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Dark Shadows is a compelling portrait of Kazakhstan, a country that is little known in the West. Strategically located in the heart of Central Asia, sandwiched between Vladimir Putin's Russia, its former colonial ruler, and Xi Jinping's China, this vast oil-rich state is carving out its place in the world as it contends with its own complex past and present. Journalist Joanna Lillis paints a vibrant picture of this emerging nation through vivid reportage based on seventeen years of on-the-ground coverage.

Barton Gellman’s informant called himself ‘Verax’ - the truth-teller. It was only later that Verax unmasked himself as Edward Snowden. But Gellman’s primary role in bringing Snowden’s revelations to light, for which he shared the Pulitzer prize, is only the beginning of this gripping real-life spy story. Snowden unlocked the door: here Gellman describes what he found on the other side over the course of a years-long journey of investigation.

What can hip-hop tell us about Egypt today? A decade ago, millions of Egyptians took to the streets in a people-led revolution that captivated the world’s attention and sent ripples across the Middle East. But the so-called “Arab Spring” quickly faded, and a return to the status quo—of...

"A Man Is Shot in the Back, and Only the Police Are Kept in the Dark" is from the December 14, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by James C. McKinley Jr., Ashley Southall and Al Baker and narrated by Caroline Miller.

In July 1995, San Jose Mercury-News reporter Gary Webb found the Big One - the blockbuster story every journalist secretly dreams about - without even looking for it. A simple phone call concerning an unexceptional pending drug trial turned into a massive conspiracy involving the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, L.A. and Bay Area crack cocaine dealers, and the Central Intelligence Agency.

"The Dark Days of Donald Trump" is from the October 26, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Gail Collins and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Batteries That Make Use of Solar Power, Even in the Dark" is from the November 21, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stanley Reed and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"A New Dark Age Looms" is from the April 18, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by William B. Gail and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Their Dark Fantasies" is from the October 16, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Paul Krugman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"A Russian Cybersleuth Battles the Dark Ages of the Internet" is from the June 10, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Neil Macfarquhar and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Why Dark Money Is Bad Business" is from the May 10, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Kathleen M. Donovan Maher and Steven L. Groopman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

America's bureaucrats appear to live on a different planet from the working class in this country, and that's no accident. The Woketopus explains how America's elites are pulling the strings in Washington to prioritize their pet projects over the needs of the American people. O'Neil's prose reveals how the left's NGO apparatus pursues its woke agenda, maneuvering like an octopus by circumventing Congress and entrenching its interests in the federal government.

"Air China's Magazine Criticized over Warning About Dark-Skinned People in London" is from the September 08, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Edward Wong and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Com experiência extensa no jornalismo, Ricardo Viveiros traz uma escrita que deixa transparecer seu olhar perspicaz para os fatos e do qual o ouvinte não sai ileso. De modo amplo e didático, a obra nos leva a entender o cenário no qual a população brasileira dividiu-se entre os “contra” e os “a favor”.

Brought to you by Penguin. Trump’s second term, even more than his first, is often called ‘unprecedented’. But history shows that Trump and his policies are as American as apple pie… Much of what Donald Trump does seems maverick and even mad. His actions and policy pronouncements are a...

Once the world's bastion of liberal, democratic values, Europe is now having to confront demons it thought it had laid to rest. The old pathologies of anti-Semitism, populist nationalism, and territorial aggression are threatening to tear the European postwar consensus apart. Based on extensive firsthand reporting, this book is a provocative, disturbing look at a continent in unexpected crisis.