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Djiboutian workers fill bags with wheat destined for Ethiopia, provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), at the Port of Djibouti, Africa, Jan. 7, 2013.
The Birth and Death of USAID

A 1960s photo of a hallway inside the Philadelphia County Prison.
Have We Learned Nothing About Prisons?
Schools often have dedicated computer labs which different classes share for studying and research.
The Fifth Wave?
Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
NATO Expansion in Eastern Europe: For What and For Whom?
Melissa Drexler on trial
Infanticide: Something New Under the Sun?
The Dalai Lama waves to a crowd during a visit to the Netherlands in the 1980s.
Hong Kong and Tibet
The coat of arms of the Republic of Texas from the 19th century.
The Real Republic of Texas
Seal of the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The seal is described in 36 C.F.R. § 1200.2 as: The seal is centered on a disc with a double-line border. The words NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION encircle the inside of the seal and the date 1985 is at the bottom center.
Downgrading the Founders
Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Deng Xiaoping during the state dinner for the Vice Premier of China
The Nixon-Deng Comparison
the word History in script
Why Study History?
Image of Adonis on a red-figure squat lekythos.
Easter: A Season of Renewal
Mr. Ernesto Zedillo, Chair GDN Board of Directors, kicks off the 10th annual GDN conference.
Broken Promises in Mexico
The Dalai Lama speaking in front of Tibet's flag.
A New Chance for Peace in Tibet
Barry Faulkner's mural, "The Constitution," depicts the framers of the U.S. Constitution.
Term Limits: Thank Goodness We Didn’t Have Them in 1787
First house built with a loan from the Federal Housing Administration after World War II.
Reforming a Welfare State
The laser system of a CD-ROM drive.
From Manuscript to CD-ROM: A Longer Journey Than We Think?
Marlin Stutzman US senate campaign, 2016 (Support a Balanced Budget Amendment)
An Amendment Whose Time Has Never Come
Flag of the People's Republic of China
With Enemies Like These…
The Kaiser Permanente Building after the Northridge Earthquake in 1994.
California Freeways: Still Seismically Unsafe
The logo of the United States Agency for International Development. It has been in use since 2004.
Foreign Assistance and Democratic Reform
typewriter
Between Black and White
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall: A Justice For All
paper with AIDS text on it
AIDS Education in Bombay's Red Light District
3 of the symbol for female written in gravel
On Teaching Feminism: A Speech by Robin Morgan
a classroom with empty desks
The Students' Dilemma
a sales display of many zippers
Who Should You Thank When You Zip It Up?
vintage Barbie and Ken dolls
Accessorizing Ken
two paper airplanes made out of dollar bills, laying on green grass
Less Bang For The Buck: U.S. "Dollar Weapon" Policy In Historical Perspective
dollar bills
International Monetary Policy: From a Fixed to Uncertain Future
painting of John Donne by Isaac Oliver
Towards a Charter of Responsibilities
firewalk path
Come Firewalk With Me
person holding up sign that reads, end racism
Racism, Hate and Free Speech: The Search for New Boundaries of Sensitivity
woman accused of being a witch surrounded by 4 men
"Out of the Broom Closet": The Resurgence of Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism
flags of countries
Whither the Nation-State?
Miroslav Sladek
Miroslav Sladek and The Republican Party: A Profile of the Far-Right in the Czech Republic
a Rhino
Requiem for the Rhinos?
ball that looks like the Earth laying on grass
The Earth in Our Hands
Women’s rights activists in New Zealand
One Hundred Years of National Women's Suffrage in New Zealand
an assault weapon sitting on a wooden post with mountains in the background
The Culture of Violence
posters of 50 candidates in a Japanese election
Japanese Politics in Flux: Mixing Idealism and Realism
the word Debt written on a blackboard with chalk and a hand holding chalk that is pointing to it
Spending Other People's Money: Debt, Deficits and Canada's Public Sector
a billboard with flags of many countries and the word Peace on it.
A Conscientious Objector Looks Back
a Russian cartoon
American Internationalism in the 20th Century: The Search For a "New World Order"
Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History Paperback book cover – Illustrated, May 1, 2005
The New Barbarism: Ethnic Ferment in the Balkans
Jurassic Park sign
Who's Afraid of Jurassic Park?
sunrise at Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island
Easter Island: Secrets in the Stone. A Photo Essay.
a sign on a tree that reads abortion with a red X over the word
Abortion in Canada: Legislative Limbo and the Morgentaler Factor
Origins Book Cover, May, 1993
Origins Volume 1, Issue 1
Origins Logo.
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