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Title: [German] - Lady Susan's - Sommergeschichten

Author: Lady Susan

Narrator: Lady Susan

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Release date: October 17, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Lady Susan liest ihre eigenen Geschichten für Groß und Klein, für Jung und Alt. Diese Sommergeschichten sind Teil einer Reihe von Geschichten für jede Jahreszeit.

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Title: Blocking Public Participation: The Use of Strategic Litigation to Silence Political Expression

Author: Byron Sheldrick

Narrator: Miles Meili

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Release date: September 28, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) involves lawsuits brought by individuals, corporations, groups, or politicians to curtail political activism and expression. An increasingly large part of the political landscape in Canada, they are often launched against those protesting, boycotting, or participating in some form of political activism. A common feature of SLAPPs is that their intention is rarely to win the case or secure a remedy; rather, the suit is brought to create a chill on political expression. Blocking Public Participation examines the different types of litigation and causes of action that frequently form the basis of SLAPPs, and how these lawsuits transform political disputes into legal cases, thereby blocking political engagement. The resource imbalance between plaintiffs and defendants allows plaintiffs to tie up defendants in complex and costly legal processes. The book also examines the dangers SLAPPs pose to political expression and to the quality and integrity of our democratic political institutions. Finally, the book examines the need to regulate SLAPPs in Canada and assesses various regulatory proposals. In Canada, considerable attention has been paid to the “legalization of politics” and the impact on the Charter in diverting political activism into the judicial arena. SLAPPs, however, are an under-studied element of this process, and in their obstruction of political engagement through recourse to the courts they have profound implications for democratic practice.

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Title: The Quaking of America

Author: Resmaa Menakem

Narrator: Cary Hite

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

Release date: September 19, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

The New York Times bestselling author of MY GRANDMOTHER'S HANDS surveys America's deteriorating democracy and offers embodied practices to help us protect ourselves and our country. In THE QUAKING OF AMERICA, therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem takes readers through somatic processes addressing the growing threat of white-supremacist political violence. Through the coordinated repetition of lies, anti-democratic elements in American society are working to incite mass radicalization, widespread chaos, and a collective trauma response in tens of millions of American bodies. Currently, most of us are utterly unprepared for this potential mayhem. This book can help prepare us—and possibly prevent further destruction. This preparation focuses not on strategy or politics, but on practices that can help us Build presence and discernment in our bodies Settle our bodies during the heat of conflict Maintain our safety, sanity, and stability in dangerous situations Heal our personal and collective racialized trauma Practice embodied social action Turn toward instead of on one another THE QUAKING OF AMERICA is a unique and perfectly timed guide to help us navigate our widespread upheaval and build an antiracist culture. 'Resmaa Menakem is one of our country's most gifted racial healers. His brilliant new book could not be more timely.'—Michael Eric Dyson, author of Entertaining Race and Long Time Coming 'Resmaa Menakem is a visionary, and his work is absolutely essential for antiracist practice.”—Robin DiAngelo, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of White Fragility and Nice Racism

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Title: [German] - Amerikas Gotteskrieger - Wie die Religiöse Rechte die Demokratie gefährdet (ungekürzt)

Author: Annika Brockschmidt

Narrator: Maja Weber

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 13 minutes

Release date: August 26, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Der SPIEGEL-Bestseller jetzt als Hörbuch: Sie lehnen alles Staatliche ab, propagieren 'White-Supremacy', kämpfen gegen Abtreibung, befürworten erzkonservative Geschlechterrollen und wähnen sich im Krieg gegen satanische Mächte: die Religiöse Rechte in den USA. Seit Jahrzehnten baut diese Bewegung ihre landesweite Infrastruktur aus Organisationen und Medienimperien immer weiter auf, unter der Regierung Trump konnten zahlreiche ihrer Vertreter Posten im Weißen Haus und in den Gerichten besetzen. Annika Brockschmidt geht der Geschichte der heutigen Religiösen Rechten in den USA von den 1960er Jahren bis heute nach und entfaltet das Spektrum einer vielschichtigen Gruppierung, die mittlerweile über Sieg und Niederlage bei Präsidentschaftswahlen entscheiden kann - und den Ton in einer der beiden großen Parteien des Landes angibt. Sie deckt ihre politische Agenda auf und zeigt, wie Geschichtsrevisionismus, Nationalismus, Autoritarismus, Verschwörungsdenken, Apokalypse-Sehnsucht und Rassismus die Religiöse Rechte von Beginn an geprägt haben. Ihre Vertreter sind heute längst im Zentrum der Macht angekommen. Trumps Niederlage war nicht das Ende der Religiösen Rechten in den USA - genauso wenig, wie seine Präsidentschaft ihr Beginn war. Gelesen von der Journalistin und ZDF-Moderatorin Maja Weber. 2022 by Audio-To-Go Publishing Ltd., Ireland. © Buchvorlage by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Hamburg.

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Title: Human Rights in Canada

Author: Dominique Clément

Narrator: Ian Sherwood

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Release date: July 26, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Canadians framed their grievances with reference to Christianity or British justice rather than human rights. A historical sociological approach to human rights reveals how rights are historically contingent|This book shows how human rights became the primary language for social change in Canada and how a single decade became the locus for that emergence. The author argues that the 1970s was a critical moment in human rights history-one that transformed political culture|and foreign policy. Human Rights in Canada is one of the first sociological studies of human rights in Canada. It explains that human rights are a distinct social practice|and how new rights claims are built upon past claims. This book explores governments' tendency to suppress rights in periods of perceived emergency; how Canada's rights culture was shaped by state formation; how social movements have advanced new rights claims; the changing discourse of rights in debates surrounding the constitution; how the international human rights movement shaped domestic politics and foreign policy; and much more. In addition to drawing on secondary literature in law|and it documents those social conditions that made human rights significant at a particular historical moment. A central theme in this book is that human rights derive from society rather than abstract legal principles. Therefore|and materials produced by non-governmental organizations.|and political science|archival research|history|law|litigation and case law|newspapers|opinion polls|social movements|sociology|this study looked to published government documents|we can identify the boundaries and limits of Canada's rights culture at different moments in our history. Until the 1970s

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Title: Harry Builds a Nation: The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew

Series: #3 of Harry Lee

Author: Patrick Yee

Narrator: Hamish Alastair Gerard Brown

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 11 minutes

Release date: May 22, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Harry Builds a Nation is the third book in the picture book series about Singapore's remarkable leader, Lee Kuan Yew. Where A Boy Named Harry showed his determination and Harry Grows Up his courage, this book features Harry's vision. Working with a strong team who shared his can-do spirit, Harry brought Singapore out of colonial rule and turned his beloved country into an independent, successful and much-admired nation. © 2015 by Patrick Yee. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2022.

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Title: Harry Grows Up: The Early Years of Lee Kuan Yew

Series: #2 of Harry Lee

Author: Patrick Yee

Narrator: Hamish Alastair Gerard Brown

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 15 minutes

Release date: May 18, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Harry Grows Up is the second book in the series of picture books about the life of Singapore's remarkable leader, Lee Kuan Yew. In the first book, A Boy Named Harry, young readers learn what it was like for him to grow up in British-ruled Singapore. In this book, Harry is now a teenager, eager to start college. But his world is suddenly turned upside down when the Japanese capture Singapore. This engaging story tells about Harry's courage, from the years of the Japanese Occupation to the founding of the People's Action Party. © 2015 by Patrick Yee. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2022.

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Title: A Boy Named Harry: The Childhood of Lee Kuan Yew

Series: #1 of Harry Lee

Author: Patrick Yee

Narrator: Hamish Alastair Gerard Brown

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 0 hours 13 minutes

Release date: May 15, 2022

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

The future leader of Singapore spent his growing up years doing what other children did in the 1920s. Harry liked to play with spinning tops, marbles, kites—and even fighting fish! While he was a little mischievous as a child, Harry worked hard in school to achieve academic success, eventually winning scholarships to attend the prestigious Raffles College. Especially for younger readers, this inspiring picture book about the childhood of Harry Lee Kuan Yew is one that parents, caregivers and teachers can share with children, providing the perfect opportunity for grown-ups to tell share with them his contributions to the country. © 2014 by Patrick Yee. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2022.

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Title: PAP v PAP: The Party's struggle to adapt to a changing Singapore

Author: Cherian George, Donald Low

Narrator: Pam Oei

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Release date: March 2, 2021

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Singapore appears to be transitioning gradually to a more competitive and contentious democracy. For now, though, the People's Action Party still controls all the levers of power. The PAP's internal dynamics will be the primary determinant of its continued viability. This anthology of essays expands on one dimension of this inner struggle: between a conservative attachment to what worked in the past, and a boldly progressive vision for the future. The authors argue that a reformed PAP — comfortable with political competition and more committed to justice and equality — would be good for Singapore, and serve the long-term interests of the party. An adaptive PAP, buttressed with stronger democratic legitimacy, would also maintain one of Singapore's most important strengths: a strong consensus on the virtues of an expert-led, elite government. Only by strengthening democratic practices and norms can Singapore maintain its edge in a world pulled apart by identity politics, populist nationalism and nativism, and an erosion of trust in public institutions. About the Authors Cherian George is professor of media studies at Hong Kong Baptist University, and associate dean for research at its School of Communication. His previous books on Singapore include Air-Conditioned Nation Revisited (2020) and Freedom From the Press: Journalism and State Power in Singapore (2012). He worked as a political journalist for The Straits Times in the 1990s before pursuing his PhD in communication from Stanford University. Donald Low is senior lecturer and professor of practice in public policy at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the director of the university's Institute for Emerging Market Studies, and the director of Leadership and Public Policy Executive Education. He is the author of Hard Choices: Challenging the Singapore Consensus (2014). Before joining academia, he served nearly 15 years in the Singapore government. PRAISE FOR PAP v PAP 'A book written with eagle-eyed clarity about much-needed reforms in the Singapore political system. A must-read for anyone genuinely concerned about the future of Singapore.' — Remy Choo Zheng Xi, lawyer and civil society activist. 'You can disagree with the content but you cannot, in good faith, fault them for their clear intention to keep the discussion as academic, civil and respectful as possible. They identify themselves with 'liberal' and 'progressive' views — which will provoke others to view them through the lens of contempt. The language of contempt has already entered into our political conversation, but my hope is that we are not so far gone in partisan politics that we cannot still find it in ourselves to take off the lens of contempt and try on the lens of sincere respect again.' — Kuik Shiao-Yin, former Nominated Member of Parliament and co-founder of The Thought Collective. 'PAP v. PAP is a forensic and fascinating collection on Singapore's future policy dilemmas, from two of its most thoughtful and challenging thinkers. Produced in a spirit of constructive criticism and written in an easy accessible style, it makes for invaluable reading for anyone interested in Asia's greatest economic success story — and indeed for the future political economy of Asia itself.' — James Crabtree, author of The Billionaire Raj. © 2020 by Cherian George and Donald Low. Published in paper format in Singapore by Cherian George and Donald Low, recorded by Storyside 2020.

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Title: [German] - Trump gegen die Demokratie - 'A Very Stable Genius' (Ungekürzte Lesung)

Author: Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker

Narrator: Julian Mehne

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 18 hours 51 minutes

Release date: January 22, 2021

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

2020 ist das Schicksalsjahr der USA. Im November wird der Präsident gewählt, und die Lage spitzt sich dramatisch zu: Wird Trump es noch einmal schaffen? Und was würde das bedeuten? Dieses Hörbuch gibt die Antwort. Im Gewitter der täglichen Tweets und 'News' treten die beiden Pulitzer-Preisträger von der Washington Post einen Schritt zurück, um die Amtszeit Trumps Schritt für Schritt zu rekonstruieren. Sie nutzen eine Fülle von neuen Details und Erkenntnissen, die sie aus Hunderten Stunden Interview-Material mit mehr als 200 Verwaltungsbeamten, Trump-Vertrauten und anderen Augenzeugen gewonnen haben, um entscheidende Muster hinter dem täglichen Chaos in der Regierung aufzudecken. Exzellent recherchiert und meisterhaft erzählt, lassen sie ein Bild von Trump entstehen, das uns besorgt stimmen sollte: Seine Versuche, das amerikanische System und die Demokratie zu unterlaufen, sind erfolgreicher als gedacht. In diesem Jahr geht es wirklich um alles.