🛢️ Koch Network

An investigation into the vast political and financial influence of the Koch brothers and their network of donors reshaping American policy from behind the scenes.

State Capture

by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez • 2019

Three organizations, backed by wealthy donors, turned state capitols into a policy assembly line.

4.02

🗳️ State Politics 🐘 Conservative Movement 💰 Political Donors 🏢 Corporate Lobbying ✊ Labor Unions

State Capture 91%

Three organizations, backed by wealthy donors, turned state capitols into a policy assembly line.

by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez 2019

4.02

59 ratings

🗳️ State Politics 🐘 Conservative Movement 💰 Political Donors 🏢 Corporate Lobbying ✊ Labor Unions

Dark Money

by Jane Mayer • 2016

One family's oil fortune built a secret political machine that now rivals the Republican Party.

4.31

27k+

🐘 American Conservatism 💰 Campaign Finance 🧠 Think Tank Influence 🌡️ Climate Denial 🌿 Astroturf Politics

Dark Money 90%

One family's oil fortune built a secret political machine that now rivals the Republican Party.

by Jane Mayer 2016

4.31

27k+ ratings

🐘 American Conservatism 💰 Campaign Finance 🧠 Think Tank Influence 🌡️ Climate Denial 🌿 Astroturf Politics

Echo Chamber

by Kathleen Hall Jamieson • 2008

Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.

3.41

📡 Media Ecosystems ↔️ Political Polarization 🐘 Conservative Media 📺 Media Effects 🔍 Selective Exposure

Echo Chamber 88%

Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.

by Kathleen Hall Jamieson 2008

3.41

49 ratings

📡 Media Ecosystems ↔️ Political Polarization 🐘 Conservative Media 📺 Media Effects 🔍 Selective Exposure

How To Trump SJWs

by Manon Welles • 2016

Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.

4.25

181

🏛️ Conservative Strategy ✊ Political Activism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🧠 Psychological Warfare 🔋 Power Dynamics

How To Trump SJWs 88%

Steal the left’s playbook: ridicule, pressure, personalization. Your counterstrike manual.

by Manon Welles 2016

4.25

181 ratings

🏛️ Conservative Strategy ✊ Political Activism ⚔️ Culture Wars 🧠 Psychological Warfare 🔋 Power Dynamics

A Simple Government

by Mike Huckabee • 2011

A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.

3.73

302

🐘 American Conservatism 🏛️ Federalism 💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🧾 Tax Reform 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism

A Simple Government 88%

A former governor's plan for a government that does less, costs less, and meddles less.

by Mike Huckabee 2011

3.73

302 ratings

🐘 American Conservatism 🏛️ Federalism 💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🧾 Tax Reform 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Social Conservatism

The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism

by Theda Skocpol • 2011

Organized, fired up, and factually adrift: the Tea Party paradox that reshaped the GOP.

3.82

413

🏛️ American Conservatism 🔴 Right-Wing Populism 🌱 Grassroots Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 📡 Media Ecosystems

The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism Summary

The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism 88%

Organized, fired up, and factually adrift: the Tea Party paradox that reshaped the GOP.

by Theda Skocpol 2011

3.82

413 ratings

🏛️ American Conservatism 🔴 Right-Wing Populism 🌱 Grassroots Politics ⚡ Political Polarization 📡 Media Ecosystems

Sons of Wichita

by Daniel Schulman • 2014

Four Kansas brothers, a billion-dollar feud, and the political machine that remade the GOP.

3.85

2k+

🏛️ Family Dynasties 💰 American Oligarchy ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🗳️ Campaign Finance 🗽 Libertarian Politics

Sons of Wichita 88%

Four Kansas brothers, a billion-dollar feud, and the political machine that remade the GOP.

by Daniel Schulman 2014

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Family Dynasties 💰 American Oligarchy ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🗳️ Campaign Finance 🗽 Libertarian Politics

Rise

by Brigitte Gabriel • 2018

Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.

4.31

100

🏛️ Judeo-Christian Values ⚔️ Islamic Radicalism 🗽 Immigration Policy 🤐 Political Correctness 🗣️ Free Speech Defense

Rise 88%

Radical Islam and the left share one project: dismantling the West. A former refugee's battle plan.

by Brigitte Gabriel 2018

4.31

100 ratings

🏛️ Judeo-Christian Values ⚔️ Islamic Radicalism 🗽 Immigration Policy 🤐 Political Correctness 🗣️ Free Speech Defense

Big Money

by Kenneth P. Vogel • 2014

$2.5 billion in outside money: why party bosses lost control and donors took over.

3.64

🗳️ Campaign Finance 💰 Dark Money 🏛️ Plutocracy 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🍵 Tea Party Politics

Big Money 88%

$2.5 billion in outside money: why party bosses lost control and donors took over.

by Kenneth P. Vogel 2014

3.64

90 ratings

🗳️ Campaign Finance 💰 Dark Money 🏛️ Plutocracy 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🍵 Tea Party Politics

Asymmetric Politics

by Matt Grossmann • 2016

Republicans push ideology. Democrats serve groups. The mismatch broke American politics.

4.13

114

🗳️ Party Politics 🇺🇸 American Politics ⚖️ Political Polarization 🐘 Conservative Movement 📡 Media Ecosystems

Asymmetric Politics 88%

Republicans push ideology. Democrats serve groups. The mismatch broke American politics.

by Matt Grossmann 2016

4.13

114 ratings

🗳️ Party Politics 🇺🇸 American Politics ⚖️ Political Polarization 🐘 Conservative Movement 📡 Media Ecosystems

The Destructionists

by Dana Milbank • 2022

Gingrich lit the match in 1993. Twenty-five years of arson later, Trump walked through the ashes.

4.21

1k+

🐘 Republican Party 🏛️ American Conservatism 🔀 Political Polarization ⚠️ Democratic Backsliding 📺 Conservative Media

The Destructionists 88%

Gingrich lit the match in 1993. Twenty-five years of arson later, Trump walked through the ashes.

by Dana Milbank 2022

4.21

1k+ ratings

🐘 Republican Party 🏛️ American Conservatism 🔀 Political Polarization ⚠️ Democratic Backsliding 📺 Conservative Media

Shadow Network

by Anne Nelson • 2019

Where billionaires and pastors built the machine that captured America's courts, media, and votes.

4.27

507

💰 Dark Money 🇺🇸 American Conservatism 📡 Media Capture ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Judicial Appointments

Shadow Network 87%

Where billionaires and pastors built the machine that captured America's courts, media, and votes.

by Anne Nelson 2019

4.27

507 ratings

💰 Dark Money 🇺🇸 American Conservatism 📡 Media Capture ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚖️ Judicial Appointments

Defeating Big Government Socialism

by Newt Gingrich • 2022

Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.

4.19

288

🗣️ Conservative Polemics 📈 Free Market Advocacy 🚫 Anti-Socialism 🏛️ Limited Government 📋 Bureaucratic Bloat

Defeating Big Government Socialism Summary

Defeating Big Government Socialism 87%

Bureaucratic socialism hollowed out America; reclaiming it takes history, civility, a long fight.

by Newt Gingrich 2022

4.19

288 ratings

🗣️ Conservative Polemics 📈 Free Market Advocacy 🚫 Anti-Socialism 🏛️ Limited Government 📋 Bureaucratic Bloat

The Silenced Majority

by Amy Goodman • 2012

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

4.06

251

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

The Silenced Majority 87%

The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.

by Amy Goodman 2012

4.06

251 ratings

📻 Independent Media 📺 Media Criticism 🔍 Investigative Journalism ✊ Grassroots Movements 💸 Economic Inequality

Devil's Bargain

by Joshua Green • 2017

Bannon assembled a network of money and outrage to destroy the Clintons. Trump became the weapon.

3.80

6k+

🗳️ Right-Wing Populism 🏛️ Political Campaigns 📰 Media Manipulation 🕵️ Conspiracy Politics ⚖️ Political Polarization

Devil's Bargain 87%

Bannon assembled a network of money and outrage to destroy the Clintons. Trump became the weapon.

by Joshua Green 2017

3.80

6k+ ratings

🗳️ Right-Wing Populism 🏛️ Political Campaigns 📰 Media Manipulation 🕵️ Conspiracy Politics ⚖️ Political Polarization

Manufacturing Consent

by Edward S. Herman • 1988

Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.

4.23

25k+

📰 Media Criticism 📢 Propaganda Studies ⚙️ Structural Bias 🏢 Corporate Media ⚡ Media Power

Manufacturing Consent 87%

Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.

by Edward S. Herman 1988

4.23

25k+ ratings

📰 Media Criticism 📢 Propaganda Studies ⚙️ Structural Bias 🏢 Corporate Media ⚡ Media Power

Keeping the Republic

by Mitch Daniels • 2011

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

4.02

252

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

Keeping the Republic 87%

A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.

by Mitch Daniels 2011

4.02

252 ratings

💰 Fiscal Conservatism 🏛️ Limited Government 📉 Fiscal Policy 🗳️ Civic Virtue 🫡 Political Leadership

When They Call You a Terrorist

by Patrisse Khan-Cullors • 2018

Reagan built a movement. Each successor broke a promise. Trump ran on the shattered trust.

4.49

26k+

🐘 Conservative Populism 🌐 Anti-Globalism 🗳️ Party Realignment 🦅 Neoconservatism ☕ Tea Party Movement

When They Call You a Terrorist 87%

Reagan built a movement. Each successor broke a promise. Trump ran on the shattered trust.

by Patrisse Khan-Cullors 2018

4.49

26k+ ratings

🐘 Conservative Populism 🌐 Anti-Globalism 🗳️ Party Realignment 🦅 Neoconservatism ☕ Tea Party Movement

Partisans

by Nicole Hemmer • 2022

Reagan's heirs built a media insurgency that ran on outrage and treated compromise as betrayal.

4.17

475

🏛️ American Conservatism 🔄 Political Realignment 📻 Conservative Media 🌾 Populist Movements ⚔️ Culture Wars

Partisans 87%

Reagan's heirs built a media insurgency that ran on outrage and treated compromise as betrayal.

by Nicole Hemmer 2022

4.17

475 ratings

🏛️ American Conservatism 🔄 Political Realignment 📻 Conservative Media 🌾 Populist Movements ⚔️ Culture Wars

Propaganda Blitz

by David Edwards • 2018

The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.

4.28

184

🧐 Media Criticism 📣 War Propaganda 🏢 Corporate Power 🎭 Manufacturing Consent 📡 Media Ownership

Propaganda Blitz 87%

The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.

by David Edwards 2018

4.28

184 ratings

🧐 Media Criticism 📣 War Propaganda 🏢 Corporate Power 🎭 Manufacturing Consent 📡 Media Ownership

The Smear

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017

Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.

4.22

1k+

🎯 Character Assassination 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Fake News 💰 Dark Money 📢 Propaganda Techniques

The Smear 87%

Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2017

4.22

1k+ ratings

🎯 Character Assassination 📰 Media Manipulation 🤥 Fake News 💰 Dark Money 📢 Propaganda Techniques

Who Rules America?

by G William Domhoff • 2021

America's 0.5%: how interlocking boards, elite schools, and a captured court hold power.

3.70

📊 Political Sociology 🔺 Power Elite Theory 🕸️ Elite Networks 🏢 Corporate Influence 📢 Opinion Manufacturing

Who Rules America? 87%

America's 0.5%: how interlocking boards, elite schools, and a captured court hold power.

by G William Domhoff 2021

3.70

20 ratings

📊 Political Sociology 🔺 Power Elite Theory 🕸️ Elite Networks 🏢 Corporate Influence 📢 Opinion Manufacturing

The Conservative Sensibility

by George F. Will • 2019

The Founders built a limited republic. Progressives turned it into an engine of expansion.

4.11

1k+

🇺🇸 American Conservatism 🏛️ Founding Principles ⚖️ Limited Government 📜 Natural Rights 🚫 Anti-Progressivism

The Conservative Sensibility 87%

The Founders built a limited republic. Progressives turned it into an engine of expansion.

by George F. Will 2019

4.11

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Conservatism 🏛️ Founding Principles ⚖️ Limited Government 📜 Natural Rights 🚫 Anti-Progressivism

Republican Gomorrah

by Max Blumenthal • 2007

The Christian right, built on crisis and submission, was destined to devour the GOP from inside.

3.88

1k+

🗳️ American Politics ✝️ Christian Right 👑 Authoritarianism ⚔️ Culture Wars 📜 Theocratic Politics

Republican Gomorrah 87%

The Christian right, built on crisis and submission, was destined to devour the GOP from inside.

by Max Blumenthal 2007

3.88

1k+ ratings

🗳️ American Politics ✝️ Christian Right 👑 Authoritarianism ⚔️ Culture Wars 📜 Theocratic Politics

The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy

by Jim Marrs • 2010

A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.

3.91

749

👤 Shadow Government 💸 Financial Conspiracy 📹 Mass Surveillance 📺 Media Manipulation 💊 Big Pharma

The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy 87%

A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.

by Jim Marrs 2010

3.91

749 ratings

👤 Shadow Government 💸 Financial Conspiracy 📹 Mass Surveillance 📺 Media Manipulation 💊 Big Pharma

Meme Wars

by Joan Donovan • 2022

From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.

3.98

483

🕸️ Online Radicalization ⚔️ Culture Wars 🐸 Meme Culture 🎭 Media Manipulation 👁️ Conspiracy Theories

Meme Wars 87%

From Gamergate to the Capitol riot: how the web's design builds the road to radicalization.

by Joan Donovan 2022

3.98

483 ratings

🕸️ Online Radicalization ⚔️ Culture Wars 🐸 Meme Culture 🎭 Media Manipulation 👁️ Conspiracy Theories

The Long Slide

by Tucker Carlson • 2021

A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.

4.13

2k+

📰 Political Journalism 📺 Media Criticism 🗣️ Free Speech 🏛️ Institutional Decay 🎖️ War Correspondence

The Long Slide 87%

A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.

by Tucker Carlson 2021

4.13

2k+ ratings

📰 Political Journalism 📺 Media Criticism 🗣️ Free Speech 🏛️ Institutional Decay 🎖️ War Correspondence

Twilight

by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2008

Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.

4.20

451k+

🏢 Corporate Dynasties 📺 Media Empires 💔 Family Dysfunction 📋 Corporate Governance 📰 Media Manipulation

Twilight 87%

Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.

by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008

4.20

451k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Dynasties 📺 Media Empires 💔 Family Dysfunction 📋 Corporate Governance 📰 Media Manipulation

Free Market Revolution

by Yaron Brook • 2012

Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.

4.22

669

🧠 Objectivism 🧍 Rational Egoism 📈 Free Market Advocacy ❤️‍🩹 Altruism Critique 🏛️ Regulatory State

Free Market Revolution 87%

Altruism is the moral fuel of government growth; only a rational selfishness can stop it.

by Yaron Brook 2012

4.22

669 ratings

🧠 Objectivism 🧍 Rational Egoism 📈 Free Market Advocacy ❤️‍🩹 Altruism Critique 🏛️ Regulatory State

Great American Hypocrites

by Glenn Greenwald • 2008

Republicans win by dressing up as John Wayne while the press applauds the costume.

3.70

450

🐘 Republican Party 🎭 Political Mythology 📺 Media Criticism 🃏 Political Deception 💪 Masculinity Politics

Great American Hypocrites 87%

Republicans win by dressing up as John Wayne while the press applauds the costume.

by Glenn Greenwald 2008

3.70

450 ratings

🐘 Republican Party 🎭 Political Mythology 📺 Media Criticism 🃏 Political Deception 💪 Masculinity Politics

Controligarchs

by Seamus Bruner • 2023

A trillion-dollar global elite is using crises to control your food, money, and speech.

4.10

271

🌐 Global Elites 💰 Billionaire Class 🚫 Anti-Globalism 📹 Digital Surveillance 🧐 Philanthropy Critique

Controligarchs 87%

A trillion-dollar global elite is using crises to control your food, money, and speech.

by Seamus Bruner 2023

4.10

271 ratings

🌐 Global Elites 💰 Billionaire Class 🚫 Anti-Globalism 📹 Digital Surveillance 🧐 Philanthropy Critique

The Shadows of Power

by James Perloff • 1988

A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.

4.04

162

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🌐 Global Governance 🕸️ Elite Networks 📺 Manufactured Consent

The Shadows of Power 87%

A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.

by James Perloff 1988

4.04

162 ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🇺🇸 American Foreign Policy 🌐 Global Governance 🕸️ Elite Networks 📺 Manufactured Consent

Republic, Lost

by Lawrence Lessig • 2011

America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.

4.18

3k+

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

Republic, Lost 87%

America's government answers to funders, not voters. The corruption is legal, and it's by design.

by Lawrence Lessig 2011

4.18

3k+ ratings

💰 Money In Politics 🗳️ Election Reform 🔗 Systemic Corruption 🏛️ Democratic Reform 🏢 Dysfunctional Congress

Amusing Ourselves to Death

by Neil Postman • 1985

The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.

4.17

39k+

🏞️ Media Ecology 📰 Media Criticism 🗳️ Political Communication 📡 Medium Theory 👁️ Attention Economy

Amusing Ourselves to Death 87%

The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.

by Neil Postman 1985

4.17

39k+ ratings

🏞️ Media Ecology 📰 Media Criticism 🗳️ Political Communication 📡 Medium Theory 👁️ Attention Economy

The Right

by Matthew Continetti • 2022

From Harding to Trump: the century-long war between the Right's intellectuals and its populist base.

4.06

915

🏛️ American Conservatism 📚 Intellectual History 🗳️ Populism ⚔️ Culture Wars ❄️ Cold War Politics

The Right 87%

From Harding to Trump: the century-long war between the Right's intellectuals and its populist base.

by Matthew Continetti 2022

4.06

915 ratings

🏛️ American Conservatism 📚 Intellectual History 🗳️ Populism ⚔️ Culture Wars ❄️ Cold War Politics

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

by Bill O'Reilly • 2008

A nun taught him to spot evil. He found it in war zones, newsrooms, and rap lyrics.

3.92

5k+

🎙️ Political Memoir 📺 Broadcast Journalism 🇺🇸 Blue Collar Conservatism ⚔️ Culture Wars ✝️ Catholic Upbringing

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity 87%

A nun taught him to spot evil. He found it in war zones, newsrooms, and rap lyrics.

by Bill O'Reilly 2008

3.92

5k+ ratings

🎙️ Political Memoir 📺 Broadcast Journalism 🇺🇸 Blue Collar Conservatism ⚔️ Culture Wars ✝️ Catholic Upbringing

Manufacturing Consent

by Mark Achbar • 1994

No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.

4.41

699

📖 Critical Media Studies 📊 Political Economy 🔍 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 📡 Political Communication

Manufacturing Consent 87%

No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.

by Mark Achbar 1994

4.41

699 ratings

📖 Critical Media Studies 📊 Political Economy 🔍 Propaganda Studies 🏢 Corporate Media 📡 Political Communication

National Security Cinema

by Matthew Alford • 2017

The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.

3.81

113

📢 Propaganda Studies 🎬 Military-Entertainment Complex 📺 Media Manipulation 📜 Historical Revisionism 🏢 Media Consolidation

National Security Cinema 87%

The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.

by Matthew Alford 2017

3.81

113 ratings

📢 Propaganda Studies 🎬 Military-Entertainment Complex 📺 Media Manipulation 📜 Historical Revisionism 🏢 Media Consolidation

Money, Lies, and God

by Katherine Stewart • 2025

Dark money, reactionary ideas, and religious fervor are converging to dismantle American democracy.

4.18

2k+

🔴 Threats To Democracy 💰 Dark Money In Politics ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Authoritarian Movements 🏫 Public Education Wars

Money, Lies, and God 87%

Dark money, reactionary ideas, and religious fervor are converging to dismantle American democracy.

by Katherine Stewart 2025

4.18

2k+ ratings

🔴 Threats To Democracy 💰 Dark Money In Politics ✝️ Christian Nationalism ⚠️ Authoritarian Movements 🏫 Public Education Wars

inside tagesschau

by Alexander Teske • 2025

An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.

3.63

📰 Media Criticism 📺 Public Broadcasting 🇩🇪 German Politics 🗞️ Newsroom Culture ⚖️ Media Bias

inside tagesschau 87%

An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.

by Alexander Teske 2025

3.63

97 ratings

📰 Media Criticism 📺 Public Broadcasting 🇩🇪 German Politics 🗞️ Newsroom Culture ⚖️ Media Bias

Slanted

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020

How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.

4.31

1k+

📰 Media Bias 🎭 Narrative Control 🗣️ Weaponized Language 🕹️ Media Manipulation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Slanted 87%

How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2020

4.31

1k+ ratings

📰 Media Bias 🎭 Narrative Control 🗣️ Weaponized Language 🕹️ Media Manipulation 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Copaganda

by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025

The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.

4.49

582

🎥 Media Criticism ⚖️ Criminal Justice 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🗞️ News Manipulation 😨 Fear Politics

Copaganda 87%

The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.

by Alec Karakatsanis 2025

4.49

582 ratings

🎥 Media Criticism ⚖️ Criminal Justice 🔒 Mass Incarceration 🗞️ News Manipulation 😨 Fear Politics

The Price of Democracy

by Vanessa S. Williamson • 2025

Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.

4.33

🏛️ Political History 💰 Tax Policy ⚖️ Racial Inequality 🗳️ Voter Suppression 📉 Economic Inequality

The Price of Democracy 86%

Born demanding taxes, not resisting them. The 250-year cover-up and the racial backlash it fueled.

by Vanessa S. Williamson 2025

4.33

69 ratings

🏛️ Political History 💰 Tax Policy ⚖️ Racial Inequality 🗳️ Voter Suppression 📉 Economic Inequality

Nation on the Take

by Wendell Potter • 2016

Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.

3.97

126

💰 Money In Politics 🏛️ Corporate Lobbying 🗳️ Political Corruption ⛓️ Regulatory Capture 👑 Oligarchy

Nation on the Take 86%

Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.

by Wendell Potter 2016

3.97

126 ratings

💰 Money In Politics 🏛️ Corporate Lobbying 🗳️ Political Corruption ⛓️ Regulatory Capture 👑 Oligarchy

Against the Web

by Michael Brooks • 2020

Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.

4.10

2k+

🐘 Right-Wing Ideology 💻 Internet Intellectuals 📺 Media Criticism ✊ Socialist Critique 🏭 Economic Democracy

Against the Web 86%

Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.

by Michael Brooks 2020

4.10

2k+ ratings

🐘 Right-Wing Ideology 💻 Internet Intellectuals 📺 Media Criticism ✊ Socialist Critique 🏭 Economic Democracy

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette

by Stephen Hess • 1998

The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.

1.00

⚖️ Campaign Ethics 📰 Political Journalism 🔍 Media Bias 💰 Campaign Finance 🗳️ Election Reform

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary

The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 86%

The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.

by Stephen Hess 1998

1.00

1 ratings

⚖️ Campaign Ethics 📰 Political Journalism 🔍 Media Bias 💰 Campaign Finance 🗳️ Election Reform

The New Rulers of the World

by John Pilger • 2002

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

4.14

1k+

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

The New Rulers of the World 86%

The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.

by John Pilger 2002

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏴 Anti-Imperialism 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📰 Media Criticism 📡 Propaganda Studies 🌐 Globalization Critique

Behind the Green Mask

by Rosa Koire • 2011

A veteran appraiser found that green policies are a UN blueprint to abolish private property.

4.28

365

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