Corruption, Plutocracy, Oligarchy, Kleptocracy, Corporatocracy — The Problem (nonfiction)

1.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism 4.29 avg rating — 51,931 ratings
2.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating — 115,044 ratings
3.
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right 4.31 avg rating — 26,726 ratings
4.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media 4.24 avg rating — 23,236 ratings
5.
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky 4.41 avg rating — 9,420 ratings
6.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate 4.16 avg rating — 27,260 ratings
7.
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice 4.44 avg rating — 104,275 ratings
8.
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties 4.37 avg rating — 491 ratings
9.
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century 4.27 avg rating — 89,901 ratings
10.
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order 4.03 avg rating — 7,199 ratings
11.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,440 ratings
12.
The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money 4.08 avg rating — 4,350 ratings
13.
Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security
Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security 4.11 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
14.
All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,974 ratings
15.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring 4.05 avg rating — 53,314 ratings
16.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine 4.30 avg rating — 168,095 ratings
17.
Who Rules the World?
Who Rules the World? 4.05 avg rating — 11,938 ratings
18.
Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism 4.20 avg rating — 5,607 ratings
19.
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil 3.91 avg rating — 26,131 ratings
20.
Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America
Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America 4.29 avg rating — 4,898 ratings
21.
Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?
Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? 3.89 avg rating — 972 ratings
22.
A People's History of the United States
A People's History of the United States 4.08 avg rating — 259,689 ratings
23.
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin 3.82 avg rating — 11,842 ratings
24.
The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power
The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power 4.07 avg rating — 4,787 ratings
25.
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man 3.93 avg rating — 8,129 ratings
26.
TWAS The Year 2020
TWAS The Year 2020 3.85 avg rating — 34 ratings
27.
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World 4.03 avg rating — 16,187 ratings
28.
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance 3.97 avg rating — 13,937 ratings
29.
The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism 4.30 avg rating — 13,913 ratings
30.
Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights
Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights 4.20 avg rating — 624 ratings
31.
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics 4.26 avg rating — 10,889 ratings
32.
Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda
Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda 4.02 avg rating — 8,497 ratings
33.
Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America 4.31 avg rating — 3,407 ratings
34.
With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful
With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful 4.26 avg rating — 1,310 ratings
35.
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America 3.96 avg rating — 2,551 ratings
36.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,680 ratings
37.
A Country Is Not a Company
A Country Is Not a Company 3.97 avg rating — 237 ratings
38.
Democracy for the Few
Democracy for the Few 4.23 avg rating — 603 ratings
39.
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis 3.90 avg rating — 4,072 ratings
40.
The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap
The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap 4.21 avg rating — 7,582 ratings
41.
Putin Country: A Journey into the Real Russia
Putin Country: A Journey into the Real Russia 3.94 avg rating — 2,391 ratings
41.
Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power
Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power 4.21 avg rating — 3,796 ratings
43.
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement 4.44 avg rating — 33,944 ratings
44.
A Colony in a Nation
A Colony in a Nation 4.18 avg rating — 6,436 ratings
45.
Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy
Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondage Destroy the Global Economy 4.34 avg rating — 362 ratings
46.
When Corporations Rule the World
When Corporations Rule the World 4.10 avg rating — 841 ratings
47.
The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future
The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future 4.02 avg rating — 9,789 ratings
48.
Fast Food Nation
Fast Food Nation 3.75 avg rating — 206,250 ratings
49.
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life 4.11 avg rating — 3,514 ratings
50.
A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption & Death in Putin's Russia
A Russian Diary: A Journalist's Final Account of Life, Corruption & Death in Putin's Russia 4.19 avg rating — 1,237 ratings
51.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany 4.22 avg rating — 144,580 ratings
52.
War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket 4.27 avg rating — 8,128 ratings
53.
The Deepening Darkness: Patriarchy, Resistance, and Democracy's Future
The Deepening Darkness: Patriarchy, Resistance, and Democracy's Future 4.18 avg rating — 40 ratings
54.
Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United
Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United 3.86 avg rating — 549 ratings
55.
Empire of Cotton: A Global History
Empire of Cotton: A Global History 3.89 avg rating — 3,594 ratings
56.
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy 3.98 avg rating — 5,775 ratings
57.
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves 4.15 avg rating — 41,834 ratings
58.
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism 4.45 avg rating — 5,507 ratings
58.
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt 4.14 avg rating — 88,883 ratings
60.
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America 4.16 avg rating — 9,538 ratings
61.
Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans
Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans 4.15 avg rating — 1,010 ratings
62.
Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea
Whose Freedom?: The Battle over America's Most Important Idea 3.96 avg rating — 316 ratings
63.
Conservatives Without Conscience
Conservatives Without Conscience 3.98 avg rating — 1,745 ratings
64.
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
by: Karl Marx
4.09 avg rating — 23,211 ratings
65.
Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens
Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens 4.19 avg rating — 1,905 ratings
65.
Age of Anger: A History of the Present
Age of Anger: A History of the Present 3.64 avg rating — 2,775 ratings
67.
Healthcare From The Trenches: An Insider Account of the Complex Barriers of U.S. Healthcare from the Providers and Patients' Perspective
Healthcare From The Trenches: An Insider Account of the Complex Barriers of U.S. Healthcare from the Providers and Patients' Perspective 4.21 avg rating — 47 ratings
68.
The Pendulum has Swung too far
The Pendulum has Swung too far 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings
69.
Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America
Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America 3.86 avg rating — 407 ratings
70.
Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism
Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism 4.17 avg rating — 962 ratings
70.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 365,577 ratings
72.
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction 4.01 avg rating — 96,835 ratings
73.
And the Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future
And the Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future 4.11 avg rating — 3,310 ratings
74.
Gangster States: Organized Crime, Kleptocracy and Political Collapse (International Political Economy Series)
Gangster States: Organized Crime, Kleptocracy and Political Collapse (International Political Economy Series) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
75.
Dark Age Ahead
Dark Age Ahead 3.65 avg rating — 1,245 ratings
76.
Homage to Catalonia
Homage to Catalonia 4.09 avg rating — 68,320 ratings
77.
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson #1)
The Path to Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson #1) 4.42 avg rating — 25,860 ratings
78.
Civilization: The West and the Rest
Civilization: The West and the Rest 3.86 avg rating — 10,129 ratings
79.
Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy
Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy 4.30 avg rating — 247 ratings
80.
Conspiracy of Fools
Conspiracy of Fools 4.20 avg rating — 6,530 ratings
80.
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 19,433 ratings
82.
Debt: The First 5,000 Years
Debt: The First 5,000 Years 4.21 avg rating — 25,619 ratings
83.
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces 4.32 avg rating — 3,972 ratings
84.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,630 ratings
85.
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism
False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism
by: John Gray
3.87 avg rating — 517 ratings
86.
Other People's Money: The Real Business of Finance
Other People's Money: The Real Business of Finance
by: John Kay
3.92 avg rating — 1,458 ratings
87.
Inequality: What Everyone Needs to Know
Inequality: What Everyone Needs to Know 3.84 avg rating — 73 ratings
88.
A Very Expensive Poison: The Definitive Story of the Murder of Litvinenko and Russia's War with the West
A Very Expensive Poison: The Definitive Story of the Murder of Litvinenko and Russia's War with the West 4.25 avg rating — 2,219 ratings
88.
Against Empire
Against Empire 4.36 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
90.
The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos
The Price of Thirst: Global Water Inequality and the Coming Chaos 3.83 avg rating — 156 ratings
91.
Den of Thieves
Den of Thieves 4.16 avg rating — 14,654 ratings
91.
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World 3.90 avg rating — 30,145 ratings
93.
Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped
Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped 4.04 avg rating — 3,437 ratings
94.
Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice
Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice 4.14 avg rating — 2,691 ratings
95.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic 4.14 avg rating — 1,589 ratings
96.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire 4.06 avg rating — 2,526 ratings
97.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete and Unabridged (With All Six Volumes, Original Maps, Working Footnotes, Links to Audiobooks and Illustrated)
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete and Unabridged (With All Six Volumes, Original Maps, Working Footnotes, Links to Audiobooks and Illustrated) 4.02 avg rating — 15,256 ratings
98.
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools 4.35 avg rating — 6,610 ratings
98.
Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World
Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World 3.85 avg rating — 1,798 ratings
100.
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds 3.82 avg rating — 4,975 ratings
Next