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An Ugly Truth (2021) is a critical look behind the scenes of Facebook. This in-depth investigation reveals the politics and personalities animating the rise and subsequent missteps of this controversial social media behemoth.

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Sheera Frenkel is a cybersecurity reporter for the New York Times. Previously, she’s written for a diverse range of outlets including BuzzFeed, NPR, and the Times of London.

Cecilia Kang is a technology and policy reporter for the New York Times. Previously, she spent a decade writing for the Washington Post.

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Work Won’t Love You Back (2021) turns the conventional wisdom about a “good job” on its head. Drawing on extensive research, interviews, and reporting, it traces the historical origins and contemporary implications of all the ideas and rhetoric about “doing what you love.” The result is both a disturbing picture of the modern workplace and a rousing battle cry to fight for a better future.

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Sarah Jaffe is an independent journalist who specializes in labor and the modern workplace. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, the Nation, and the New Republic. She is a reporting fellow at the Type Media Center, a non-profit media organization for progressive journalism, and the author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt.

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Stop Reading the News (2020) shows us how we can live a calmer, healthier, and more thoughtful life if we simply stop reading the news. By practicing what the author calls radical abstinence from the news media, we can rescue our minds from the overload of information, and focus on what actually matters in life.

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Liam Vaughan is an investigative reporter who writes for Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek in London. He was awarded the Harold Wincott Prize for the best financial journalism in 2013 as part of the Bloomberg team, and a Gerald Loeb Award for excellence in business journalism in 2014.

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