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'They Just Need to Get a Job': 15 Myths on Homelessness by Mary Brosnahan

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756997 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756997] to listen full audiobooks. Title: 'They Just Need to Get a Job': 15 Myths on Homelessness Author: Mary Brosnahan Narrator: Kristen Kallen-Keck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: November 12, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: “Readers will come away infuriated, with a greater understanding of the systemic causes of homelessness, and with more compassion for their homeless neighbors. Essential reading for any community affected by homelessness (which is all of them).” —Booklist, Starred Review For readers of Andrea Elliott and Matthew Desmond, the former CEO of the Coalition for the Homeless breaks through the highly destructive misinformation surrounding our homeless neighbors Conservative think tanks like the Manhattan Institute disseminate anti-homeless myths in the media, legislatures, and the larger culture, claiming that our homeless neighbors cause their own predicament and that the best we can do is manage the problem. Drawing on her deep legal knowledge, policy expertise, and decades of frontline service, Mary Brosnahan cuts through the misinformation to deliver two important messages: that homelessness ultimately stems from a lack of investment in affordable housing; and that the greatest myth of all is that we should have no hope. In fact, the proven solutions are well documented, and the ability to enact them depends on us all. Brosnahan takes a nationwide look from New York to Detroit, Philly to L.A., and from rural areas such as Cumberland County, Pennsylvania to debunk 15 widespread misconceptions, including: - that the problem is inevitable (in fact, Housing First approaches have shown great success) - that “handouts” cause homelessness (in fact, the primary causes are flat wages and high rent) - that homeless people need to prove that they’re “ready” to receive aid (in fact, enforcing hurdles is far more expensive and less effective than Housing First). With brilliant insight, Brosnahan showcases how by dispelling these pervasive myths rooted in fear, we can embrace the affordable, housing-based solutions that will bring our impoverished neighbors home.

How to Feed the World: A Factful Guide by Vaclav Smil

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755796 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755796] to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Feed the World: A Factful Guide Author: Vaclav Smil Narrator: Joe Jameson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 7, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today: Why are some of the world’s biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations? Why is food waste a colossal 1,000kcal per person daily, and how can we solve that? Could we all go vegan and be healthy? Should we? How will we feed the ballooning population without killing the planet? How To Feed The World shows how we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. Ultimately, this data-based, rigorously researched guide explains how we will survive and thrive long into the future. ‘There is no author whose books I look forward to more’ BILL GATES ‘There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil’ GUARDIAN © Vaclav Smil 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop by Serene Khader

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752258 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752258] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop Author: Serene Khader Narrator: Sharmila Devar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: October 29, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: For readers of Hood Feminism and Against White Feminism An incisive examination of why the pillars of feminism have eroded—and how all women, not just the #girlbosses, can rebuild them After over 175 years, the feminist movement, now in its fourth wave, is at risk of collapsing on its eroding foundation. In Faux Feminism, political philosopher Serene Khader advocates for another feminism—one that doesn’t overwhelmingly serve white, affluent #girlbosses. With empathy, passion, and wit, Khader invites the reader to join her as she excavates the movement’s history and draws a blueprint for a more inclusive and resilient future. A feminist myth buster, Khader begins by deconstructing “faux feminisms.” Thought to be the pillars of good feminism, they may appeal to many but, in truth, leave most women behind. Khader identifies these traps that white feminism lays for us all, asking readers to think critically about  –The Freedom Myth: The overarching misconception that feminism is about personal freedom rather than collective equality –The Individualism Myth: The pervasive idea that feminism aims to free individual women from social expectations –The Culture Myth: The harmful misconception that “other” cultures restrict women’s liberation –The Restriction Myth: The flawed belief that feminism is a fight against social restrictions –The Judgment Myth: The fallacy of celebrating women’s choices without first interrogating the privileges afforded or denied to the women In later chapters, Khader draws on global and intersectional feminist lessons of the past and present to imagine feminism’s future. She pays particular attention to women of color, especially those in the Global South. Khader recounts their cultural and political stories of building a more inclusive framework in their societies. These are the women, she argues, from whom today’s feminists can learn. Khader’s critical inquiry begets a new vision of feminism: one that tackles inequality at the societal, not individual, level and is ultimately rooted in community.

Patriot: A Memoir by Alexei Navalny

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/771514 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/771514] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Patriot: A Memoir Author: Alexei Navalny Narrator: Matthew Goode Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 22, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. 'Patriot is by turns funny, fiery, reflective and tragic, laced with Navalny’s trademark wry humor and idealism....a gutting personal account from a husband and father facing the reality that he will never be with his family again.'—The New York Times 'Honest'—The Washington Post • 'Shocking'—The Atlantic • 'Uplifting.' —Vanity Fair 'A testament to resilience' —Associated Press • 'Will be seen as a historic text.'—The Economist Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted—and will come.    In vivid, page-turning detail, including never-before-seen correspondence from prison, Navalny recounts, among other things, his political career, the many attempts on his life, and the lives of the people closest to him, and the relentless campaign he and his team waged against an increasingly dictatorial regime.    Written with the passion, wit, candor, and bravery for which he was justly acclaimed, Patriot is Navalny’s final letter to the world: a moving account of his last years spent in the most brutal prison on earth; a reminder of why the principles of individual freedom matter so deeply; and a rousing call to continue the work for which he sacrificed his life. “This book is a testament not only to Alexei’s life, but to his unwavering commitment to the fight against dictatorship—a fight he gave everything for, including his life. Through its pages, readers will come to know the man I loved deeply—a man of profound integrity and unyielding courage. Sharing his story will not only honor his memory but also inspire others to stand up for what is right and to never lose sight of the values that truly matter.' —Yulia Navalnaya

Mean Streak: A moral vacuum, a dodgy debt generator and a multi-billion-dollar government shake down - the powerful story of robodebt from the award winning author of One Hundred Years of Dirt by Rick Morton

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/770423 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/770423] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mean Streak: A moral vacuum, a dodgy debt generator and a multi-billion-dollar government shake down - the powerful story of robodebt from the award winning author of One Hundred Years of Dirt Author: Rick Morton Narrator: Tamblyn Lord, Rick Morton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 16, 2024 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: From award-winning journalist and writer Rick Morton comes Mean Streak, a gripping and horrifying account of how, over the course of four and a half years, Australia's government turned on its most vulnerable citizens. Robodebt was a new debt-creation system that was used to illegally pursue close to half a million Australian welfare recipients for fake debts generated by the thousands. It was described by the Royal Commission's report as a 'massive failure of public administration' caused by 'venality, incompetence and cowardice'. Essentially, Australians were gaslit by their own government, which doggedly and knowingly concocted a program that was both mathematically wrong and illegal, just to shake down innocent people for money, then lied about it for four and a half years. Robodebt is a historic and appalling political tragedy, a scheme created deliberately and sustained by institutional cowardice, clearly displaying the systematic contempt that a government had for its own citizens. Powerfully moving, deeply compelling and utterly enraging, Mean Streak reveals disturbing truths about the country we have become and the government that was. In the mode of a corporate thriller, this is a scouring cautionary tale of morality in public life gone badly awry - a story that is bigger than robodebt, and far from over. Praise for Rick Morton: 'A crack storyteller ... his words and stories are infused with genuine compassion' Christos Tsiolkas 'Morton is an intelligent, funny, endearing writer' Australian Book Review 'Morton is fresh ... He's brilliant' The Monthly 'Wonderfully readable ... Morton is a national treasure' Books+Publishing