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Timing matters. The book under review--a history of whistle blowing-- was released coterminous with news of a whistleblower's alleging evidence of Trump's criminal misfeasance in office, the commission of which could cost him the presidency.

Photographer Dawoud Bey has been taking portraits of a wide range of African American subjects for decades. His powerful, but apparently unassuming style imprints on our minds the beauty of everyday people.

Shot on three phones over three years and across hundreds of miles, "Midnight Traveler" takes us inside a desperate journey for a new home.

In many countries in Asia and Latin America, an organization funded by food and beverage companies quietly fights restrictions on sugary or processed foods.

The Musicale Finale also continues the Transparent tradition of retracing its steps, with characters going in circles.

As the matter of gun control remains unresolved, the comments of poet Wendell Berry seem particularly relevant.

The book under review charts two worlds of the Jazz industry, paying attention both to the joy it brought to listeners alongside the depth of racism and economic exploitation behind the music.

The norteño music legends honor the inmates they play for and the struggles they face.

This first novel by famed essayist Coates explores the world of slavery and abolition. The author "re-creates the world of the pre-Civil War South," says reviewer Fear, "with a journalist’s eye and ear for detail."

'Where is My Roy Cohn?' the new documentary about Cohn's life and circle is a study in complicity.