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The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. "One of my favorite ideas is, never to keep an unnecessary soldier," Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1792. Neither Jefferson nor the other Found­ers could ever have envisioned the modern national...

An extended essay initially written in response to a letter pondering how to end war, Three Guineas eloquently relates women’s equal opportunity to the end of the power structures which contribute to conflict. Using the metaphor of three guineas, Woolf highlights three worthy causes to donate to in order to end violence: rebuilding education for women, supporting professional opportunities for women and the promotion of pacifism.

In 2003 Rachel Aspden arrived in Egypt as a 23-year-old journalist. She found a country on the brink of change. The two thirds of Egypt's eight million citizens under the age of 30 were stifled, broken, and frustrated, caught between a dictatorship that had nothing to offer them and their autocratic parents' generation, defined by tradition and obedience. In January 2011 the young people's patience ran out.

The United States has the world’s highest rate of incarceration, a form of punishment that ruins lives and makes a return to prison more likely. With the authority of a prominent legal scholar and the practical insights gained through on-the-ground work on criminal-justice reform, Rachel Barkow explains how dangerous it is to base criminal-justice policy on the whims of the electorate, which puts judges, sheriffs, and politicians in office.

"The Taming of Italy’s Most Popular Museum" is from the August 18, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Donadio and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Experimenting With 3-D Jewelry" is from the December 14, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Garrahan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Wal-Mart Looks to Drones to Speed Distribution" is from the June 02, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"In Schools, France Battles Over Its Identity" is from the September 27, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Donadio and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"A Less Frenzied Black Friday as Millennials Opt to Stay In" is from the November 23, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Saving a Rare Tree Worlds Away" is from the October 28, 2015 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Nuwer and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Wal-Mart Outperforms Estimates, but Online Retail Lags" is from the May 19, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Who Is the Real Elena Ferrante? Italian Journalist Reveals His Answer" is from the October 2, 2016 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Donadio and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Barbie, Now in More Shapes
" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Chocolat,' a Biopic in France, Stirs a Discussion about Race" is from the April 17, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Donadio and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

"A Gorilla under Attack" is from the April 25, 2016 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Nuwer and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Ai Weiwei’s Latest Canvas: A Luxury Emporium in Paris" is from the Art section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Donadio and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Memberships are becoming more common at grooming salons. Some, like the Wax Club’s, are all-inclusive. In October, Blushington Makeup and Beauty Lounge, which specializes in makeup application, introduced a monthly $250 subscription, called the Carte Blush membership, that covers unlimited services.

"Chip-Card Payment System Delays Frustrate Retailers" is from the March 22, 2016, Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Self-Driving Cars May Get Here before We're Ready" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Abrams and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The growing popularity of memberships is in sync with an increasing demand for salon services that were once reserved for special occasions

"At Salons and Spas, Membership Plans Catch On" is from the December 28, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Rachel Felder and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.