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Music journalist Betto Arcos gathers his favorite reports from prolific career in Music Stories from the Cosmic Barrio. Erik Esparza/Courtesy of the author hide caption
Betto Arcos Shares The Power Of Community In 'Music Stories From The Cosmic Barrio'
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The Planet Money team reads The Great Gatsby. Franziska Barczyk for NPR hide caption
Parler, founded in Nevada in 2018, bills itself as an alternative to "ideological suppression" at other social networks. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Dr. Carl L. Hart Penguin Press hide caption
Summerwater, by Sarah Moss Farrar, Straus and Giroux hide caption
First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance, by Annie Jacobsen Dutton hide caption
'First Platoon' Examines How War On Terror Birthed Pentagon's Biometrics ID System
Aftershocks: A Memoir, by Nadia Owusu Simon & Schuster hide caption
Former FBI Director James Comey, here in 2017, says he was "sickened" by last week's attack on the Capitol. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Journalist Neil Sheehan, pictured at the time as a reporter for UPI, died recently at the age of 84. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption
Former FBI Director James Comey speaks at Harvard Kennedy School with Harvard's Eric Rosenbach on Feb. 24, 2020 in Boston, Mass. Paul Marotta/Getty Images hide caption
In this screenshot taken from a congress.gov webcast, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley speaks during a Senate debate session to ratify the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. congress.gov via/Getty Images hide caption
