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Society & Politics

Rent that never stops climbing, a doctor's appointment months away, a power grid stuck in the past. Abundance argues this scarcity isn't inevitable—it's the result of fifty years of choices in city councils and permitting offices. This microbook traces how those barriers formed and what it would take to start building again.

Abundance: How We Build a Better Future

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The House voted to strip Trump of his power over the war with Iran. The move is symbolic, but oil, inflation, and global interest rates are not laughing. Here is what is actually at stake.

The end of the war? The House defies Trump

This edition covers three converging stories: the Trump-brokered three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, the European intelligence report describing growing paranoia and coup fears inside the Kremlin, and Lula's move to hand Trump a copy of Brazil's 2010 nuclear deal with Iran as a possible diplomatic model for the current conflict.

The War Roundup

Personal Development

Understanding the science behind your decision making and behavior is a great asset in the battle to a more fulfilled life.

Psychology

The Body Is Not an Apology grew from a single sentence Sonya Renee Taylor said to a friend in a moment of vulnerability and became a full manifesto. With direct and deeply resonant language, the book connects each person's individual relationship with their own body to larger systems of oppression — racism, fatphobia, and ableism — and makes the case that radical self-love is not self-indulgence but a political act of resistance.

The Body Is Not an Apology

A two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran has halted six weeks of war and brought immediate relief to global markets. This Radar explains how Pakistan emerged as the central mediator, why the Strait of Hormuz is the linchpin of the entire crisis, what each side gained and what remains unanswered, and which scenarios lie ahead for the economy and investments.

The ceasefire the world held Its breath to see

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Career & Business

The war between the United States, Israel, and Iran is not just a military conflict. It is an economic earthquake that is changing the price of everything, from diesel in Italy to cooking gas in India. This Radar maps what has already gotten more expensive, what will get more expensive next, which countries are most vulnerable to collapse, and what to do with that information before the impact reaches your life.

Who Pays the Price of War? Spoiler: Check Your Wallet

Cuba hasn't received an oil shipment in over three months. Blackouts last twenty hours a day, hospitals are postponing surgeries, airlines have canceled flights, and more than a million Cubans have left the island since twenty twenty-one. Meanwhile, Havana is negotiating with Washington for the first time in years, opening its doors to exile investment, and releasing prisoners with Vatican mediation — while Trump talks about "taking" the island. This piece traces six decades of tension and breaks down the most critical moment Cuba has faced since the revolution.

Cuba and the United States: The Communism That Went Dark

From the beginning of 2020, countries worldwide have started taking action to prevent the spread of the novel Coronavirus. In addition to fighting against the disease, U.S. medical experts had to fight against the government’s and the CDC’s denial that COVID-19 poses a threat to American society. ‘’The Premonition’’ reveals what a small group of brilliant, extraordinarily dedicated, and conscientious people could have done to help the country respond to the COVID-19 pandemic better if they had support from the Trump administration and the CDC.

The Premonition

In “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” a classic analysis of how the electronic media have reshaped our world, American educator Neil Postman wonders whether Aldous Huxley’s dystopia from “Brave New World” hasn’t already been realized in our TV-dominated and image-centered culture. Spoiler alert: it has, as television has become a global pleasure drug, and humans have gladly accepted to be oppressed by their addiction to entertainment.

Amusing Ourselves to Death

After the 2008 financial collapse, a large group of people had to give up traditional ‘’stick and brick’’ homes their low-wage jobs could not pay for and move into vans, RVs, and trailers. In ‘’Nomadland,’’ award-winning journalist Jessica Bruder documents the struggles of these people who are traveling from one place to another in pursuit of seasonal jobs and affordable rent.

Nomadland

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Biographies & Memoirs

In the memoir “And the Good News Is…” political commentator Dana Perino shares her life story, from a modest childhood on a Wyoming ranch to landing an eminent position in the White House. Highly motivated and diligent, Perino worked her way from running a political show to being Dan Schaefer’s press secretary, to assistant and press secretary for President Bush. She currently works for Fox News.

And the Good News Is…

GDP, Trade balance, foreign capital. Everything about global trade is here!

Economics

The prominent professors, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, argue the fundamental question of our age – “Why are some nations rich and prosperous, and others poor and suffering?” “Why Nations Fail” is their heavily discussed book, providing exquisite examples of how political and economic institutions determine the wealth and poverty, health and sickness, and food and famine of nations.

Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson try to give a definite answer to this question in their popular and heavily discussed book.

“Why Nations Fail,” writes Jared Diamond, “should be required reading for politicians and anyone concerned with economic development."

It should also be required reading for those who want to understand why some nations are prosperous and others are poverty-stricken.

Not many people want to put an end to inequality and corruption, but those that do, should really do more than just scratch the surface.

Let’s get down to it!

Why Nations Fail 

How did we get here? See which ideas shaped the course of history, and how philosophy played a significant role in human evolution.

History & Philosophy

Tom Standage’s entertaining and unique book, “A History of the World in 6 Glasses,” tells the human history through the perspective of our six favorite drinks: beer, wine, coffee, tea, spirits, and Coca-Cola. Covering from the Stone Age up to the 21st century, the book shows how these drinks influenced the course of the most important global events in history in many ways.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses 

“Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be” by award-winning journalist Frank Bruni is not only a scathing critique of the college admissions mania in the United States but also a much necessary wake-up call for the American educational system to change – quickly and radically.

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

Ever wondered what lies beneath the gilded surface of the 45th President? Dive into this investigative exposé to uncover the ruthless strategies and controversial connections that built the Trump myth. It’s time to decide for yourself: is he a master negotiator or a master of illusion?

The Making of Donald Trump

The best microbooks on Emotional Intelligence to make you overcome obstacles in your personal and professional life.

Emotional Intelligence

“21 Lessons for the 21st Century” is a visionary book packed up with thought-provoking questions of political, technological, social, and existential nature. The constant need to adapt, and embrace this new wave of digital breakthroughs is the focal point of this book, along with the ideas and examples on how you can use this trend to your advantage.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

In “Inglorious Empire,” Shashi Tharoor exposes the devesting effect the British rule had over the Indian economy and culture. Though Indian legacy and independence suffered a heavy blow - the Indian people managed to preserve their identity even in the direst moments of colonialism. Furthermore, Tharoor also discusses the role the British played in the deindustrialization of India.

Inglorious Empire

Jerry Heimans and Henry Timms’ book titled ‘’New Power’’ explores how advancements in technology have changed the power distribution in a contemporary world. In a traditionally governed world, power was available only to the minority. Now, however, every individual has the ability to change things - remember the global movements such as #MeToo and the Ice Bucket Challenge. Heimans and Timms reveal how we can shape our behavior to navigate this new power and achieve desired goals.

New Power

In “A Brief History of Modern India,” Rajiv Ahir shines a light on the turning points that shaped India’s society and marked its struggle for self-expression. The book details how European powers clashed with Indian empires, the establishment of East India Company, and the struggle for democracy and independence by Gandhi. History of trade, social order, wars, and reforms.

A Brief History of Modern India

The author of “Basic Economics,” Thomas Sowell continues popularizing economics in simple plain language and easily understandable examples in his 2008 “Economic Facts and Fallacies.” Sowell’s book examines some of the most popular economic fallacies often disseminated by the media and politicians, divided into categories of urban life, gender, academia, income, race, and the problems of the third world.

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