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The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard—breaking the link between gold and the...

La relance du Parti Québécois et du mouvement indépendantiste dans son ensemble est au coeur du livre de Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Le candidat à la course à la chefferie du PQ y relate son expérience de l’engagement sur le terrain, fait état de ses observations sur le parti, et donne une lecture convaincante des facteurs qui, selon lui, ramèneront inexorablement la cause de l’indépendance du Québec à l’avant-scène dans les prochaines années.

North Korea is one of the most troubled societies on earth. The country's 24 million people live under a violent dictatorship led by a single family, which relentlessly pursues the development of nuclear arms, which periodically incites risky military clashes with the larger, richer, liberal South, and which forces each and every person to play a role in the "theater state" even as it pays little more than lip service to the wellbeing of the overwhelming majority.

What does it mean to be Asian American? How does our racialization in the United States shape our lives and our worldviews? With candor and care, Ellie Yang Camp, a Taiwanese American educator, offers a set of ideas and frameworks to guide us toward a more nuanced understanding of these questions. Drawing on her experiences and observations from history, conversations with Asian American peers, and lessons derived from other people of color, Camp unpacks the confusing dynamics that underlie anti-Asian stigmas and stereotypes in the US.

The clash between Israel and Palestine has been one of the most emotionally engaging causes of modern times. Prophets Without Honor tells the story of the attempts to solve the conflict and examines the reasons for its resilience. Shlomo Ben-Ami, who participated at a high level in the July 2000 Camp David peace talks that almost led to a historic deal, uses his insider experience to illuminate the specific factors that impede a solution to the conflict.

"Jordan Reports Deadly Attack on Palestinian Refugee Camp" is from the June 06, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rana F. Sweis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Airstrikes Kill More Than 30 in Syrian Refugee Camp" is from the May 05, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Anne Barnard and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Born in China’s northwestern province, Sayragul Sauytbay trained as a doctor before being appointed a senior civil servant. But her life was upended when the Chinese authorities incarcerated her. Her crime? Being Kazakh, one of China’s ethnic minorities. The northwestern province borders the largest number of foreign nations and is the point in China that is the closest to Europe. In recent years, it has become home to more than 1,200 penal camps - modern-day gulags that are estimated to house three million members of the Kazakh and Uyghur minorities.

"Catastrophic' Conditions Reported in Camp for People Fleeing Boko Haram" is from the June 23, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Cumming Bruce and Dionne Searcey and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"France Clears 'Jungle' Camp at Calais, Dispersing Thousands of Migrants" is from the October 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Nossiter and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Looking Back, Sanders Camp Asks ‘What If?’" is from the April 03, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Patrick Healy and Yamiche Alcindor and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Mets Exit Camp, Eager to Reset Record" is from the March 30, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Rohan and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Roma Poisoned at U.N. Camps in Kosovo May Get Apology and Compensation" is from the April 7, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rick Gladstone and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Trump Camp Refuses to Close Door on Campaign Pledge to 'Lock Her up'" is from the November 12, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Lichtblau and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"After Shake-Up by Trump, Clinton Camp Keeps Wary Eye on 'Conspiracy Theories'" is from the August 22, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Amy Chozick and Matt Flegenheimer and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Will Trump Play Infidelity Card at Debate? Clinton Camp Girds" is from the September 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and Amy Chozick and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The local roads were closed, with Secret Service agents, the state police and local law enforcement on patrol. Deep in a protective bubble, President-elect Donald Trump was holding court in his living quarters not long after his election, receiving would-be members of his future administration at his country club.

"Trump's 'Camp David North', in a New Jersey Town of Horses and Hay Trucks" is from the December 30, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sarah Maslin Nir and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

"U.S. Closing Pipeline Protest Campsite in North Dakota" is from the November 26, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Mele and narrated by Paul Ryden.