Books like Evil Geniuses : The Unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen

Carl Sagan’s classic work urges critical thinking, exposing the myths of pseudoscience—from witchcraft to UFOs—and arguing that scientific literacy is essential for informed, democratic decision‑making in the modern world.

Adam Smith’s seminal 1776 treatise that laid the groundwork for modern economic theory, presented here in a reprint of Edwin Cannan’s 1904 edition with a new preface by economist George J. Stigler.

Naomi Klein’s 2007 best‑selling book argues that neoliberal free‑market reforms are frequently imposed during national crises, a strategy she calls "shock therapy."

Michelle Alexander argues that mass incarceration has become a contemporary system of racial control, striking disproportionately at African‑American men and other disadvantaged groups while perpetuating a new form of Jim Crow.

Shoshana Zuboff explains how digital data is turned into a new market form—surveillance capitalism—where corporations predict and shape behavior for profit, reshaping power, privacy, and democracy in the digital age.

Naomi Klein examines Donald Trump as a logical outcome of entrenched 20th‑century political trends, exploring how resistance to government, populism, and radicalism have shaped contemporary U.S. politics.

Michael Lewis exposes how political short‑sightedness threatens U.S. programs from food stamps to the Census to nuclear oversight, revealing the unsung public servants who keep the government’s critical functions running.

Anand Giridharadas examines how the global elite’s attempts to ‘change the world’ often reinforce the status quo, revealing the hidden powers that shape modern social conditions.

An analysis of America’s economic decline, focusing on growing income inequality, the shrinking middle class, and the failure of market policies to promote widespread prosperity.

Jane Mayer investigates how a network of wealthy right‑wing ideologues, led by figures like the Kochs and the Scaifes, pours billions into the U.S. political system to shape policy and expand economic inequality.

Timothy Snyder maps the resurgence of authoritarianism from post‑Cold‑War Russia to global populist movements, arguing that democratic values are under threat and must be defended through renewed political virtues.

Explores the real nature of poverty in America and proposes realistic policy solutions to eliminate it today.

"For more than thirty years, Kevin Phillips' insight into American politics and economics has helped to make history as well as record it. Now he turns his attention to the United States' history of great wealth and power, a sweeping cavalcade from the American Revolution to what he calls "the Second Gilded Age" at the turn of the twenty-first century.". "The Second Gilded Age has been staggering enough in its concentration of wealth to dwarf the original Gilded Age a hundred years earlier. However, the tech crash and then the horrible events of September 11, 2001, pointed out that great riches are as vulnerable as they have ever been. In Wealth and Democracy, Kevin Phillips charts the ongoing American saga of great wealth - how it has been accumulated, its shifting sources, and its ups and downs over more than two centuries. He explores how the rich and politically powerful have frequently worked together to create or perpetuate privilege, often at the expense of the national interest and usually at the expense of the middle and lower classes."--BOOK JACKET.

A critical exploration of the rise in economic inequality in the United States, tracing the influence of business interests and conservative policy from the 1970s to 2020.

A witty, irreverent collection that mixes sharp cartoons and practical advice on finding joy in work and life through unconventional, happiness‑promoting activities.