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

The historic Floyd County Courthouse in Rome, Georgia.
Marcus Dixon or Strom Thurmond: Which Is the Predator?
President Nixon photographed through a window explaining release of edited transcripts, April 29, 1974
Will There Be a Last Nixon Cover-Up?
Artistic rendition of Space Station Freedom with the STS Orbiter Vehicle
No Cheap Ticket to Outer Space
Howard Dean in 2014.
How Dean Followed in Goldwater’s Steps
The NASA Space Shuttle Challenger launching in 1983.
Mars: A Planet Too Far?
George H. W. Bush Speaking in St. Louis, 1988. Behind him is Missouri Governor John Ashcroft.
The Danger of Scaring the Voters
An official portrait of Vice President Dick Cheney taken in 2005
Cheney: Silent Partner to the President
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. exiting a plane in 1964.
King in Time; King in time
Pakistan to US Student Exchange Program, July 2011.
Captive Scholarship Serves Nobody Well
Alfonso García Robles at the Public Hearing on Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament in 1981.
A Model for a Nuclear-Free Middle East
Painted poster of Saddam Hussein riddled with bullet holes in 2003.
Hybrid Justice for Hussein
Most U.S. casualties, like these in a C-17 military transport aircraft, return to Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. (unknown date)
For Mom, Blueberry Pie — and Iraq?
President Kennedy surrounded by cameramen after signing the Cuba Quarantine Order on October 23, 1962.
How Bush Might Have Profited from Kennedy’s Example
Wedding rings.
Getting Government Out of Marriage, and Vice Versa
Muslim depiction of Muhammad - 17th century Ottoman copy from the "Edinburgh codex".
Iraq, Too, Must Separate Church and State
American soldier conducting patrol with an Iraqi soldier.
What the Vietnam War Tells Us About Iraq
Black Friday shoppers in the morning at Walmart store in Durham, North Carolina.
Is Retailing’s Death Star Vulnerable After All?
The supreme court of Massachusetts sits at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston.
Gay-Marriage Decision: Just the Beginning of the Debate
Official Portrait of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan
“The Reagans”: The Spirit of Censorship Lives
Evo Morales in 2006.
Once More, Bolivians Seek Independence
Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division provide perimeter security for Iraqi policemen at a traffic control point in Tikrit, Iraq.
The Limits of Shock and Awe
President JFK giving an address on civil rights in June, 1963.
A President Who Was Still Growing
Valerie Plame in 2008.
A Dirty–and Deadly–Trick
Chinese EVA spacesuit "Feitian".
China’s Manned Space Program: an Opportunity for Cooperation
1992 portrait of General Wesley K. Clark.
Wesley Clark: In the Tradition of Generals Who Make Peace
Antichristus, a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder: the pope depicted as the Antichrist, using his temporal power to grant authority to a generously contributing ruler.
The Bible as a Political Tool
Iraq by Raymond Bucko SJ on Flickr, cc by 2.0
Redeeming Honor — the South and Iraq
The Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C.
“What I Did On My Summer Vacation,” by the President
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders in 1963.
Giving Up on the Dream?
Illustration of Adam and Eve.
Changing the Constitution to Protect Adam and Eve?
Map showing position of North Korea relative to China
What Are They Thinking in Beijing?
A Memorial to the "Forgotten War" of Korea with the insignias of the United States Uniformed Services ringed around it.
Forgotten War, Tragic Peace
Garden District of New Orleans.
Learning to Dance With the French
Portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma’s Hope Imprisoned
St. Catherine of Siena depicted on a wood panel.
Speaking Truth to Catholic Power
The 2011 edition of Austin Pride.
Gay Rights: Separate but Equal?
A homeless man outside the outside the United Nations building in New York with the American flag in the background.
A New Abolition Movement — Against Poverty
The United States Declaration of Independence
The Writing Is Faded, the Message Lives
Chinese nuclear bomb on display in China.
A Danger Shared by All
An electron microscopic image of a thin section of SARS-CoV within the cytoplasm of an infected cell, showing the spherical particles and cross-sections through the viral nucleocapsid.
Could SARS Set off Another Great Pandemic?
The Statue of Liberty in New York City.
Where Will “Liberation” Lead?
Image of Lou Gehrig from a Sports Exchange All-Stars trade card.
Celebrating a Genuine American Hero
General George S. Patton waving to crowds in Los Angeles, California in 1945.
Pragmatic de-Baathification is Key to Rebuilding Iraq
A U.S. military vehicle crossing the Iraq border in March 2003.
U.S. Credibility at Stake in Iraq
The "Bridge of No Return" that crosses the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
Avoiding a Pearl Harbor in Korea
Glass negative of Kaiser Wilhelm.
A New Kind of Anti-Americanism
soldiers in Iraq
Can Iraq Learn to Live in Peace?
Undated photo of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany.
Democracy-Building Will Be Tougher This Time