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Exterior view of the Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India,
The Bhopal Chemical Gas Disaster

Images like these, of starving children and a malnourished population given to periodic famines, offer a human face to the long standing debate about whether India is "overpopulated" or "underdeveloped".
Population Bomb? The Debate over Indian Population
The London meeting to discuss NATO military intervention in Libya, March 29, 2011.
Secretary Clinton — Leader or Figurehead?
Veterans Day Poster 1980.
Keeping Veterans Day Alive
A U.S. Tank in Karbala, Iraq, May 2004. The American experiences in Afghanistan and especially Iraq over the past eight years have forced the U.S. military to rethink how it approaches counterinsurgent warfare. After some successes in Iraq, will the new counterinsurgency doctrine also work in Afghanistan?
From Baghdad to Kabul: The Historical Roots of U.S. Counterinsurgency Doctrine
William Calley Jr. mugshot for charges involving the My Lai massacre.
Was William Calley a Scapegoat?
Caster Semenya at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Woman, Man, Neither? The Predicament of a World-Class Runner
Rep Joe WIlson fan club with a poster that reads, "You lie!"
Brooks to Thurmond to Wilson
Monti's parents receive his Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the White House, September 17, 2009.
Leave the Medal of Honor Alone!
Two Afghan women dressed in bright blue burqas. Today the burqa stands as a symbol of the status of women in Afghanistan, but for much of the twentieth century the history of women in this war-torn country led also toward greater rights and public presence.
The Long, Long Struggle for Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Lyndon Johnson greets American troops in Vietnam 1966.
A Curtain Call for the Domino Theory?
The National Bank of Slovakia, with an image of the 1 Euro Coin posted on the building. Despite their shared history, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have taken considerably different approaches to participation in the EU, redefining what it means to be European in the process.
Becoming 'European:' The Diverging Paths of the Czech and Slovak Republics
The original Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary, known popularly as the Treaty of Tripoli, written in Arabic, signed 4 November 1796.
Obama Disregards History in Favor of Diplomacy
The Warren Court (1953–1969).
Blending Empathy and Justice
Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech.
How Carter’s “Crisis of Confidence” Speech Still Matters
A marooned boat on what used to be the shore of the shrinking Aral Sea. After their 1991 independence, there was a guarded optimism surrounding the five countries of Central Asia. Today, despite the region's strategic and petroleum importance, the future of these new states appears beached by struggling economies, corruption, authoritarian politics, and the global drug trade.
Building a New Silk Road? Central Asia in the New World Order
Ration distribution point.
The Other War in Pakistan
The four women Supreme Court Justices: Sandra Day O'Connor, Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan. O'Connor is not wearing a robe because she is retired from the Court.
Should Catholic Justices Recuse Themselves on Certain Cases?
A 17th-century map depicting the locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean
Pirates of Puntland, Somalia
North Korea's prime minister Kim Il-sung and China's premier Zhou Enlai tour Beijing in 1958.
China Holds the Key to the North Korea Problem
Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Attacks on Sotomayor Ignore Court’s History and Makeup
The Vengeance of Fulvia by Francisco Maura y Montaner, 1888 depicting Fulvia inspecting the severed head of Cicero.
Thinking of Dick Cheney as Cicero
The Wilds' former home in Detroit, MI.
Requiem: Detroit and the Fate of Urban America
Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard, 1718 depicting the battle between Blackbeard and Robert Maynard in Ocracoke Bay; romanticized depiction by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris from 1920.
Why Piracy Remains a Threat
Crowds outside the Bank of United States in New York after its failure in 1931.
Blame It All on Unintended Consequences
A protester in New York City after the recent passage of Proposition 8 in California, limiting the marriage rights of same-sex couples in that state.
The Real Marriage Revolution
The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
A European Future for NATO?
The Industrial Workers of the World poster "Pyramid of Capitalist System" (1911).
Is Greed Good? It Depends on the Times
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, United States President George W. Bush, and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after reading statement to the press during the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba, Jordan, June 4, 2003.
A Flawed Basis for Middle East Peace
The Newborn Monument in Kosovo.
Kosovo's Year Zero: Between a Balkan Past and a European Future
1935 cartoon by Vaughn Shoemaker in which he parodied the New Deal as a card game with alphabetical agencies.
The Auto Bailout: a Bad Deal
Rush hour traffic in Interstate 95 in Miami.
Finally, Too Many Cars
The federal government commissioned a series of public murals from the artists it employed: William Gropper's Construction of a Dam (1939) is characteristic of much of the art of the 1930s, with workers seen in heroic poses, laboring in unison to complete a great public project.
Guess What? The New Deal Worked!
A refugee camp holding thousands of displaced Darfurians/Sudanese in the aftermath of war in the western part of Sudan.
'The World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis': Understanding the Darfur Conflict
Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park, Washington DC.
Bicentennial for Two Great Emancipators
Wartime poster. Canada. The Bureau of Public Information was created in September 1939 to disseminate information about Canada’s war policies.
Can the New Administration Keep Canada as an Ally in Afghanistan?
Laura Bush May 18, 2008.
The Legacy of a Lady
typewriter
The Legacy of a Lady
Image of President Carter displayed in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC. Portrait by Robert Templeton.
Obama Can Learn from Jimmy Carter, Too
Image of Jimmy Carter during his ‘Malaise’ Speech.
Should Obama Deliver Another ‘Malaise’ Speech?
Drawing/wood engraving of the state capitol of Illinois at Springfield.
Can Illinois Again Lead by (Bad) Example?
British PM Tony Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush meet in November 2004.
With a Little Help from Our Friends?: The Costs of Coalition Warfare
President Barack Obama signed the ARRA into law on February 17, 2009. Vice President Joe Biden stood directly behind him.
A New New Deal Must Be For All
President Barack Obama (painting) by Kehinde Wiley.
Who Can Write Obama’s History?
General George Washington Resigning his Commission.
Diplomatic Advisers: Washington, Kennan, FDR
Juche Tower in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Making Sense of the 'Hermit Kingdom': North Korea in the Nuclear Age
Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother depicts destitute pea pickers in California, centering on Florence Owens Thompson, age 32, a mother of seven children, in Nipomo, California, March 1936.
Another Great Depression?
photo of FDR.
Picking Up Where FDR Left Off
Republican Party Logo.
Republicans Should Look Back to the Future