Politics & Economy bestsellers

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

By: Omar El Akkad
Narrated by: Omar El Akkad
Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

“A heartbreaking reminder that we still have people and causes to fight for. We can use our privileges and resources to make a change if we so choose. Read more

A People's History of the United States

By: Howard Zinn
Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
Length: 34 hours 10 minutes

“What this classic, alternative, and, yes, overtly leftist history of the United States most impressed upon me is that the history of American protest is just as vital and as old a tradition as the stars and stripes. The American people have always protested, gone on strike, marched - for suffrage, abolition, labor rights, civil rights,... Read more

Black AF History

The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

By: Michael Harriot
Narrated by: Michael Harriot
Length: 15 hours 42 minutes

“Prepare for a history book unlike any other! Michael Harriot's Black AF is truly one of the best I've encountered in a long time. Don't let the humor and captivating storytelling fool you – this isn't just a dry recitation of dates and events. Instead, Harriot masterfully blends memoir, history, and sharp analysis of race, economics, and... Read more

Abundance

By: Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
Narrated by: Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

“An optimistic vision of a government that builds enough good things for all of us. Two of the best journalists of our generations take on problems with building, inventing, and overly-complicated regulations in the U.S. - and offer a new version of politics that promises better things ahead. Read more

107 Days

By: Kamala Harris
Narrated by: Kamala Harris
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

“Listened to a podcast this morning and immediately downloaded the audiobook. This is a must-read people who want to better understand the political state of the union. Read more

1929

Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation

By: Andrew Ross Sorkin
Narrated by: Andrew Ross Sorkin
Length: 13 hours 30 minutes

“I was fortunate to hear this on my drive South to and from the Furniture Market. Andrew Ross Sorkin is the narrator and author of this behind-the-scenes account of the intersection of Politics, Financiers, and the common man startin in the mid-1920s. Andrew does a great job giving context to the Bank decisions, Politics and World events... Read more

A Promised Land

By: Barack Obama
Narrated by: Barack Obama
Length: 29 hours 10 minutes

“No one really needs my blurb to help sell this book, but I wanted to give it anyway, especially for the audiobook, narrated by Barack Obama himself. If you want to know his incredible knowledge and wisdom that guided him through major decisions, and also hear him drop a few F-bombs, you need to listen to this fantastically written book. Read more

To Catch a Fascist

The Fight to Expose the Radical Right

By: Christopher Mathias
Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

A searing, provocative investigation into the rise of white nationalist and neo-Nazi movements in the United States, centered on the anti-fascist groups working to expose and stop these hateful factions.

Demonized as “extremist” by conservatives and liberals alike, “antifa” became a bogeyman during Donald Trump’s first term. But few Americans... Read more about To Catch a Fascist

The Message

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

“This book absolutely blew me away and is a must read for every writer and really for anyone who wants their eyes opened. Read more

How to Be an Antiracist

By: Ibram X. Kendi
Narrated by: Ibram X. Kendi
Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

“Among the multi-faceted array of antiracist literature newly published in the last two years, Ibram X. Kendi’s How To Be an Antiracist stands alone as a definitive source of history and socio-political critique, while offering a new paradigm of thought aimed at paving the way for correcting centuries of social injustice. Hearing this visionary... Read more

Family of Spies

A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor

By: Christine Kuehn
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

“Both a fascinating and devastating true story of a family that proves truth is stranger than fiction. I’ve thought about it every day since finishing. For readers of history, true crime, spy thrillers, and memoirs. Read more

Empire of AI

Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI

By: Karen Hao
Narrated by: Karen Hao
Length: 17 hours 50 minutes

A New York Times Notable Book • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian, Scientific American, and Elle • Porchlight 2025 Business Book Award Winner

“A bestselling page-turner that has made waves not just in Silicon Valley but around the world . . .... Read more about Empire of AI

Mutual Aid

Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next)

By: Dean Spade
Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

“If you’re feeling hopeless and want some tangible ways to help, read this! Dean Spade lays out a brief orientation/how-to manual on mutual aid and community organising. There are SO many small ways to build solidarity, whoever you are, beginning with your community. From providing rides to doctor's appointments/abortions/immigration appts.... Read more

How to Stand Up to a Dictator

The Fight for Our Future

By: Maria Ressa
Narrated by: Maria Ressa & Rebecca Mozo
Length: 10 hours 14 minutes

From the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize comes an impassioned and inspiring memoir that chronicles her career fighting fascism, filled with insights and advice for standing against authoritarian bullies and confronting disinformation and lies. It includes a foreword by Amal Clooney.Maria Ressa is one of the most renowned international... Read more about How to Stand Up to a Dictator

Baldwin: A Love Story

By: Nicholas Boggs
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 24 hours 29 minutes

“Absorbing. This is a hefty book, spanning James Baldwin’s whole life, but it was hard to put down! The decision to tell his life story in context of the people he loved works really well. The author digs deep into how several key relationships reverberated through his life, his work, his politics, society and his expanding views of gender and... Read more

On Tyranny

Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

By: Timothy Snyder
Narrated by: Timothy Snyder
Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

“This pocket guide to preserving our freedoms and resisting authoritarianism, penned by Yale historian of fascism Timothy Snyder, takes lessons from the fall of democracies across Europe in the 20th Century, each posing a warning to us now in the 21st Century. A brief but mind blowing, eye-opening read that left me feeling sobered and empowered... Read more

Emergent Strategy

Emergent Strategy Series

By: adrienne maree brown
Narrated by: adrienne maree brown
Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

“Emergent Strategy is a great way to open your mind to how we can create the world we want to live in. Let the beauty and wonder of nature and human interactions provide a way forward. Read more

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

ReVisioning History

By: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes

“There are so many reasons why this book matters so much, but one worth highlighting is the way it inspires a greater appreciation for the dignity and continuing presence of Indigenous people in the USA. Read more

Poverty, by America

By: Matthew Desmond
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

“A succinct discussion of the causes, effects, and potential changes required to eradicate poverty in the United States. Read more

The Shock Doctrine - Abridged

The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

By: Naomi Klein
Narrated by: Jennifer Wiltsie
Length: 9 hours 1 minute

“A must-read. Read more

Hood Feminism

Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot

By: Mikki Kendall
Narrated by: Mikki Kendall
Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

“Hood Feminism touches on many subjects that mainstream feminists may not think of as feminist issues. Issues like food and housing insecurity, parenting, and disability rights, among others. Mikki Kendall calls out mainstream feminism as existing only for the advancement of white women, to the detriment of women of color. Some of my biggest... Read more

So You Want to Talk about Race

By: Ijeoma Oluo
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ijeoma Oluo offers a revelatory examination of race in AmericaA current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today’s racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divideIn So You Want to Talk about Race,... Read more about So You Want to Talk about Race

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017

By: Rashid Khalidi
Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi & Rashid Khalidi
Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

“As a Palestinian-American woman, I thought I knew the history of the continuous war on Palestine, but I was wrong. Khalidi does a superb job of recounting the history of Palestine from 1917-2014. Khalidi’s family actually was in the thick of the early war up until the 1990s, working for a solution for their country and people. I learned so much... Read more

The Fort Bragg Cartel

Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

By: Seth Harp
Narrated by: Dan John Miller
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

“I found The Fort Bragg Cartel to be a very interesting and engaging read. The central story focuses on a shocking murder between close friends within the Special Forces community, and that narrative is where the book is at its strongest. That said, the author casts a very wide net, pulling in events from across Cumberland County and the... Read more

Autocracy, Inc.

The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

By: Anne Applebaum
Narrated by: Anne Applebaum
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes

“With a new era of global authoritarianism upon us, it is essential to understand how autocracies work together to undermine democracies, and how we can organize to defeat them. Pulitzer Prize–winning author Anne Applebaum’s Autocracy, Inc. is an excellent place to start. Applebaum has such a clear way of writing about complex issues and deftly... Read more

The Splendid and the Vile

A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

By: Erik Larson
Narrated by: John Lee & Erik Larson
Length: 17 hours 49 minutes

“An excellent account of the darkest hour through the intimate details of the Churchill family, and accounts and diaries of staff and English, German and American leaders and soldiers. Larson expertly shows Churchill's highs and lows and how his oration skills, charisma and spirit buoyed society at the exact right time. Excellent for WWII buffs... Read more

Hated By All the Right People

By: Jason Zengerle
Narrated by: Beth Hicks & Jason Zengerle
Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

From a seasoned political journalist, an eye-opening examination of Tucker Carlson’s rise through conservative media and politics, and his ideological transformation over the past thirty years, tracking the concurrent shifts in the political and media landscapes which have both influenced and succumbed to the hyperpartisan politics of today.

To... Read more about Hated By All the Right People

The Small and the Mighty

Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

By: Sharon McMahon
Narrated by: Sharon McMahon
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

“A thoroughly informative and enjoyable look at 12 Americans who made a difference. Sharon McMahon narrates the book herself, and it’s all the better for her own inflections and emotions. Cannot recommend enough! Read more

Fear and Fury

The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage

By: Heather Ann Thompson
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Length: 18 hours 2 minutes

In this masterful, groundbreaking work, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson shines surprising new light on an infamous 1984 New York subway shooting that would unveil simmering racial resentments and would lead, in unexpected ways, to a fractured future and a new era of rage and violence.

"A gripping and powerful account of one of... Read more about Fear and Fury

The Demon of Unrest

A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson
Narrated by: Will Patton & Erik Larson
Length: 17 hours 18 minutes

“I haven't read non-fiction since Chernow's Hamilton. THIS was the book that has brought me back to it. Thanks to Larson's artful story-telling, I am about to go down a Civil War rabbit hole. Mary Chestnut, James Henry Hammond, Edmund Ruffin...if you don't know these names, you need to. The narration performance by Will Patton is sublime, and... Read more

Paper Girl

A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America

By: Beth Macy
Narrated by: Beth Macy
Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

“Paper Girl is what we hoped Hillbilly Elegy would be — compassionate, instructive, and eye-opening. A necessary read for our current moment in American history. Read more

Nuclear War

A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen
Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

“Jacobsen extensively researched the military science and our country's preparation plan should a nuclear war occur. The consequences are understandably brutal. The subject of nuclear warfare is described in an assertive style that will leave you thinking about the subject long after the book is finished. Told in a relentless play-by-play style,... Read more

Freedom is a Constant Struggle

Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

By: Angela Y. Davis
Narrated by: Angela Y. Davis & Coleen Marlo
Length: 5 hours 47 minutes

“A must read on the interconnection of all liberation struggles that has only become more relevant since its publication in 2016. Angela Davis is one of the most steadfast voices of our time, and her background as a public speaker makes for excellent narration. Read more

Genocide Bad

Notes on Palestine, Jewish History, and Collective Liberation

By: Sim Kern
Narrated by: Sim Kern
Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

“Sim Kern is a writer with a clear and concise voice, backed up by stellar research and wit. Read more

Life After Cars

Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile

By: Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon & Aaron Naparstek
Narrated by: Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

From the hosts of The War on Cars podcast, a searing indictment of how cars ruin everything—and what we can do to fight back

When the very first cars rolled off production lines, they were a technological marvel, predicted to make life easier and better for all Americans; yet a hundred years later, that dream is running on... Read more about Life After Cars

Democracy Awakening

Notes on the State of America

By: Heather Cox Richardson
Narrated by: Heather Cox Richardson
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

A New York Times Bestseller

A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era’s most important and insightful historians, with a new afterword by the author.

“Magisterial.” –The Washington Post

“An excellent primer for anyone who... Read more about Democracy Awakening

If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All

By: Eliezer Yudkowsky & Nate Soares
Narrated by: Rafe Beckley
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

"May prove to be the most important book of our time.”—Tim Urban, Wait But Why

The scramble to create superhuman AI has put us on the path to extinction—but it’s not too late to change course, as two of the field’s earliest researchers explain in this clarion call for humanity.

In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that... Read more about If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies

Bonfire of the Murdochs

How the Epic Fight to Control the Last Great Media Dynasty Broke a Family –– and the World

By: Gabriel Sherman
Narrated by: Cassandra Medcalf
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

The real succession story of the Murdoch empire is more shocking than the fictional TV series.

When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he believed that pitting his children against each other would produce the most capable heir. Twenty-five years later, that gamble would tear apart one of the... Read more about Bonfire of the Murdochs

The Only Plane in the Sky

An Oral History of September 11, 2001

By: Garrett M. Graff
Narrated by: A Full 45-Person Cast
Length: 15 hours 55 minutes

“Today I had a day off and listened to Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff on Libro.fm. I was in tears after the first 30 minutes. Has it really been 18 years since 9-11-01? It seems like it happened yesterday since it's still all so raw. I listened to the whole book nonstop until I was finished today. The style of the book reminds me of... Read more

Book and Dagger

How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II

By: Elyse Graham
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

“At the dawn of WWII, the US recruited for its nascent intelligence program not suave, Bond-esque career spies, but academics, librarians, and archivists, whose skills in research and information analysis contributed to the Allied victory. Despite the unassuming and relatively quiet nature of these new intelligence agents' day jobs, this... Read more

Coming Up Short

A Memoir of My America

By: Robert B. Reich
Narrated by: Robert B. Reich
Length: 14 hours 23 minutes

“Accessible even by those who don't care for politics. Read more

Bad Company

Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream

By: Megan Greenwell
Narrated by: Dan Bittner
Length: 8 hours 51 minutes

*VANITY FAIR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025*ONE OF NEW REPUBLIC'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR*KIRKUS' BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025*ONE OF AV CLUB'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025*"[An] indictment of an industry that has cannily tilted the playing field in its favor. Bad Company details how clichéd abstractions like ‘consolidation’ and ‘efficiency’ have given cover to... Read more about Bad Company

Not My Type

One Woman vs. a President

By: E. Jean Carroll
Narrated by: E. Jean Carroll
Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

“Although curious about this book, I hesitated reading it since it concerned her trial against Donald Trump. I knew how it ended and had seen plenty of news clips. But, I ended up listening to it on Libro.fm, as the author read her own words. All the emotion and frustration came through as E Jean recounted this part of her life. Excellent. Read more

The Jakarta Method

Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World

By: Vincent Bevins
Narrated by: Tim Paige
Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND GQ

“A radical new history of the United States abroad” (Wall Street Journal) which uncovers U.S. complicity in the mass-killings of left-wing activists in Indonesia, Latin America and around the world

In 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill... Read more about The Jakarta Method

King of Kings

The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

By: Scott Anderson
Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner & Scott Anderson
Length: 17 hours 45 minutes

“A stellar, well-researched, and holistic account of the Iranian revolution and its repercussions for US diplomacy. With a real cast of colorful and idiosyncratic characters, whom the author quotes expertly, this propulsive account restores to a still-muddled history its many could-haves and should-haves. Read more

Freedom Lost, Freedom Won

A Personal History of America

By: Eugene Robinson
Narrated by: Eugene Robinson
Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Pulitzer Prize–winning former Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson tells our nation’s torturous racial history through his own family’s story, starting with his great-grandfather’s freedom from slavery and threading his way to his own narrative and reaching today’s Black Lives Matter movement, asking whether this time will be different.

On... Read more about Freedom Lost, Freedom Won

Destiny of the Republic

A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

By: Candice Millard
Narrated by: Paul Michael
Length: 9 hours 47 minutes

“This book takes a dive into the shooting of President James Garfield and the insane medical malpractice that led to his death. Beautifully written in a style akin to a novel, I listened to this in almost one session because I just couldn’t stop. It’s a great mix of both US and medical history and will have you wondering how it’s possible one of... Read more

Blackshirts and Reds

Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism

By: Michael Parenti
Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

A bold and entertaining exploration of the epic struggles of yesterday and today.



Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, revolution, democracy, and ecology. These terms are often bandied about, but seldom explored in the original and exciting way that has become Michael Parenti's... Read more about Blackshirts and Reds

Don't Talk About Politics

How to Change 21st-Century Minds

By: Sarah Stein Lubrano
Narrated by: Sarah Stein Lubrano
Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Bloomsbury presents Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds, written and read by Sarah Stein Lubrano

Democracy is dying because we are clinging to a dangerous and outdated myth: talking about politics can change people’s minds. It doesn’t.

This provocative debut from a bold new voice combines a fascinating range of research to... Read more about Don't Talk About Politics

The Wretched of the Earth

By: Frantz Fanon
Narrated by: Aaron Goodson
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

The definitive, original English translation by Constance Farrington.



First published in 1961, Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth offers a powerful exploration of race, colonialism, and the psychological impact of oppression. This seminal text has inspired generations of revolutionaries and activists, influencing movements from... Read more about The Wretched of the Earth