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 In Gang Politics, Kristian Williams examines our society's understanding of social and political violence, what gets romanticized, misunderstood, or muddled. He explores the complex intersections between "gangs" of all sorts—cops and criminals, Proud Boys and Antifa, Panthers and skinheads—arguing that government and criminality are intimately related, often sharing critical features.

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.

This dramatic story of two men's efforts to save a small Wisconsin daily from obliteration at the hands of the nation's largest newspaper chain brings together startling case histories of the dubious tactics practiced by Gannett and unsparing insights into the newspaper industry.

Aaron Iturra was just 18 years old when he was found dead in his bedroom in Eugene, Oregon. Soon, the quiet community would be rocked and shocked by who was behind the killing: Mary Louise Thompson, also known as Gang Mom. An anti-gang activist, she was a modern day deadly Fagin, running her own gang of juveniles who preyed on the unsuspecting city.

The story of a year-long confrontation in 1972 between the Vancouver police and the Clark Park gang, a band of unruly characters who ruled the city's east side. Corrupt cops, hapless criminals, and murder figure in this story that questions which gang was tougher: the petty criminals or the police themselves.

Tom Wolfe comandó una generación de escritores dispuestos a dinamitar las convenciones de la sociedad tradicional. Estaban allí para contarnos cosas de nosotros mismos de un modo hasta entonces inaudito. Se convirtieron en nuestros sabios orientadores, nuestros heraldos, incluso en nuestra conciencia moral: eran los nuevos periodistas.

Bloomsbury presents Blood Gun Money by Ioan Grillo, read by Shawn Compton. From the author of El Narco and Gangster Warlords, a searing investigation into the enormous black market for firearms, essential to cartels and gangs in the drug trade. Guns from America reach more than 130 countries...

In the spirit of Evicted, Bait and Switch, and The Big Short, a shocking, heart-wrenching investigation into America’s housing crisis and the modern-day robber barons who are making a fortune off the backs of the disenfranchised working and middle class—among them, Donald Trump and his inner...

WHY HILLARY, OBAMA, AND THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ARE NO BETTER THAN A GANG OF THIEVES In the fall of 2014, outspoken author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza found himself hauled into federal court for improperly donating money to an old friend’s Senate campaign. D’Souza pleaded guilty and...

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"Gang Violence at Rikers Seizes Spotlight during Guards' Beating Trial" is from the May 29, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Winnie Hu and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Gang Violence on Long Island Fuels Fears and Immigration Debate" is from the October 2, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Liz Robbins and Alan Feuer and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"A Surge of Families Moves Northward, Away from Gangs" is from the November 12, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kirk Semple and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Echoing a Film Plot, Chinese Gangs Kill Drifters in an Elaborate Mining Scam" is from the August 10, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Chris Buckley and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Burundi's Forces Are Engaging in Gang Rape, U.N. Official Says" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Cumming Bruce and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Quest for a New Life Ends in a Tangle of Gang Ties" is from the August 24, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by James C. Mckinley Jr. and Al Baker and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"First Arrest Made after Gang Rape of Teenager in Brazil" is from the May 28, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Christopher Mele and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"A Mother Tried to Escape Gangs. Bullets Found Her Daughter." is from the November 16, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Bosman and Catrin Einhorn and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Murder Trial Plumbs Gang Violence, Adding to a Family's Pain" is from the April 10, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by James C. Mckinley Jr. and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"United States of Paranoia: They See Gangs of Stalkers" is from the June 10, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Mike Mcphate and narrated by Corey M. Snow.