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A roundtable of Takeaway listeners discusses "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Three Takeaway listeners from Massachusetts, South Carolina, and Utah weigh in on "Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee. 

After three days, officials from North and South Korea reached an agreement to end a tense military standoff. But this diplomatic resolution likely isn't a sign of things to come.

Can the destruction of art and history strengthen a brutal ideology? The self-proclaimed Islamic State has pursued a systemic campaign to destroy ancient artifacts. 

Brené Brown, author of "Rising Strong," exhorts us to try, fail and learn from our failures. 

Our ideas about what is "morally acceptable" have changed in recent years. But as the Ashley Madison hack shows, Americans still abhor affairs.

Germany takes in more asylum seekers than any other nation in Europe—an estimated 750,000 this year alone—but a recent spurt of attacks against refugees have ignited a national debate.

Companies big and small are now relying on data-centric models to track a worker's productivity, effort, and focus. We explore what role data-driven management has in today’s workplace.

In New Hampshire, local politicians are asking national candidates to turn their attention to the issue that's most important to the state: Heroin.

This week, Target announced that it will no longer divide everything from toys to bedding home decor to entertainment products by gender.  

Ukraine has banned 38 books published in Russian, arguing that they contain hateful, separatist ideology. 

This week, Netflix announced that it will offer a year of unlimited leave for new parents. But 88 percent of American women get paid nothing in the days after they give birth.

Chemotherapy pumped directly into an ovarian cancer patient's abdomen could add 16 months to her life. But a new study finds the treatment isn't often used—even at the best clinics.

Our teen years are is full of emotional roller coasters and self-hating. But armed with the right tools, adolescents can do things that change the world. 

"Lone wolf” American shooters like Dylann Roof bear a striking resemblance to members of ISIS and other extreme groups abroad.

A high school student wrote a poem titled "Worst Day Ever." It went viral when readers realized it reads forwards and backwards. Here's the poet and the story behind the poem.

A new documentary about Sudan, “Beats Of The Antonov,” follows musicians who use music to lift the spirits of a war-torn people. 

Planning a road trip this summer? Why not take the path already taken by your favorite novelists?

​This week, readers get to experience a never-before-published Dr. Seuss creation. Check out photos from the book, "What Pet Should I Get," and hear from Dr. Seuss's former art director.

As President Obama heads to Kenya, The Takeaway sits down with a roundtable of African writers who think deeply about the future of their countries and their relationship with the West.