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

Mather Brown's portrait of Thomas Jefferson.
Joe McCarthy Rides Again
Hiroshima atomic bomb crew before the flight of Enola Gay.
Not Everyone Wanted to Bomb Hiroshima
Firefighters working on the San Diego wildfires in 2007.
San Diego’s Natural Disaster Wasn’t Entirely Natural
Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon walking on White House grounds.
Don’t Believe “Peace Is at Hand”
American flag on fire.
Populism and Anti-Americanism in Modern Latin America
2nd Battalion, 7th Marines packing up gear to withdraw from Al-Taqaddum Air Base, 24 March 2020.
Vietnam and Iraq: The Benefits of Getting Out
Headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Austria.
Contradictions in Atomic Agency’s Mandate
Sir Winston Churchill in 1945.
Churchill on Iraq: “Living on an Ungrateful Volcano”
A contractor for the U.S. Army kicking in a door during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
From King George the Third to the Third President George: Mercenaries are Still a Bad Idea
1866 cartoon by Daumier, L’Equilibre Européen, representing the balance of power as soldiers of different nations teeter the earth on bayonets.
Democracy by Force, or by Example?
Cartoonist Clifford Berryman depicts Uncle Sam after a hard-won U.S. victory in Santiago Bay, Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
What Happened When We Stayed the Course in Cuba
A 1940s photo of a church in Kansas.
Those Who Abuse the Past Are Bound to Misunderstand It
Jefferson High School Marching Colonials perform on the steps of National Archives Building on Constitution Day, September 17, 1974.
Let’s Do Something Constitutional on Constitution Day
A foreclosure sign in front of a home
Avoiding Market Meltdowns
Lady Bird Johnson in the Texas Hill Country.
The Power of the Pedestal
A teacher and her students in an elementary school classroom.
When a Good Public Education Becomes a Constitutional Right
The Pride Flag being hoisted onto the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington.
Hatred Aimed at Gays Hurts All
Immigrant Rights Protest by Betty Tsang, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
The Federal War on Immigrants Is a War on All Workers
The Obama family attending a 2014 Easter service at 19th Street Baptist Church.
Democrats Revive Our Civic-Religious Traditions
Mourning banners hung at the south gate of Beijing university in the aftermath of the 1989 June 4th incident in Beijing
Survivor: the Chinese Communist Party
The military cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II in Nettuno, Italy.
A Day for Remembering — and Accepting Responsibility
Poster from a 2020 pro-choice rally that says, "If my uterus had a gun, would I have more rights?"
Theater of Cruelty
A bison in Yellowstone National Park.
Why the Buffalo Still Roam
Botanic Blooming sagebrush on the great plains
Why the Great Plains Are Dying
Jackie Robinson
Living Up to Jackie Robinson
A protest against the Iraq War held in 2007 in Washington D.C.
“Passive Citizenship is Not Enough”
The Tower of David in the Old City of Jerusalem.
A Peace Plan That May Be Worse Than War
American soldiers salute while in formation in 1977.
Time to Ask and Tell!
Closeup of a ram.
It’s Gay Rights, Not Gay Genes, That Matter
President Ronald Reagan in 1984.
Coming: Something New in Presidents
Senator Barack Obama
Memorandum to Sen. Obama: How to Run
U.S. Marines holding Sandino's Flag - Nicaragua 1932.
The Costs of Intervention
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a press conference in 1964.
Martin Luther King’s True Legacy: Revolutionary Ideals
Official portrait of President Gerald R. Ford (February 25, 1976).
Will Vindication Elude Ford?
President bush delivers remarks in 2008
President Bush at His — and Our — Crossroads
Women of the Association of Families of the Detained-Disappeared demonstrate in front of La Moneda Palace during the Pinochet military regime.
In Historical Truths, the Road to an Open Society
A 1963 photo of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem.
In Bethlehem, Persisting Hope
Kosovo is located to the south of Serbia.
The Perils of Breaking Away
President George W. Bush with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley in 2006.
Is Iraq Vietnam?
Flag of the Republic of Venezuela (1930-2006)
An End to Interventionism in Venezuela
A KFC in Hanoi, Vietnam
Kentucky Fried Globalization
The donkey party logo remains a well-known symbol for the Democratic Party despite not being the official logo of the party.
Democrats — the Party of Disorder, and Achievement
November 2004. Cleveland voting station for 2004 Presidential election.
The Unpredictability of an Unhappy Electorate
Joseph Ambrose, an 86-year-old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. Wearing a doughboy uniform like the ones used during the war, he is holding an American flag. It covered the casket of his son Clement, who was killed in the Korean War.
Tributes of Silence, the Honor of Words
A Marine Corps M1 Abrams tank patrols a Baghdad street after its fall in 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Who Will Pay for Iraq and When?
1943 poster for the Allies of World War II--two years before the founding of the United Nations.
The UN Follows the League’s Long Trail to Impotence
Sailors in formation at the Center for Information Warfare Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, 2019.
Will Women Join the Ranks of Esteemed Veterans?
A tank destroyed during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Why We Should Leave Iraq Now