Focusing on the historical struggle for American democracy, the book highlights the efforts of dedicated public servants and courageous citizens during World War II who resisted far-right conspirators aiming to align the nation with the Nazis. Drawing from research for the acclaimed podcast Ultra, it explores the persistent rise of a radical authoritarianism on the far-right that has influenced American politics for nearly a century. Rachel Maddow provides a compelling narrative that connects past and present threats to democratic values.
Rachel Maddow Libri
Rachel Maddow è una conduttrice televisiva e autrice americana, celebrata per la sua acuta analisi politica e la sua capacità di rendere accessibili argomenti complessi. Il suo lavoro approfondisce le complessità della politica americana e del potere militare, esplorando come queste forze plasmano la società. La scrittura di Maddow è caratterizzata da una ricerca approfondita, uno stile narrativo chiaro e un esame critico degli eventi politici che influenzano la nazione. Il suo obiettivo è fornire ai lettori una comprensione più profonda dei meccanismi del potere politico e del suo impatto sociale.
Blowout
Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth - Large Print
- 688pagine
- 25 ore di lettura
"Because Russia's rich reserves of crude have in fact stunted its growth, forcing Putin to maintain his power by spreading Russia's rot into its rivals, its neighbors, and the West's alliances.The oil and gas industry has polluted oceans and rivers but also polluted democracy itself - in developing and developed countries." WorldCat.
Drift
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radical presidency, the disturbing rise of executive authority, the gradual outsourcing of our war-making capabilities to private companies, the plummeting percentage of American families whose children fight our constant wars for us, and even the changing fortunes of G.I. Joe. Ultimately, she shows us just how much we stand to lose by allowing the scope of American military power to overpower our political discourse. Sensible yet provocative, dead serious yet seriously funny, Drift reinvigorates a "loud and jangly" political debate about our vast and confounding national security state.
Batwoman: Elegy New Edition
- 192pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
A formidable foe is sucking Gotham into her dark fantasy, only Batwoman can bring a madwoman back to reality and save the city!