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On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners. Doing Time Like a Spy is Kiriakou's memoir of his 23 months in prison. Using 20 life skills he learned in CIA operational training, he was able to keep himself safe and at the top of the prison social heap. It is at once a searing journal of daily prison life and an alternately funny and heartbreaking commentary on the federal prison system.

From immigration reform to energy resources, from political paralysis to inequality and extremism, we are beset by a raft of huge and seemingly insurmountable issues. The daily newspapers, the rolling 24-hour television news, portray a world in terminal decline: the rise of IS, the Syrian refugee crisis, Beijing's financial fallibility and Putin's brazen annexing of Crimea.

In their new audiobook, The New Localism, urban experts Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak reveal where the real power to create change lies and how it can be used to address our most serious social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Respected conservative journalist and commentator Timothy P. Carney continues the conversation begun with Hillbilly Elegy and the classic Bowling Alone in this hard-hitting analysis that identifies the true factor behind the decline of the American dream: It is not purely the result of economics as the left claims, but the collapse of the institutions that made us successful, including marriage, church, and civic life.

The National Immigration Law Center’s Freedom to Thrive podcast, powering pro-immigrant narratives one story at a time. The podcast sheds light on immigration truths missing from the national dialogue, while centering the humanity of immigrants through storytelling. On the show, Victoria engages in conversation with cultural influencers, artists, activists and people at the center of policymaking.

Delve into the heart of Riverside County's 5th District with 'In Conversation with Supervisor Gutierrez.' This podcast aims to bridge the gap between the community and its leadership, offering an intimate look into Supervisor Gutierrez's vision, values, and answers to pressing concerns. Join us as we connect constituents with clarity and insight, ensuring that every voice is heard and every question addressed. Discover the man behind the title and the mission that drives him. Tune in, engage, and be a part of the dialogue shaping our community

The global economic chaos of the past five years has created a tremendous amount of distrust in government, social pressures on family and relationships and enormous financial losses for Average Americans. The recovery from this horrific period of economic transition into a new and very different economy of the 21st century will be felt for many more years.