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The Billionaire Boondoggle
- How Our Politicians Let Corporations and Bigwigs Steal Our Money and Jobs
- Narrado por: Pat Garofalo
- Duración: 6 h y 31 m
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David Cay Johnston has made a name for himself as the defender of the common man, calling out the rich and powerful for cheating the system at the expense of everyone else. Whether he's exposing unjust loopholes in the tax code that help the rich get richer or pointing out how powerful corporations pocket government subsidies at excessive taxpayer expense, Johnston is an eloquent town crier for justice and equality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must listen if you love or hate Trump
- De Rob D en 04-19-17
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Arguing with Idiots
- How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government
- De: Glenn Beck
- Narrado por: Glenn Beck, Pat Gray, Steve "Stu" Burguiere
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 971
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 442
Idiots can't be identified through voting records, they can be found only by looking for people who hide behind stereotypes, embrace partisanship, and believe that bumper-sticker slogans are a substitute for common sense. If you know someone who fits the bill, then Arguing with Idiots will help you silence them once and for all with the ultimate weapon: the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De Stacy en 09-22-09
De: Glenn Beck
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Third World America
- How Our Politicians Are Abandoning the Middle Class and Betraying the American Dream
- De: Arianna Huffington
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 6 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 68
America's middle class, the driver of so much of our economic success and political stability, is rapidly disappearing, forcing us to confront the fear that we are slipping as a nation - that our children and grandchildren will enjoy fewer opportunities and face a lower standard of living than we did. It's the dark flipside of the American Dream - an American Nightmare of our own making.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sad... but with a ray of hope
- De Maciej en 10-20-10
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Supercapitalism
- The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
- De: Robert B. Reich
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
Since the 1970s, and notwithstanding three recessions, the U.S. economy has soared. American capitalism has been a triumph, and it has spread throughout the world. At the same time, argues the former U.S. secretary of labor, Robert B. Reich, the effectiveness of democracy in America has declined. It has grown less responsive to the citizenry, and people are feeling more and more helpless as a result.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Robert Reich for V.P. (of the U.S.)
- De Horace en 11-07-07
De: Robert B. Reich
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Hostile Takeover
- Resisting Centralized Government's Stranglehold on America
- De: Matt Kibbe
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Hostile Takeover is a rebellious challenge to the "upper management" of government, who are choking American prosperity and liberty. Matt Kibbe exposes the privileged collusion of Washington insiders - and maps out a proven plan for how to return power from the self-appointed "experts" back to the people. Dubbed "one of the Tea Party's masterminds" by Newsweek, Kibbe reveals how grassroots citizens can and will check the federal behemoth and restore the American enterprise.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An amazing book from an interesting perspective
- De Aaron en 12-28-12
De: Matt Kibbe
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The Undercover Economist
- De: Tim Harford
- Narrado por: Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 538
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 324
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 322
Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a decent used car.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Everyone needs to know this.
- De Paul Norwood en 04-24-06
De: Tim Harford
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Glory Lost and Found
- How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era
- De: Seth Kaplan, Jay Shabat
- Narrado por: Joseph Durika
- Duración: 25 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Glory Lost and Found: How Delta Climbed from Despair to Dominance in the Post-9/11 Era tells the story of Delta's dramatic tumble into bankruptcy and how it climbed its way back to pre-eminence despite hurricane-force headwinds: high fuel prices, a hostile takeover bid, relentless competition, economic meltdowns, and geopolitical shocks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For Aviation Enthusiasts & the Business Industry
- De Striker en 03-24-17
De: Seth Kaplan, y otros
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Broke
- The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth and Treasure
- De: Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe
- Narrado por: Glenn Beck, Brian Sack
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 606
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 253
In the words of Harvard economist Niall Ferguson, the United States is “an empire on the edge of chaos.” Why? Glenn Beck thinks the answer is pretty simple: Because we’ve turned our backs on the Constitution. Yes, our country is financially broke, but that’s just a side effect of our broken spirit, our broken faith in government, the broken promises by our leaders, and a broken political system that has centralized power at the expense of individual rights.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally book that has done the reasearch...
- De dah551 en 10-31-10
De: Glenn Beck, y otros
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That Used to Be Us
- How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
- De: Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 602
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 493
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 486
America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, analyze those challenges - globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation's chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption - and spell out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We have met the enemy and it is us.... Pogo
- De Soudant en 09-16-11
De: Thomas L. Friedman, y otros
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How to Kill a City
- Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
- De: Peter Moskowitz
- Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 258
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 227
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 223
The term gentrification has become a buzzword to describe the changes in urban neighborhoods across the country, but we don't realize just how threatening it is. It means more than the arrival of trendy shops, much-maligned hipsters, and expensive lattes. The very future of American cities as vibrant, equitable spaces hangs in the balance. How to Kill a City takes listeners from the kitchen tables of hurting families who can no longer afford their homes to the corporate boardrooms and political backrooms where destructive housing policies are devised.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Unproductive criticism.
- De Aaron Rogers en 06-01-18
De: Peter Moskowitz
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The Complacent Class
- The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream
- De: Tyler Cowen
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 295
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 250
Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs. The problem, according to legendary blogger, economist, and best-selling author Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition - we're working harder than ever to avoid change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MUST READ
- De RJW en 05-06-17
De: Tyler Cowen
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JFK and the Reagan Revolution
- A Secret History of American Prosperity
- De: Lawrence Kudlow, Brian Domitrovic
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 9 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Who invented supply-side economics - the idea that cutting tax rates can result in more growth, more prosperity at all income levels, and even more tax revenue flowing into the IRS? Most people would credit the economic team that advised Ronald Reagan in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But in fact supply-side economics came of age two decades earlier. And the first president who embraced it was one of the biggest icons of the Democratic Party - John F. Kennedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Turn the speed up to 1 1/2 to 2 times
- De B. MIDDLETON en 09-15-16
De: Lawrence Kudlow, y otros
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Aftershock
- The Next Economy and America’s Future
- De: Robert B. Reich
- Narrado por: Robert Reich
- Duración: 4 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 643
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 426
The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top - and where a grasping middle class simply does not have the resources to remain viable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very plausible assessment of our economy
- De CAR TOP CAMPER en 10-06-10
De: Robert B. Reich
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How Are You Going to Pay for That?
- Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics
- De: Ryan Cooper
- Narrado por: Ryan Cooper
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
How Are You Going to Pay for That? is filled with engaging discussions and detailed strategies that policymakers and citizens alike can use to assail even the most entrenched lines of neoliberal logic and start to undo these long-held misconceptions. Equal parts economic theory, history, and political polemic, this is an essential roadmap for winning the key battles to come.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Yay, Taxes!!!
- De Luvelway en 02-19-24
De: Ryan Cooper
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No, They Can't
- Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed
- De: John Stossel
- Narrado por: John Stossel
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 680
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 613
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 609
The government is not a neutral arbiter of truth. It never has been. It never will be. Doubt everything. John Stossel does. A self-described skeptic, he has dismantled society's sacred cows with unerring common sense. Now he debunks the most sacred of them all: our intuition and belief that government can solve our problems. In No, They Can't, the New York Times best-selling author and Fox News commentator insists that we discard that idea of the "perfect" government - left or right - and retrain our brain to look only at the facts, to rethink our lives as independent individuals - and fast.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, Must Listen
- De dan en 04-27-12
De: John Stossel
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Getting Green Done
- Hard Truths From the Frontlines of Sustainability Revolution
- De: Auden Schendler
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 55
Soccer moms drive Priuses. Sport utility vehicles are going hybrid. Families are using hemp shopping bags. More and more companies are developing "green" buildings. What's more, the business consultants say going green is easy and profitable. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, families, and governments are still fiddling with the small stuff while the planet burns. Why?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Green's Dirty Little Secrets
- De Martin en 07-10-09
De: Auden Schendler
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China, Inc.
- De: Ted C. Fishman
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 13 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 315
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 78
China today is visible everywhere: In the news, in the economic pressures battering America, in the workplace, and in every trip to the store. Provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of China's growing dominance as an industrial super-power by journalist Ted C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the global economic order has occurred, and why it already affects us all.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just read the Amazon reviews befor buying it ...
- De Dan en 08-10-05
De: Ted C. Fishman