Global Futures

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR An unsettling masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will impact us all. “The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem, New York Times...

The economy is changing faster than ever. Are you ready for the AI revolution? Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept—it is already transforming industries, reshaping jobs, disrupting business models, and redefining the global economy. The decisions made today will determine who thrives, who struggles, and how society adapts to one of the greatest technological shifts in history. The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: Navigating the Next Economic Revolution cuts through the hype, fear, and speculation to reveal what AI really means for workers, businesses, investors,...

History is not just a record of the past; it is a weapon in the hands of those who seek to control the future. In Replacing History, Ali Muattar exposes the disturbing reality of how global powers, shadow governments, and ideological forces are systematically erasing and rewriting history to serve their own agendas. From colonialism and mass propaganda to psychological warfare and digital censorship, this book unveils the hidden battle for truth and identity. As a continuation of anti-colonial thought, Replacing History builds upon the legacy of The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon, ...

🔬 Unlock the Secrets of Stem Cells — The Future of Medicine Is Here The Stem Cell Revolution by Dr. Benoit Tano, MD, PhD is the most comprehensive, engaging, and authoritative guide to stem cell science ever written. From the history and discovery of stem cells to the latest breakthroughs in regenerative medicine, this landmark book takes readers on a journey through 600 subtopics across 20 chapters, covering every aspect of stem cell biology, harvesting, differentiation, clinical applications, ethics, biotech industry, and futuristic innovations. Whether you are a healthcare ...

A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws Our species has amassed unprecedented knowledge of nature, which we have tried to use to seize control of life and bend the planet to our will. In A Natural History of the...

In The Messi Effect, Paul Tenorio, national soccer writer for The Athletic, draws on coveted insider access to bring listeners behind the ropes and into the inner sanctum and chronicle the last act of Lionel Messi. The Messi Effect takes you inside the locker room as Messi’s arrival turned a...

You’re riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, “You are going to die.” Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this terrifying...

In this era of government gridlock, economic and ecological devastation, and seemingly intractable global violence, our future is ever more ripe for - and in need of - fresh, creative reimagining. With her clear-eyed, inspiring, and sweeping vision of a possible global renaissance in the new millennium, Barbara Marx Hubbard shows us that our current crises are not the precursors of an apocalypse, but the natural birth pains of an awakened, universal humanity.  

Plunge into a near-future military thriller where three operatives race to stop a catastrophic global flashpoint. Perfect for a gripping commute, this suspenseful narrative tracks a drone pilot, a special forces officer, and a cyber defense analyst on the brink of a world war. As disinformation...

The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better. An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste...

As OPEC has loosened its grip over the past ten years, the oil market has been rocked by wild price swings, the likes of which haven't been seen for eight decades. Crafting an engrossing journey from the gushing Pennsylvania oil fields of the 1860s to today's fraught and fractious Middle East, Crude Volatility explains how past periods of stability and volatility in oil prices help us understand the new boom-bust era.

How Silicon Valley’s heartless, baseless, and foolish obsessions—with escaping death, building AI tyrants, and creating limitless growth—pervert public discourse and distract us from real social problems Tech billionaires have decided that they should determine our futures for us...

We’re running out of time. Fossil fuels are choking the planet and renewable energy isn’t cutting it. The solution has been hiding in plain sight all along. Nuclear. When most people hear that word, they go to a very bad place: bombs, Chernobyl, hazmat suits, radioactive fallout… the stuff...

In a world that seems so troubled, how do we hold on to hope? This program is read by the authors and includes a bonus PDF. Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels draws on the latest data and new insights to challenge everything you thought you knew about the future of energy For over a decade, philosopher and energy expert Alex Epstein has predicted that any negative impacts of...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street Journal From the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of...

Economic growth isn't working, and it cannot be made to work. Offering a counter-history of how economic growth emerged in the context of colonialism, fossil-fueled industrialization, and capitalist modernity, The Future Is Degrowth argues that the ideology of growth conceals the rising inequalities and ecological destructions associated with capitalism, and points to desirable alternatives to it.

Built on the grounds of a former cotton plantation, the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington, offered agricultural and industrial education as a strategy for Black self-determination. There—and in many other communities in the U.S. South, the Caribbean, and Central America—Black people repurposed and regenerated what had been a place of enslavement into a site for imagining alternative futures.

In its fight for global dominance, Communist China has thrown out the old rules of war. China expert General Robert Spalding walks us through their new playbook. Many Americans are finally waking up to the alarming reality of China's stealth war on the United States and puzzling over how to push...

'An obligatory read for anyone who wants to understand the new forces shaping the future.' Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author of Autocracy, Inc. and Twilight of Democracy. 'Couldn't be more timely. Mixes story-telling and analysis to illuminate the new...