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Title: [German] - Black Box Uni: Biotop linker Ideologien

Author: Franca Bauernfeind

Narrator: Eva-Marie Becker

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Release date: April 25, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Auf dem Campus wurde Franca Bauernfeind als „Nazi-Schlampe“ beschimpft und ihre Wahlplakate wurden beschmiert. Aber trotz oder gerade aufgrund ihrer liberal-konservativen Positionen gewann sie die Wahl zum Studierendenrat der Universität Erfurt. Anhand von ihren Erfahrungen gibt sie einen tiefen Einblick in die (gesellschafts-)politischen Mechanismen des Hochschulbetriebs: Wer sich an der Universität nicht im linken und oftmals linksextremen Meinungskorridor bewegt, wird diffamiert und ausgegrenzt. Während früher linke und linksextreme Ideen tendenziell nicht den Campus verließen, prägen sie heute zunehmend die Gesellschaft, denn aus den Studenten von heute werden die Lehrer, Politiker, Journalisten und Vorgesetzte von morgen

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Title: [German] - Deutsche Lebenslügen: Der Antisemitismus, wieder und immer noch

Author: Helmut Kuhn, Philipp Peyman Engel

Narrator: Josef Vossenkuhl

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Release date: April 25, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Der neue Antisemitismus und das alte Schweigen Der brutale Terroranschlag der Hamas vom 7. Oktober ist zu einer Nagelprobe politischer und moralischer Haltung weltweit geworden. Das Schweigen der deutschen Linken und der Jubel muslimischer Einwanderer, die Unterstützung der Palästinenser durch die Klima-Aktivistin Greta Thunberg, die abgerissenen Plakate der Entführten in London, das Entsetzen der Politiker, die die Aufnahmen der Täter gesehen haben - viele Gewissheiten hat der 7. Oktober erledigt. In Deutschland - selbst in Deutschland – zeigt sich der Antisemitismus wieder so offen, dass man vermuten könnte, er wäre nie weg gewesen. Der deutsche Jude Philipp Peyman Engel ist schockiert, dass die Empörung in Deutschland so zögerlich zum Ausdruck kommt - aber nicht überrascht. Seit Jahren verfolgt der Chefredakteur der Jüdischen Allgemeinen die Anbiederung der deutschen Politik an die Feinde Israels und den alltäglichen Antisemitismus aus allen Ecken der Gesellschaft - von Rechten, von Linken, von muslimischen Migranten. Der 7. Oktober hat endgültig gezeigt, sagt Engel, dass es in Deutschland so nicht weitergehen kann. Philipp Peyman Engel begibt sich auf die Straßen von Neukölln und er begleitet Außenminister Steinmeier nach Israel, er schreibt über die Verlogenheit der deutschen Debatte und erzählt von seiner Jugend als Sohn einer persischen Jüdin in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Sein Buch ist auf der einen Seite eine Abrechnung mit denen, die zum Terror schweigen und eine Aufforderung, Haltung zu zeigen. Auf der anderen Seite ist es die schonungslose Beschreibung der moralischen Krise dieses Landes.

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Title: The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power

Author: Dana Mattioli

Narrator: Dana Mattioli, Caroline Hewitt

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 22 minutes

Release date: April 25, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, its pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary, and the growing efforts to stop it. For over twenty years, Amazon was the quintessential American success story, whilst its “customer obsession” approach made it indelibly attractive to consumers across the globe. But the company was not benevolent; it operated in ways that ensured it stayed on top, coming to dominate over a dozen industries beyond retail, growing voraciously by abusing data, exploiting partners, copying competitors, and avoiding taxes—leveraging its power to extract whatever it could, at any cost and without much scrutiny. Until now. With unparalleled access, and having interviewed hundreds of people – from Amazon executives to competitors to small businesses who rely on its marketplace to survive – Dana Mattioli exposes how Amazon was driven by a competitive edge to dominate every industry it entered, bulldozed all who stood in its way, reshaped the retail landscape, transformed how Wall Street evaluates companies, and altered the very nature of the global economy. In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission filed a monopoly lawsuit against Amazon in what may become one of the largest antitrust cases in the 21st century. As Amazon’s supremacy is finally challenged, The Everything War is the definitive, inside story of how it grew into one of the most powerful and feared companies in the world – and why this is the most consequential business story of our times. ‘Riveting and explosive. This is the business story of our time.’ Christopher Leonard, New York Times Bestselling Author of Kochland and The Lords of Easy Money © Dana Mattioli 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

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Title: [German] - Die Hamas: Herrschaft über Gaza, Krieg gegen Israel

Author: Joseph Croitoru

Narrator: Lucas Sanchez

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Release date: April 25, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

HERRSCHAFT ÜBER GAZA, KRIEG GEGEN ISRAEL Der Angriff der Hamas vom 7. Oktober 2023 markiert einen tiefen Einschnitt in der Geschichte Israels. Joseph Croitoru erklärt konzise, wie die Hamas seit 2007 ihre islamistische Herrschaft im Gazastreifen etabliert hat und welche Organisationen und Staaten ihren Terror gegen Israel unterstützen. Sein Augen öffnendes Buch, das auf langjähriger Beobachtung der Hamas basiert, lässt den neuen, schrecklichen Krieg in Israel und Palästina besser verstehen. Die Leichtigkeit, mit der Kämpfer der Hamas und des Islamischen Dschihad im Oktober 2023 die Grenze zu Israel überwunden haben, und die Unzahl ihrer Raketen haben die Welt verblüfft. Wie konnten so viele schwere Waffen in das vermeintlich lückenlos, bis tief in den Boden, gesicherte Gebiet gelangen? Welche Ideologie und welche Unterstützer stecken hinter der Hamas? Joseph Croitoru beschreibt die Geschichte der „Islamischen Widerstandsbewegung“ (Hamas), die 1987 aus der Muslimbruderschaft hervorgegangen ist und 2007 gewaltsam die Macht in Gaza übernommen hat. Er erläutert ihre unterschiedlichen Gesichter als Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, Regierungspartei und Terror- gruppe und zeigt, wie die palästinensische Bevölkerung von der rücksichtslosen Politik der rechtsgerichteten Netanjahu- Regierung in ihre Arme getrieben wird. Israel kann mit seinem massiven Gegenschlag die Herrschaft der Hamas über Gaza beenden, doch ob das auch das Ende der Hamas sein wird, bleibt fraglich. Joseph Croitoru ist ein ausgewiesener Nahost-Experte, der die Hamas und Gaza seit vielen Jahren beobachtet Ein aktueller Blick hinter die Kulissen der Hamas

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Title: [German] - Die neue Schule der Demokratie - Wilder denken, wirksam handeln (Ungekürzte Lesung)

Author: Marina Weisband, Doris Mendlewitsch

Narrator: Tanja Fornaro

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Release date: April 24, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

'Demokratie darf kein Luxus sein. Sondern Grundlage von allem - in unseren Schulen und in unserer Gesellschaft. Dafür werde ich kämpfen wie eine Löwin.' Die Psychologin und Bildungspolitikerin Marina Weisband ist davon überzeugt, dass Demokratie gelernt werden muss. Sie nur zu wollen, reicht definitiv nicht aus. Mit Demokratieförderung kann gar nicht früh genug begonnen werden, deshalb geht Marina Weisband in Schulen und arbeitet in verschiedenen Projekten mit Kindern und Jugendlichen. Denn unsere Schulen sind derzeit nicht gut aufgestellt. Viel zu selten bieten sie Gestaltungsspielraum. Statt selbständig zu werden, geraten Jugendliche in einen Zustand erlernter Hilflosigkeit - den sie auch als Erwachsene nicht mehr loswerden. Das wiederum ist ein ideales Einfallstor für Extremismus und Populismus. Marina Weisband weiß auch aus eigener Erfahrung, wie wichtig es ist, Selbstwirksamkeit und Eigenverantwortung zu erfahren. Demokratie will immer wieder neu erkämpft und gelebt werden, sie ist kein Naturzustand. Nur wenn wir das begreifen, können wir Jugendliche befähigen, als mündige Bürgerinnen und Bürger unsere Gesellschaft zu gestalten.

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Title: Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89

Author: Rodric Braithwaite

Narrator: Derek Perkins

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 25 minutes

Release date: April 23, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist Communists overwhelmed a poor country as a means of reaching a warm-water port on the Persian Gulf. Afghan mujahideen upset their plans, holding on with little more than natural fighting skills, until CIA agents came to the rescue with American arms. Humiliated in battle, the Soviets hastily retreated. It is a great story—but it never happened. In this brilliant, myth-busting account, Rodric Braithwaite, the former British ambassador to Moscow, challenges much of what we know about the Soviets in Afghanistan. He provides an inside look at this little-understood episode, using first-hand accounts and piercing analysis to show the war as it was fought and experienced by the Russians. The invasion was a defensive response to a chaotic situation in the Soviets' immediate neighbor. They intended to establish a stable, friendly government, secure the major towns, and train the police and armed forces before making a rapid exit. But the mission escalated, as did casualties. Braithwaite does not paint the occupation as a Russian triumph. To the contrary, he illustrates the searing effect of the brutal conflict on soldiers, their families, and the broader public, as returning veterans struggled to regain their footing back home.

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Title: The Invented State: Policy Misperceptions in the American Public

Author: Emily Thorson

Narrator: Emily Durante

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Release date: April 23, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

In The Invented State, Emily Thorson argues that a problematic and understudied aspect of political misinformation reflects widespread public misperception about what the government does. Because much of public policy is invisible to the public, there is fertile ground for false beliefs to flourish, leading to what Thorson terms the 'invented state': systematic misperceptions about public policy. However, people get the facts wrong not because they are stupid or blinded by partisan loyalty. Misperceptions are created when three conditions are met: when citizens have incomplete information about an issue, when their own biases color their understanding of it, and when they feel that the issue is important. The invented state is created by exposure to misinformation and by individuals' cognitive errors. Correcting these policy misperceptions is highly effective at reducing false beliefs. Providing people with corrective information has downstream effects on attitudes. When they learn how policies really work, their approval increases and they also shift their policy priorities. Contrary to pundits' assumptions of a public who is largely indifferent to policy, there is a deep public desire to learn basic facts about how the government works. Thorson meets that desire with analysis on how the media can identify and correct substantive policy misperceptions.

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Title: Taking Privacy Seriously: How to Create the Rights We Need While We Still Have Something to Protect

Author: James B. Rule

Narrator: Gregory Abbey

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Release date: April 23, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

A STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM TO CREATE A MORE PRIVATE AND EGALITARIAN DIGITAL WORLDTaking Privacy Seriously offers both a hard-hitting assessment of the origins of today’s privacy-eroding practices and a robust road map for creating individual authority over our personal data. James B. Rule proposes eleven key reforms in the control and use of personal information—including far-reaching new rights for individuals and meaningful responsibilities for data-keeping organizations—all aimed at redressing the balance of power between ordinary citizens and data hungry corporate and government institutions.What a privacy-deprived America needs most is not less technology, Rule argues, but profound political realignment. His proposed reforms include the creation of websites that publicly document what organizations are holding what forms of personal data; the establishment of a right for citizens to withdraw from personal data systems not required by law; and the institution of a universal property right over commercial exploitation of data on oneself—so that no organization could profit from the use or sale of such data without permission. Succinct and compelling, Taking Privacy Seriously explains how we can refashion information technologies so that they serve human needs, not the other way around.“This book is direct, impatient (in the best way possible), and urgent. It doesn’t waste time summarizing all the things we already know about privacy in theUnited States, but instead asks, What is to be done? We need a book like this.”—David Murakami Wood, Professor, Department of Criminology, University of Ottawa

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Title: Blue-Coated Terror: Jim Crow New Orleans and the Roots of Modern Police Brutality

Author: Jeffrey S. Adler

Narrator: Arnell Powell

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Release date: April 23, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

A searing chronicle of how racist violence became an ingrained facet of policing in the United StatesContrary to competing popular beliefs, police violence against African Americans has neither remained unchanged since the era of slavery nor is it a recent phenomenon disconnected from the past. In Bluecoated Terror, Jeffrey S. Adler draws on rich archival accounts to show how racialized police brutality is part of a larger system of state oppression with roots in the early twentieth-century South, particularly New Orleans.Wide racial differentials in the use of lethal force and beatings during arrest and interrogation emerged in the 1930s and 1940s. Adler explains how race control and crime control blended and blurred during this era, when police officers and criminal justice officials began to justify systemic violence against Black people as a crucial—and legal—tool for maintaining law and order. Bluecoated Terrorexplores both the rise of these trends and their chilling persistence, providing critical context for recent horrific police abuses as the ghost of Jim Crow continues to haunt the nation.“Jeffrey S. Adler’s analysis of New Orleans applies to the entire country and provides key insights as to how we arrived at our present crisis.”—Ibram X. Kendi, author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

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Title: The Yemen Model: Why U.S. Policy Has Failed in the Middle East

Author: Alexandra Stark

Narrator: Emily Durante

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 8 hours 44 minutes

Release date: April 23, 2024

Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics

Publisher's Summary:

A close look at failed US policies in the Middle East, offering a fresh perspective on how best to reorient goals in the region In this book Alexandra Stark argues that the US approach to Yemen offers insights into the failures of American foreign policy throughout the Middle East. Stark makes the case that despite often being drawn into conflicts within Yemen, the United States has not achieved its policy goals because it has narrowly focused on counterterrorism and regional geopolitical competition rather than on the well-being of Yemenis themselves. She offers recommendations designed to reorient US policy in the Middle East in pursuit of US national security interests and to support the people of these countries in their efforts to make their own communities safe, secure, and prosperous.