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In this meticulously researched classic of the JFK conspiracy genre that Library Journal calls "sensational", Mark North argues convincingly that President John F. Kennedy died as the result of a plot masterminded by Louisiana Mafia chieftain Carlos Marcello - and, more importantly, that FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover learned early on about the plan but did nothing to stop it. Hoover warned no one - not the Dallas police, not the Secret Service. His motives, North suggests, stemmed from a fervent hatred of Kennedy and fear that the President would eventually fire him.

An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works - and doesn’t - that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008. The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave it the most power. When Congress is broken - as its justifiably dismal approval ratings suggest - so is our democracy.

***THE INSTANT New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and IndieBound BESTSELLER*** An NPR Book of the Day Picking up where the New York Times bestselling Front Row at the Trump Show left off, this is the explosive look at the aftermath of the 2020 election—and the events that followed...

On August 31, 1939, nearing the end of his second and presumably final term in office, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was working in the Oval Office and contemplating construction of his presidential library and planning retirement. The next day German tanks had crossed the Polish border; Britain and France had declared war. Overnight the world had changed, and FDR found himself being forced to consider a dramatically different set of circumstances.

"We are at a turning point in human history. To stop climate breakdown and extinction, environmental movements need to be actively anti-racist and join struggles for social justice." - Carola Rackete In 2019. Carola Rackete became publicly known for docking the sea rescue vessel "Sea-Watch 3" in Italy and thereby challenging a national decree that contradicted international obligations to engage in sea rescue.

In China's Next Act, Scott M. Moore re-envisions China's role in the world, with a focus on sustainability and technology. Moore argues that these increasingly pressing, shared global challenges are reshaping China's economy and foreign policy, and consequently, cannot be tackled without China.

Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the Canadian legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer. The Indian Act, after 141 years, continues to shape, control, and constrain the lives and opportunities of Indigenous peoples, and is at the root of many lasting stereotypes.

"For a Breed of Actors, a Second Act Offstage" is from the August 04, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Paulson and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"A Career in 2 Acts: Before and after Sobriety" is from the June 19, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephen Holden and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"As Insurers Balk, US Makes New Push to Boost Health Care Act" is from the August 17, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Robert Pear and Reed Abelson and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Yankees' Best Move? Waiting for Another Team to Act" is from the July 20, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Tyler Kepner and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Obama Heads to Wisconsin to Promote Successes of Affordable Care Act" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Gardiner Harris and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Federal Court Rules Texas' ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act" is from the July 20, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Manny Fernandez and Erik Eckholm and narrated by Sam Scholl.

When the Communist Party Central Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR halted mass operations in repression in November 1938, large numbers of mainly Communist purge victims whose cases remained incomplete were released. At the same time, hundreds of NKVD operatives who had carried out the Great Terror were scapegoated and arrested. Drawing on materials from the largely closed archives of the Soviet security police, this collection of essays by an international team of researchers illuminates the previously opaque world of the NKVD perpetrator.

"Insurers Say Costs Are Climbing as More Enroll past Health Act Deadline" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Robert Pear and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"U.S. Says It'll Step up Defenses If China Fails to Act against North Korea" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jane Perlez and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Tennis Was Ready to Act on Russian Eligibility for Rio" is from the June 29, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Rothenberg and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Malaysian Sailors Abducted near Philippines in Latest Act of Piracy" is from the April 03, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Floyd Whaley and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Increase in Health Act Premiums May Affect Arizona Vote" is from the October 29, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Abby Goodnough and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Facebook Acts to Restore Trust after Overstating Video Views" is from the November 16, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Steve Lohr and Sapna Maheshwari and narrated by Kristi Burns.