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This piece from February is even more fascinating with 20/20 hindsight. Jill Lepore argues that every big political upheaval has been facilitated by major innovations in media. It asks the question, what do politics look like when everybody has free Wi-Fi? Now we know! What We're Reading If your friends would enjoy our recommendations of stories from around the web, forward this email and invite them to sign up at nytimes.com/wwr. You can also read us on the web. Molly Riley/Agence France-Presse – Getty Images The New Yorker archives Of Party Politics and Media Revolutions This piece from February is even more fascinating with 20/20 hindsight. Jill Lepore argues that every big political upheaval has been facilitated by major innovations in media. It asks the question, what do politics look like when everybody has free Wi-Fi? Now we know! Go » Jim Rutenberg Media Columnist Meridith Kohut for The New York Times The Economist The Pendulum Swings Populism is not on the rise everywhere. It is in retreat in Latin America, which has known a strongman or 12. Economic realities are sinking in. Go » Randy Archibold Deputy Sports Editor Alan Rogers/Casper Star-Tribune, via Associated Press Casper Star-Tribune Roughneck Down There is a human price to dangerous oil and gas jobs, one paid in broken bones and lasting pain. One roughneck's story is artfully and deeply told here by Heather Richards. Go » Jack Healy Colorado-based National Correspondent Torsten Blackwood/Agence France-Presse – Getty Images Fairfax Media Trouble in Tonga Most people associate Tonga to as a luxury holiday destination with perfect weather, palm trees and white sand beaches. This report from New Zealand is a rare look at the darker side of recent developments in the Polynesian archipelago kingdom: graft and a lack of accountability that allows organized crime to flourish. Go » Patrick Boehler Asian Briefing Writer Mike Derer/Associated Press The Record Smuggling for Santa "The chestnuts were a treat for their grandchildren." So begins this report — just in time for the holiday travel season — on what can happen when people try to bring prohibited foods into the United States. Don't miss the video, or the photo of Wally the beagle on the job at Newark Liberty International Airport. Go » Gina Lamb Deputy Deskhead, International/National Copy Desk Make a friend's day: Forward this email. Get this from a friend? Sign up here.

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