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In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides new insight into contemporary Russia and its search for a new identity, telling the story through the country's troubled relationship with its Soviet past. Walker not only explains Vladimir Putin's goals and the government's official manipulations of history, but also focuses on ordinary Russians and their motivations. He charts how Putin raised victory in World War II to the status of a national founding myth in the search for a unifying force to heal a divided country, and shows how dangerous the ramifications of this have been.

If you've ever walked the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, you've heard the voices of the past. Even if you haven't, you can still hear them in podcast form. A history podcast about Arlington National Cemetery and the stories of those buried there, with new episodes available first thing every Monday morning.

Populism has become a global movement associated with nationalism and strong-man politicians, but its root causes remain elusive. Mud, Blood, and Ghosts exposes one deep root in the soil of the American Great Plains. Julie Carr traces her own family’s history through archival documents to draw connections between US agrarian populism, spiritualism, and eugenics, helping listeners to understand populism’s tendency toward racism and exclusion.

This book restores a little-known advocate of Indian rights to her place in history. In June 1889 a widowed Brooklyn artist named Catherine Weldon traveled to the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory to help Sitting Bull hold on to land that the government was trying to wrest from his people. Her efforts were counterproductive; she was ordered to leave the reservation, and the Standing Rock Sioux were bullied into signing away their land. But she returned with her teenage son, settling at Sitting Bull's camp on the Grand River.

Ghost Guns: The Unfolding Legal Battle and Its Implications for America's Firearms Landscape The issue of "ghost guns" – untraceable, homemade firearms assembled from parts purchased online or through do-it-yourself kits – has emerged as a major point of contention in the ongoing debate over gun violence and firearms regulation in the United States. These weapons, which lack the serial numbers and other identifying markings required by federal law for commercially manufactured guns, have become increasingly popular among gun enthusiasts and those seeking to circumvent legal restrictions on...

New York Times columnist Frank Rich examines what he says is the trail of fictions manufactured by the Bush Administration, from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, exposing what he calls the most brilliant spin campaign ever waged.

Welcome to “The Frontline.” In this first season we will explore servant leadership, the most ancient form of leadership that we have utilized in the military and now often forgotten in daily life. My co-host and I, drawing from our combined 35 years of military experience and ministerial background, delve into the transcendent world of servant leadership. Join us on this thought-provoking journey as we uncover the true essence of leadership, emphasizing the strength found in serving others and uplifting their potential. Tune in and rediscover the power of this time-honored approach in our...

-- 壯闊台灣是每一個人的任務 -- 我們相信，國家安全是台灣每個人的責任，透過全民積極的實際參與，才能讓台灣更安全美好。因此，壯闊台灣聯盟、我們的成員以及夥伴們，努力透過議題研究、政策倡議、全民活動推廣等方式，讓每一個生活在台灣這塊土地上的人都能成為彼此的後盾。-- 後盾計畫 --台灣面臨不同型態的安全威脅，包括：天然災害、人為破壞、軍事攻擊等等。為了讓全民都能在各種突發狀況時，有更好的準備、冷靜以對，...

A current affairs podcast on Taiwan and the world. Every episode, we invite a journalist to a conversation with an expert to get the big picture context of what we need to know. These are global issues, and this is The Taiwan Take. Nominated for Best News Podcast at 2020 Excellent Journalism Award in Taiwan. Produced by Ghost Island Media in Taipei, Taiwan.2020年台灣卓越新聞獎 Podcast 新聞獎入圍者．這是一個專門討論臺灣時事的訪談性英文節目， 以「縱觀世界議題，以臺灣觀點論述」為主軸，由記者採訪跨領域專家、名人與來賓等，...

From Freddy Lim, vocalist of the metal band Chthonic and a member of parliament in Taiwan, and Emily Y. Wu, co-founder of Ghost Island Media, this is Metalhead Politics: a podcast on music, politics, and Taiwan. A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media. A Middag project.由閃靈樂團及鬼島之音合製的「政治重金屬」節目，由搖滾立委林昶佐及鬼島之音創辦人吳怡慈 Emily 主持．WEB | Chthonic | Ghost Island MediaFACEBOOK | Freddy Lim | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media TWITTER | @FreddyLim | @chthonictw | @ghostislandme | @emilyywuINSTAGRAM | @freddylimtt...

Það skiptir máli – hlaðvarpsþættir – Björn Jón Bragason spyr Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson spjörunum úr. Í þessum hlaðvarpsþáttum gerir Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson grein fyrir hugmyndum sínum um stjórnskipulega stöðu dómstóla og skýrir ástæður þess að þeir fara ekki með vald til að setja nýjar lagareglur, t.d. með því að beita ekki ákvæðum stjórnarskrár eða almennra laga í þágu viðhorfa sem dómendur kunna sjálfir að hafa en birtast ekki í lögum. Víkur hann að fjölda dæma þar sem Hæstiréttur hefur brotið gegn þessu með því að taka ...