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A landmark collaboration between a thirty-year veteran of the CIA and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The Main Enemy is the inside story of the CIA-KGB spy wars, told through the actions of the men who fought them. Based on hundreds of interviews with operatives from both sides, The Main Enemy puts us inside the heads of CIA officers as they dodge surveillance and walk into violent ambushes in Moscow. This is the story of the generation of spies who came of age in the shadow of the Cuban missile crisis and rose to run the CIA and KGB in the last days of the Cold War.

In this instant New York Times bestseller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines Senator Frank Church, the man at the center of numerous investigations into the abuses of power within the American government. ​ “Gripping ... spectacular piece of reporting.” —Ken Burns​ For...

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the single most important piece of legislation passed by Congress in American history. It gave the government sweeping powers to strike down segregation, to enforce fair hiring practices, and to rectify bias in law enforcement and in the courts. The Act so dramatically altered American society that, looking back, "it seems preordained", as Everett Dirksen, the GOP leader in the Senate and a key supporter of the bill, said, "no force is more powerful than an idea whose time has come." But there was nothing predestined about the victory.

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"An Ex-Detainee but Still a Captive of 'The Darkness'" is from the October 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by James Risen and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Pentagon Curbs Use of Psychologists with Guantánamo Detainees" is from the Health section of The New York Times. It was written by James Risen and narrated by Jenny Hoop.

"Jack Daniel's Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help from a Slave" is from the June 25, 2016 Food section of The New York Times. It was written by Clay Risen and narrated by Caroline Miller.

The powerful story of a CIA whistleblower and political prisoner who refused to give up on his American dream In 2015, Jeffrey Sterling was sentenced to prison, convicted of violating the Espionage Act. Sterling, it is now clear, was another victim of our government's draconian crackdown on...

"U.S. Torture Leaves Legacy of Damaged Minds" is from the October 08, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Matt Apuzzo, Sheri Fink and James Risen and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Lawsuit Aims to Hold 2 Contractors Accountable for CIA Torture" is from the November 28, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheri Fink and James Risen and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.