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Recent surveys conducted in Syria reveal that Islamist fighters are surprisingly supportive of democracy. Here's why.

"Stop Wasting America's Hydropower Potential" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Lisa Murkowski and Jay Faison and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Can Women Be Trusted on Abortion? Two Men Weigh In" is from the October 05, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Katha Pollitt and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"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.

"Sanders' Win in Michigan Changes Race but Not Probabilities" is from the March 09, 2016, The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Nate Cohn and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Montana Judge Is Criticized for 60-Day Incest Sentence" is from the October 21, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Niraj Chokshi and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"E-Cigarette Use by U.S. Teenagers Rose Last Year, Report Says" is from the April 14, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sabrina Tavernise and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Beijing to Raise Threshold on Red Alerts for Smog 
" is from the World section of The New York Times. It was written by Owen Guo and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"U.S. Says It Has Unlocked iPhone without Apple, Ending Lawsuit" is from the March 28, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Benner and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Victorious Steelers Twist Knife Handed to Them by Bengals" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Ben Shpigel and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Saoirse Ronan of ‘Brooklyn’ Masters Minis and Mixed Prints" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Bee Shapiro and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Alan Grayson's Double Life: Congressman and Hedge Fund Manager" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Lipton and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

With rapid globalization, the world is more deeply interconnected than ever before. While this has its advantages, it also brings with it systemic risks that are only just being identified and understood. Rapid urbanization, together with technological leaps, such as the Internet, mean that we are now physically and virtually closer than ever in humanity's history. We face a number of international challenges - climate change, finance, pandemics, cyber security, and migration - which spill over national boundaries.

An American officer presents an invaluable handbook for dealing with cultural issues in the Middle East during military operations....

Twenty years after the Starr Report and the Clinton impeachment, former special prosecutor Ken Starr finally shares his definitive account of one of the most divisive periods in American history. You could fill a library with books about the scandals of the Clinton administration, which...

In Back to Work, Bill Clinton addresses the urgent economic challenges facing the United States and offers a plan to get America "back into the future business". He details how to get out of the current economic crisis and lay a foundation for long-term prosperity, offering specific recommendations on how to put people back to work, increase bank lending and corporate investment, double exports, restore the manufacturing base, and create new businesses.

In a page-turning narrative that reads like a thriller, an award-winning journalist exposes the troubling truth behind the world’s first act of nuclear terrorism. On November 1, 2006, Alexander Litvinenko sipped tea in London’s Millennium Hotel. Hours later the Russian émigré and former...

D’Souza explains that the reason Obama appears to be working to destroy America from within is found, as Obama himself admits, in The Dreams of My Father: a deeply hostile anticolonialism. Instilled in him by his father, this worldview has led President Obama to resent America and everything we stand for. D’Souza masterfully shows how Obama is working to weaken and punish America here and abroad.

In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term - until televised Watergate hearings revealed his White House as little better than a mafia den. The next president declared upon Nixon’s resignation “our long national nightmare is over” - but then congressional investigators exposed the CIA for assassinating foreign leaders. The collapse of the South Vietnamese government rendered moot the sacrifice of some 58,000 American lives.

In less than 60 minutes of listening to this audiobook, you will have heard the original 1776 United States Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson's account of the Declaration, and much more.