando el anonimato de su autor. Descrito como «un alto funcionario dentro de la administración Trump», su autor explicaba que era testigo visual del caos dentro de la Casa Blanca, de la inestabilidad de la administración y de cómo la gente trabaja para controlar los impulsos temerarios de Donald Trump. Con las elecciones de 2020 en el horizonte, Anónimo ha vuelto a la carga.

En junio de 2018, la más atroz decisión de Donald Trump como presidente, llevaba meses operando en secreto, antes de que la mayoría de los estadounidenses se percatara de la inconcebible falta de humanidad que estaba siendo perpetrada por su propio Gobierno. Jacob Soboroff fue de los primeros periodistas en exhibir esta realidad después de observar, de primera mano, las condiciones bajo las que vivían los menores en custodia.

Ogni comunità ha bisogno di giustificare le proprie disuguaglianze: l'uomo deve trovare le ragioni di queste disparità per non rischiare di vedere crollare l'intero edificio politico e sociale. In questa chiave, anche molte ideologie del passato non appaiono più così irragionevoli, se paragonate al nostro presente. Conoscere la molteplicità delle traiettorie e delle biforcazioni della storia può infatti aiutarci a interrogare le fondamenta delle nostre istituzioni e a intuire le loro trasformazioni.

Esta obra clássica, foi revisitada por seu autor, José de Souza Martins, que incorporou novos trechos e atualizou a discussão sobre as questões tratadas. O cativeiro da terra é a matriz estrutural e histórica da sociedade que somos hoje. Ele condenou a nossa modernidade e a nossa entrada no mundo capitalista a uma modalidade de coerção do trabalho. Aí encontramos a explicação de nossa lentidão histórica e a postergação da ascensão social dos condenados à servidão.

En El Libro Secreto de la Propaganda , Alejandro Llantada explora las poderosas técnicas detrás de los mensajes que mueven masas y transforman sociedades. Desde líderes políticos hasta marcas icónicas, quienes han alcanzado el éxito duradero lo han hecho siguiendo principios fundamentales que ahora puedes descubrir. No importa si cuentas con millones de dólares como los partidos políticos o apenas una idea y una hoja en blanco como Lenin o Lutero: el poder de la propaganda está al alcance de cualquiera que se atreva a dominarlo.

With Share This! both regular folks of a progressive bent and committed activists can learn how to go beyond swapping movie reviews and vacation photos (not that there's anything wrong with that). At the moment, the same kinds of people who dominate the dialog off-line are dominating it online, and things will never change if that doesn't change. Progressives need to get on social networks and share their stories, join conversations, connect with others - and not just others exactly like themselves.

Attraversiamo metropoli futuristiche e hutong, locali fumosi e campi di ginseng, antichi principi confuciani e intelligenza artificiale, neomarxismo e ipercapitalismo. Incontriamo l’ambiguo funzionario del Partito comunista, l’operosa dottoressa di Wuhan, l’eterea vlogger della Cina rurale, l’astro della letteratura fantascientifica, la giovanissima attivista per l’ambiente. Addentriamoci nella Cina nuova, quella che scopriamo appena smettiamo di leggerne soltanto la superficie.

Uma história emocionante que se passa durante os anos da Segunda Guerra, em Berlim. De dia, a jornalista alemã Ruth trabalhava para a revista feminina Die junge Dame (A jovem senhora) e, à noite, salvava desconhecidos, amigos e conhecidos judeus, abrigando-os em sua casa. Pessoas como Ruth arriscaram suas vidas fazendo uso da coragem civil para salvar cinco mil pessoas na Alemanha. Em Berlim, 1.700 conseguiram sobreviver com a ajuda de corajosos civis.

Obra-prima em termos de pensamento original e pesquisa, A era do capitalismo de vigilância, de Shoshana Zuboff, apresenta ideias alarmantes sobre o fenômeno que ela nomeou capitalismo de vigilância. Os riscos não poderiam ser maiores: uma arquitetura global de modificação comportamental ameaça impactar a humanidade no século XXI de forma tão radical quanto o capitalismo industrial desfigurou o mundo natural no século XX.

¡Un bestseller del New York Times! 2019 ha sido el último gran año para la economía mundial. Durante generaciones, todo se ha ido haciendo más rápido, mejor y más barato. Finalmente, llegamos al punto en que casi cualquier cosa que pudiera desear podría ser enviada a su casa a los pocos días -incluso horas- de haber decidido que la quería. Estados Unidos hizo que eso sucediera, pero ahora ha perdido el interés en mantenerlo en marcha. Las cadenas de suministro que abarcan todo el mundo solo son posibles con la protección de la marina estadounidense.