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The science is overwhelming; the facts are in. The planet is heating up at an alarming rate and the results are everywhere to be seen. Yet, as time runs out, climate progress is blocked by the men who are profiting from the burning of the planet: energy moguls like the Koch brothers and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson. Powerful politicians like Senators Mitch McConnell and Jim Inhofe, who receive massive contributions from the oil and coal industries. Most of these men are too intelligent to truly believe that climate change is not a growing crisis.

Brought to you by Penguin. It is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of climate change is a fairy tale, perhaps as pernicious as the one that says it isn't happening at all, and if your anxiety about it is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of...

What if humanity's greatest challenges are not the differences between us, but the divisions we have come to accept as permanent? In an age of climate crises, wars, mass displacement, economic uncertainty, and unprecedented technological change, the problems shaping our future increasingly transcend national boundaries. Yet our thinking remains deeply rooted in systems built around separation, competition, and fear.

'Count Binface will be Prime Minister. It's only a matter of time' Independent Greetings, life-form! My name is Count Binface. I am not Nigel Farage. I am an intergalactic space warrior, leader of the Recyclons and British election veteran. And as part of my overarching mission to control the...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon.”—Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon With a new afterword It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global...

Published on the 15th anniversary of the Six-Day War that culminated in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Pappe offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts. Using recently declassified archival material, Pappe analyses the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians-and the decision-making process itself - that laid the foundation of the occupation. Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest "open prison". 

Socialism was man's most ambitious attempt to supplant religion with a doctrine claiming to ground itself in "science". Each failure to create societies of abundance or give birth to "the New Man" inspired more searching for the path to the promised land: revolution, communes, social democracy, communism, fascism, Arab socialism, African socialism. None worked, and some exacted a staggering human toll. Then, after two centuries of wishful thinking and bitter disappointment, socialism imploded in a fin de siecle drama of falling walls and collapsing regimes.

An urgent, workable plan to confront climate change and transform America's economy for a post-fossil fuel world from the New York Times bestselling author of The Third Industrial Revolution. A new vision for America’s future is quickly gaining momentum. The Green New Deal has caught fire in...

In a tale as intriguing today as it was in its time, this story explores the curious case of Huckley, an English village that found itself voting on the flatness of the Earth. But how did this bizarre scenario come to be? The narrative unfolds around Sir Thomas Ingell, the local squire, who inadvertently becomes the centerpiece of an international mockery after luring two newspaper owners, a reporter, and an MP into a speeding incident. With the cunning assistance of Bat Masquerier, a music hall owner embodying The Totally Amoral Soul and Personal Devil, the village is thrust into the ...

An eye-opening, topical, and moving memoir of one woman’s experience of working-class poverty in America. Born a fifth-generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side and the product of generations of teenage mothers on her maternal side, Smarsh grew up in a family of labourers trapped in a cycle of poverty. She learned about hard work and also absorbed painful lessons about economic inequality, eventually coming to understand the powerful forces that have blighted the lives of poor and working-class Americans living in the heartland.

"Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." Gertrude Stein READ BY TOM BAIRD AND ARTHUR HOUSE. The world's a complex and bewildering place. Every day we are bombarded with far information than we can possibly hope to absorb. We don't have the time, energy...

The first hopeful book about climate change, The Future Earth shows readers how to reverse the short- and long-term effects of climate change over the next three decades. The basics of climate science are easy. We know it is entirely human-caused. Which means its solutions will be similarly...

In the 25 years after 1989, the world enjoyed the deepest peace in history. In The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, the eminent foreign policy scholar Michael Mandelbaum examines that remarkable quarter century, describing how and why the peace was established and then fell apart. Mandelbaum argues that the widespread peace ended because three major countries put an end to it with aggressive nationalist policies aimed at overturning the prevailing political arrangements in their respective regions.

An extraterrestrial colony, in some form, may already exist, just awaiting discovery. But the greatest impediment to such an important scientific discovery may not be technological, but political. No scientific endeavor can be launched without a budget, and matters of money are within the arena of politicians. Dr. Ben Bova explores some of the key players and the arguments waged in a debate of both scientific and cultural priorities.

Welcome to „What on Earth - is going on?“. We are Drew & Ella and we want to use this very first episode to introduce ourselves and this Podcast. How did we get interested in climate topics? What do we think about traditional climate news? Why did we want to start another Podcast on this topic? With everything that is going on in the world right now, you can get easily overwhelmed by the news.In this podcast, we want to spread some hope and optimism by looking at developments, ideas and initiatives at a local level.

Experience the epic history of how desperate refugees built a thriving maritime empire from a harsh, malarial lagoon. This immersive journey transports you to the muddy shores of the Adriatic, where severe geographic isolation birthed ruthless commercial innovation. Perfect for an educational...

Defenders of the Earth captures the gripping and inspiring stories of activists around the world who are taking on powerful interests to protect our planet. Our presenter is Vanessa Nakate, climate justice activist from Uganda.

Michael Savage predicted the chaos that is Obama's legacy. Now he tells us whether the destruction can be stopped! The prophetic author of the bestselling Government Zero, Dr. Michael Savage is back with his most urgent and powerful work. Listeners to Dr. Savage's top-rated radio talk show, The...

Mayor Ganim’s Greatest Podcast on Earth is a conversation about Bridgeport; where it’s been, where it is now, and where it’s headed. Each episode takes a closer look at the people, places, and stories that make the city what it is today. From Bridgeport’s history and cultural landmarks to the work happening across neighborhoods right now, the podcast is meant to give listeners a better understanding of the city beyond the headlines. Mayor Ganim will be sharing Bridgeport’s story in an honest, thoughtful way, talking through its challenges, celebrating its progress, and highlighting ...

The award-winning author of The Experience of Place delivers an "upbeat and engaging account of the remarkable progress being made to preserve vast wild spaces for animals to roam" (The Wall Street Journal)—and an urgent call to protect 50 percent of the earth's land by 2050—thereby saving...