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Traveling across India, interviewing Hindu zealots, armed insurgents, jailed dissidents, and politicians and thinkers from across the political spectrum, Siddhartha Deb reveals a country in which forces old and new have aligned to endanger democracy. The result is an absorbing—and disturbing—portrait. India has become a religious fundamentalist dystopia, one depicted here with a novelist's precise language and eye for detail.

The chief weapon deployed by the government-corporate-media Establishment against the Trump presidency was propaganda. Time and again, allegations from anonymous sources were disseminated by a partisan media, promoted by a dishonest Democrat Party leadership, and ultimately debunked when the facts surfaced. But by the time the truth came out, it was too late. There had already been casualties. One of the highest profile casualties was Paul Manafort.

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.

"Private Prisoner Vans' Long Road of Neglect" is from the July 06, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Eli Hager and Alysia Santo and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Ukrainian Pilot, Nadiya Savchenko, Is Exchanged for 2 Russian Prisoners" is from the March 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Andrew E. Kramer and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"From Salesman to Online Sleuth to U.S. Prisoner" is from the April 23, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Scott Shane and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Myanmar to Free Political Prisoners, Suu Kyi Says" is from the April 7, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Saw Nang, Richard C. Paddock and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Kenneth Bae, Longest-Held U.S. Prisoner of North Korea, Reveals Details of Ordeal" is from the May 2, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Rick Gladstone and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"US Concedes $400 Million Payment to Iran Was Delayed as Prisoner 'Leverage'" is from the August 19, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David E. Sanger and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Guantánamo Population Drops to 93 after 10 Prisoners Go to Oman" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Charlie Savage and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Turkey to Release Tens of Thousands of Prisoners to Make Room for Coup Suspects" is from the August 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and Ceylan Yeginsu and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran After Prisoner Exchange" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Baker, David E. Sanger, Rick Gladstone and narrated by Fleet Cooper.