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Wendy S. Hesford, "Violent Exceptions: Children's Human Rights and Humanitarian Rhetorics" (Ohio State UP, 2021)

44 mins; December 07, 2023

Self Help

20 mins; December 07, 2023

James A. Chamberlain, "Undoing Work, Rethinking Community: A Critique of the Social Function of Work" (ILR Press, 2018)

45 mins; December 06, 2023

The Future of the State: A Discussion with Graeme Garrard

38 mins; December 04, 2023

Andrew C. McKevitt, "Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America" (UNC Press, 2023)

60 hours 32 mins; December 04, 2023

Tracy E. Perkins, "Evolution of a Movement: Four Decades of California Environmental Justice Activism" (U California Press, 2022)

66 hours 50 mins; December 03, 2023

Chhaya Kolavalli, "Well-Intentioned Whiteness: Green Urban Development and Black Resistance in Kansas City" (U Georgia Press, 2023)

32 mins; December 02, 2023

Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce, "Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World" (The New Press, 2023)

33 mins; December 01, 2023

Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, "Diversity Dividend" (MIT Press, 2023)

41 mins; December 01, 2023

Education Behind the Wall: Why and How We Teach College in Prison

54 mins; November 30, 2023

Vid Simoniti, "Artists Remake the World: A Contemporary Art Manifesto" (Yale UP, 2023)

58 mins; November 29, 2023

Astra Taylor, "The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart" (House of Anansi Press, 2023)

61 hours 32 mins; November 28, 2023

Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes, "When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America" (North Atlantic Books, 2023)

87 hours 35 mins; November 28, 2023

Dirk Van Laak, "Lifelines of Our Society: A Global History of Infrastructure" (MIT Press, 2023)

38 mins; November 26, 2023

Fae Garland and Mitchell Travis, "Intersex Embodiment: Legal Frameworks Beyond Identity and Patienthood" (Bristol UP, 2022)

56 mins; November 26, 2023

Saran Stewart et al., "Each One Teach One: Parental Involvement and Family Engagement in Jamaica's Education System" (U West Indies Press, 2022)

74 hours 16 mins; November 25, 2023

Michael Rushton, "The Moral Foundations of Public Funding for the Arts" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023)

45 mins; November 25, 2023

Leontina Hormel, "Trailer Park America: Reimagining Working-Class Communities" (Rutgers UP, 2023)

55 mins; November 24, 2023

The Enlightened Donor: How to Give Charity Wisely

23 mins; November 22, 2023

Andrea Jamison, "Decentering Whiteness in Libraries: A Framework for Inclusive Collection Management Practices" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)

47 mins; November 21, 2023

Cody D. Ewert, "Making Schools American: Nationalism and the Origin of Modern Educational Politics" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2022)

56 mins; November 21, 2023

Earl Lewis and Nancy Cantor, "Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society" (Princeton UP, 2016)

43 mins; November 18, 2023

Florentine Koppenborg, "Japan's Nuclear Disaster and the Politics of Safety Governance" (Cornell UP, 2023)

42 mins; November 18, 2023

Laurence Ralph Reckons With Police Violence (EF, JP)

42 mins; November 16, 2023

Elizabeth Anderson, "Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

56 mins; November 13, 2023

Eric M. Patashnik, "Countermobilization: Policy Feedback and Backlash in a Polarized Age" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

37 mins; November 12, 2023

Kay Wilson, "Mental Health Law: Abolish Or Reform?" (Oxford UP, 2021)

61 hours 17 mins; November 11, 2023

Xaq Frohlich, "From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age" (U California Press, 2023)

47 mins; November 10, 2023

Curtis Smith, "Homelessness and Housing Advocacy: The Role of Red-Tape Warriors" (Routledge, 2022)

83 hours 56 mins; November 09, 2023

Elisabet Kennedy, "Embracing Culturally Responsive Practice in School Libraries" (ALA Editions, 2023)

43 mins; November 08, 2023

Linda L. Michaels et al.. "Advancing Psychotherapy for the Next Generation: Humanizing Mental Health Policy and Practice" (Routledge, 2023)

52 mins; November 07, 2023

Colin McFarlane, "Waste and the City: The Crisis of Sanitation and the Right to Citylife" (Verso, 2023)

46 mins; November 07, 2023

Rory Coulter, "Housing and Life Course Dynamics: Changing Lives, Places and Inequalities" (Policy Press, 2023)

50 mins; November 06, 2023

Wendy H. Wong, "We, the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age" (MIT Press, 2023)

56 mins; November 02, 2023

The Future of Cancelling: A Conversation with Greg Lukianoff

39 mins; November 01, 2023

Paolo Sandro, "The Making of Constitutional Democracy: From Creation to Application of Law" (Bloomsbury, 2022)

70 hours 38 mins; November 01, 2023

Henrik Fürst and Erik Nylander, "The Value of Art Education: Cultural Engagements at the Swedish Folk High Schools" (Palgrave MacMillan, 2023)

38 mins; October 30, 2023

Frederick V. Engram, "Black Liberation Through Action and Resistance: MOVE" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)

38 mins; October 30, 2023

Dara Z. Strolovitch, "When Bad Things Happen to Privileged People: Race, Gender, and What Makes a Crisis in America" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

63 hours 44 mins; October 28, 2023

Greg Glasgow and Kathryn Mayer, "Disneyland on the Mountain: Walt, the Environmentalists, and the Ski Resort That Never Was" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023)

45 mins; October 25, 2023

Jeff Kosseff, "Liar in a Crowded Theater: Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2023)

64 hours 19 mins; October 24, 2023

Jeremy Nobel, "Project UnLonely: Healing Our Crisis of Disconnection" (Avery Publishing Group, 2023)

50 mins; October 24, 2023

Matthew Guariglia, "Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York" (Duke UP, 2023)

61 hours 15 mins; October 21, 2023

Alexandre Baril, "Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted) Suicide" (Temple UP, 2023)

70 hours 13 mins; October 20, 2023

Katherine Jensen, "The Color of Asylum: The Racial Politics of Safe Haven in Brazil" (U Chicago Press, 2023)

47 mins; October 18, 2023

Orisanmi Burton, "Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt" (U California Press, 2023)

52 mins; October 17, 2023

Vilja Hulden, "The Bosses' Union: How Employers Organized to Fight Labor Before the New Deal" (U Illinois Press, 2023)

63 hours 46 mins; October 15, 2023

Margaret Hillenbrand, "On the Edge: Feeling Precarious in China" (Columbia UP, 2023)

46 mins; October 14, 2023

Christopher John Bosso, "Why SNAP Works: A Political History--And Defense--of the Food Stamp Program" (U California Press, 2023)

41 mins; October 14, 2023

Kristen M. Budd and David C. Lane, "Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States" (Policy Press, 2023)

43 mins; October 13, 2023

Lainey Newman and Theda Skocpol, "Rust Belt Union Blues: Why Working-Class Voters Are Turning Away from the Democratic Party" (Columbia UP, 2023)

40 mins; October 12, 2023

John Arena, "Expelling Public Schools: How Antiracist Politics Enable School Privatization in Newark" (U Minnesota Press, 2023)

47 mins; October 09, 2023

Stephanie R. Larson, "What It Feels Like: Visceral Rhetoric and the Politics of Rape Culture" (Pennsylvania State UP, 2021)

47 mins; October 08, 2023

Eric B. Elbogen and Nico Verykoukis, "Violence and Mental Illness: Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety" (NYU Press, 2023)

34 mins; October 08, 2023

Stephanie Southworth and Sara Brallier, "Homelessness in the 21st Century: Living the Impossible American Dream" (Routledge, 2023)

66 hours 50 mins; October 08, 2023

Andrew Monteith, "Christian Nationalism and the Birth of the War on Drugs" (NYU Press, 2023)

74 hours 36 mins; October 08, 2023

Kendra Coulter, "Defending Animals: Finding Hope on the Front Lines of Animal Protection" (MIT Press, 2023)

59 mins; October 08, 2023

Nicholas Tampio, "Teaching Political Theory: A Pluralistic Approach" (Edward Elgar, 2022)

36 mins; October 05, 2023

James N. Druckman and Elizabeth A. Sharrow, "Equality Unfulfilled: How Title IX's Policy Design Undermines Change to College Sports" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

88 hours 1 min; October 05, 2023

Janice Rieger, "Design, Disability and Embodiment: Spatial Justice and Perspectives of Power" (Routledge, 2023)

31 mins; October 04, 2023

Jody N. Polleck, "Facilitating Youth-Led Book Clubs As Transformative and Inclusive Spaces" (Teachers College Press, 2023)

59 mins; October 03, 2023

Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes, "When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America" (North Atlantic Books, 2023)

32 mins; October 01, 2023

Aaron Tang, "Supreme Hubris: How Overconfidence Is Destroying the Court--And How We Can Fix It" (Yale UP, 2023)

52 mins; September 30, 2023

Michael D. Smith, "The Abundant University: Remaking Higher Education for a Digital World" (MIT Press, 2023)

62 hours 30 mins; September 29, 2023

Laura F. Edwards, "The People and Their Peace: Legal Culture and the Transformation of Inequality in the Post-Revolutionary South" (UNC Press, 2009)

63 hours 58 mins; September 25, 2023

James Greenwood-Reeves, "Justifying Violent Protest: Law and Morality in Democratic States" (Routledge, 2023)

74 hours 23 mins; September 23, 2023

Todd E. Vachon, "Clean Air and Good Jobs: U.S. Labor and the Struggle for Climate Justice" (Temple UP, 2023)

36 mins; September 22, 2023

Jack Schneider and Ethan L. Hutt, "Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don't Have To)" (Harvard UP, 2023)

38 mins; September 22, 2023

David Cunningham, January 6th and Asymmetrical Policing (JP, EF)

31 mins; September 21, 2023

Valentina Capurri, "Not Good Enough for Canada: Canadian Public Discourse Around Issues of Inadmissibility for Potential Immigrants with Diseases And/Or Disabilities" (U Toronto Press, 2020)

30 mins; September 20, 2023

Molly Ladd-Taylor, "Fixing the Poor: Eugenic Sterilization and Child Welfare in the Twentieth Century" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020)

37 mins; September 20, 2023

David B. Wong, "Moral Relativism and Pluralism" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

66 hours 44 mins; September 19, 2023

Moisés Kopper, "Architectures of Hope: Infrastructural Citizenship and Class Mobility in Brazil's Public Housing" (U Michigan Press, 2022)

50 mins; September 19, 2023

Tanya Maria Golash-Boza, "Before Gentrification: The Creation of DC's Racial Wealth Gap" (U California Press, 2023)

48 mins; September 19, 2023

Ian Patel, "We're Here Because You Were There: Immigration and the End of Empire" (Verso, 2021)

61 hours 24 mins; September 18, 2023

Daniel Jaffee, "Unbottled: The Fight Against Plastic Water and for Water Justice" (U California Press, 2023)

55 mins; September 17, 2023

Luke Messac, "Your Money Or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine" (Oxford UP, 2023)

34 mins; September 17, 2023

Beverley Chalmers, "Child Sex Abuse: Power, Profit, Perversion" (Grosvenor House, 2022)

55 mins; September 16, 2023

Katie J. Wells et al., "Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City" (Princeton UP, 2023)

55 mins; September 16, 2023

Zachary Parolin, "Poverty in the Pandemic: Policy Lessons from COVID-19" (Russell Sage Foundation, 2023)

31 mins; September 15, 2023

Emilee Booth Chapman, "Election Day: How We Vote and What It Means for Democracy" (Princeton UP, 2022)

52 mins; September 14, 2023

Anthony B. Sanders, "Baby Ninth Amendments: How Americans Embraced Unenumerated Rights and Why It Matters" (U Michigan Press, 2023)

49 mins; September 13, 2023

A Better Way to Buy Books

34 mins; September 12, 2023

Gilberto Rosas, "Unsettling: The El Paso Massacre, Resurgent White Nationalism, and the US-Mexico Border" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2023)

44 mins; September 12, 2023

William Darity et al., "The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice" (U California Press, 2023)

37 mins; September 12, 2023

Postscript: How Firearms Fuel Domestic Violence in the US

62 hours 45 mins; September 11, 2023

Nicole Fabricant, "Fighting to Breathe: Race, Toxicity, and the Rise of Youth Activism in Baltimore" (U California Press, 2022)

36 mins; September 10, 2023

Jeanne K. Firth, "Feeding New Orleans: Celebrity Chefs and Reimagining Food Justice" (UNC Press, 2023)

80 hours 58 mins; September 09, 2023

Gerald O'Brien, "Eugenics, Genetics, and Disability in Historical and Contemporary Perspective: Implications for the Social Work Profession" (Oxford UP, 2023)

29 mins; September 05, 2023

The Future of the NHS: A Discussion with Gavin Francis

44 mins; September 03, 2023

Ari Ezra Waldman, "Industry Unbound: The Inside Story of Privacy, Data, and Corporate Power" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

35 mins; September 02, 2023

Ben Mattlin, "Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World" (Beacon, 2022)

39 mins; September 02, 2023

Kathryn J. Edin et al., "The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America" (Mariner Books, 2023)

33 mins; September 01, 2023

Hava Rachel Gordon, "This Is Our School!: Race and Community Resistance to School Reform" (NYU Press, 2021)

47 mins; August 31, 2023

Sarah R. Coleman, "The Walls Within: The Politics of Immigration in Modern America" (Princeton UP, 2023)

47 mins; August 31, 2023

Dagmar Schafer, "Ownership of Knowledge: Beyond Intellectual Property" (MIT Press, 2023)

41 mins; August 30, 2023

Donna J. Drucker, "Fertility Technology" (MIT Press, 2023)

30 mins; August 29, 2023

Elaine Schattner, "From Whispers to Shouts: The Ways We Talk about Cancer" (Columbia UP, 2023)

52 mins; August 28, 2023

Asad L. Asad, "Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life" (Princeton UP, 2023)

75 hours 41 mins; August 27, 2023

Elly Fishman, "Refugee High: Coming of Age in America" (The New Press, 2021)

34 mins; August 26, 2023

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