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Charlie English delves into the CIA's attempts to combat communism via literature including '1984' in a book that reminds, in an age of book bans, how powerful stories — and reading — can be.
In the heart of the Cold War, the CIA launched one of the most daring covert missions in history—lifting a Soviet sub from the ocean floor.
In 1953, the CIA launched a covert program to try to harness the power of mind control. Though the majority of the documents ...
Tim Weiner’s in-depth exposé highlights the challenges from AI, cyber attacks — and fresh scrutiny of the agency’s activity ...
During the Cold War, the CIA may have had as much success with books and magazines as with gun-running and spies.
The meeting place of facts, ego, ignorance and politics typically is a messy arena as Tim Weiner illustrates over and over in ...
Author Charlie English joins Morning Joe to discuss the new book 'The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature'.
"War Room" host Steve Bannon comments on reporting from Axios that the CIA now admits they were monitoring Lee Harvey Oswald before the Kennedy assassination: STEVE BANNON: It shouldn't be lost on ...
There's a revolving door of talent between the country's premiere intelligence agency and its entertainment industry, with ...
It is one of a trio of new works, alongside Gordon Corera’s “The Spy in the Archive” and Tim Weiner’s “The Mission”, which ...
China is reviving an ekranoplan design dubbed the "Bohai Sea Monster," echoing the Soviet "Caspian Sea Monster", a vessel ...
The CIA's International Literacy Center played a vital role in providing access to “the expression of independent ideas so desperately sought by millions.” ...