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THIS IS THE BOOK YOU NEED TO READ BEFORE YOU CAST YOUR VOTE ON 4 JULY. Why do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others miserably fail? What is a 'special adviser' and how did they take over British political life? And why is the House of Lords more functional than most people...

Americans in the twenty-first century are becoming increasingly untethered from both reality and the essential principles and traditions that have shaped the nation’s historic success. A big part of why America isn’t working is because far too many Americans neither know nor care how it’s supposed to work.

We interact with the financial system every day, whether taking out or paying off loans, making insurance claims, or simply depositing money into our bank accounts. Fixed exposes how this system has been corrupted to serve the interests of financial services providers and their cleverest customers—at the expense of ordinary people.

You Spend It. You Save It. You Never Have Enough of It. But how does money actually work? Understanding cash, currencies and the financial system is vital for making sense of what is going on in our world, especially now. Since the 2008 financial crisis, money has rarely been out of the...

President Obama’s former United States chief of protocol looks at why diplomacy and etiquette matter—from the international stage to everyday life. History often appears to consist of big gestures and dramatic shifts. But for every peace treaty signed, someone set the stage, using hidden...

If American government is to work, it must do so in the center - where open discussion, hard negotiation, and effective compromise take place. No living politician knows this better than former Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who served for 40 years in state and national government, including 24 in the United States Senate and a campaign for the vice presidency. In this vivid account of his political life, Senator Lieberman shows how legislative progress and all-inclusive government occurs when politicians reject extremism and embrace productive compromise.

Who benefits from Universal Basic Income - and who pays for it? Learn everything you need to know about UBI in this short book!

Wasted Talent is a call to action against a system that has failed workers for too long. The future of work was supposed to be about more innovation, flexibility, and opportunity for all, but for most it has brought nothing but unfulfilled promises. Work isn’t working for everyone—and the cost is staggering.

Bill Bryson meets Thomas Frank in this deeply insightful, unexpectedly hilarious story of how politicians hijacked American democracy and how we can take it back The democracy you live in today is different—completely different—from the democracy you were born into. You probably don't...

Work it out Podcast is a Raw and uncut podcast that can be controversial, however our goal is to be 100% Raw and REAL

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works - and doesn’t - that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008. The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken - as its justifiably dismal approval ratings suggest - so is our democracy.

Welcome to the M365.FM — your essential podcast for everything Microsoft 365, Azure, and beyond. Join us as we explore the latest developments across Power BI, Power Platform, Microsoft Teams, Viva, Fabric, Purview, Security, and the entire Microsoft ecosystem. Each episode delivers expert insights, real-world use cases, best practices, and interviews with industry leaders to help you stay ahead in the fast-moving world of cloud, collaboration, and data innovation. Whether you're an IT professional, business leader, developer, or data enthusiast, the M365.FM brings the knowledge, trends, and...

In this podcast, we talk with our quality assurance experts about all things testing, whether it is manual functional testing, test automation, performance testing, or even security testing. You will hear about first-hand experiences with clients, testing methodologies and tools, and the trends and practices influencing the software development world from the eyes of Quality Assurance. Enjoy! You can find all show notes on www.spritecloud.com/podcast

What is authoritarianism? And what made people give others the power to rule over them? Unchallenged authority serves at the heart of authoritarianism. In an age of democracy, authoritarianism is often met with stark criticism, whether the discussion is on tyranny, the psychology of totalitarianism, or how democracies die. Can authoritarian regimes be successful in the eyes of their citizens? Some nations thrive under authoritarian rule, while others have numerous issues leading to uprisings and protests.

We’ve all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great? Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more? Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art.

Space for Food Security, does it work? The use of digital data as an information source for farming practices has made giant leaps forwards, driven by both innovative remote sensing technologies and the exponential growth of the use of eg. mobile phones and local access to information. With climate change in action, can access to information services help farmers to adapt, and adjust their practices to the demands of this changing world and a changing climate? In a three part podcast series produced by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO) we ask ourselves: does it actually work? In this first ...

Keith Roads is the host for this episode. Keith is a Suffolk and Norfolk Social Work Teaching Partnership lived experience colleague.World Social Work Day is on Tuesday 21st March 2023 and Keith has invited Mark Harrison, director of Social Action Solutions, academic and social worker, to discuss the theme.Listen to their examination of the theme of 'Respecting diversity through joint social action' and their reflections about their work in social action, influences on social work practice and views on disability.The subject of the power imbalance between people with lived experience and ...

The WATZS Podcast Network proudly announces the launch of "It Doesn’t Work That Way Podcast," a bi-weekly series hosted by Kalisha Zachery and Kachelle Zachery sisters and co-founders of WATZS Productions. This podcast delves into vital conversations across media, film, business, and life themes, highlighting challenges faced in these areas. The show focuses on key moments and processes related to life, purpose, and career, examining how skills align with vision while upholding integrity, patience and respect. Through engaging storytelling, the podcast presents real-world examples of ...

With a provocative point-counterpoint format, Rules of the Game features two widely respected professors - of widely divergent political views - in a lively discussion of how government works. Phillip Magness, a Texas Republican, and Paul Weissburg, a left-winged liberal, go head to head on such topics as "good" public administration, Congress, big business, and everyone's favorite bugaboo, bureaucratic dysfunction.

Europe is facing a work engagement crisis In this eye-opening 4-part series, leadership consultant Søren Jensen sits down with Gallup’s Pa Sinyan to reveal why – and how leaders can turn it around. With over 30 years of global experience, Pa Sinyan shares surprising truths from Denmark and across Europe: What great managers actually do, how leadership shapes wellbeing, and the small shifts that unlock big potential. Compact. Honest. Insightful. Each episode is just 20 minutes. Recorded in 2022, but more urgent than ever. From September 1st, 2025, Søren Jensen will focus all his work ...