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… drugs, we find that stories of drug wars are actually quite commonplace. Ultimately, these drug wars, waged across … there was too much silver flowing out of Qing coffers to pay for the opium; the balance of trade had shifted in favor … like what you hear, please leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts—it helps others find our show. As any good …

… Union. Nearly three years, later, however, the final outcome of Brexit remains uncertain. And issues that affect the … changed? What were the political and economic forces that compelled the UK to join the EU in the first place? What … Dream? , Treating the Symptoms: Northern Ireland’s Incomplete Peace , and The EU: Past, Present, and Future . ( …

… in eighteenth-century Britain. Electrification and telecommunications , led by nineteenth-century American … or early twentieth century (right). The global rise of microcomputing brought about the Third Industrial Revolution … are shown in green, with Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft (GAFAM) as the largest. What do the …

… Film Institute ranks the film as the third best American comedy ever made and the 39th best film overall. It would be … “You can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” But few comedies have endured like Dr. Strangelove, and Strangelove … over the Soviet countryside, determined to drop its nuclear payload onto a Soviet military base. They succeed, and in …

… hibernation. The return of the problem today has been accompanied by its earlier logic. There is a striking … “Teachers in the public schools must teach what the taxpayers desire taught,” William Jennings Bryan, the most … insisting that “the great principle is the right of every community to judge and decide for itself, whether a thing is …

… 2000 and Time magazine's "Man of the Year" for 2007, has come to the end of his legal term limit and must step down. … and the overwhelming margin of victory surprised few. The Communist Party came a distant second with only 11% of … in this once-and-future superpower after the polls, it pays to delve deeply into the historical and social context …

… the need for savings versus the need for resources for the common good.  For many of today's issues — such as Internet … Today Republicans would like to repeal the estate tax completely, while Democrats want to retain it.  The proposed … it is partly a fiscal concern:  requiring the wealthy to pay taxes on estates is a way to lower federal deficits with …

… thousands of well-heeled Western fight fans willing to pay top dollar to travel to Zaire to see the fight live; … knocked out an exhausted Foreman with a series of powerful combination punches. George Foreman vs Muhammad Ali, October … documentary of the fight, When We Were Kings , wasn’t completed until 1996, by which time both Ali and Foreman …

… a million people. South Dakota, the stories revealed, had become the “Cayman Islands of the Heartland.” As unlikely as … spending, all at the expense of public control and the commonweal around the globe for the past half-century. These … that finance was a “clean industry… [with] generally good-paying jobs.” Perhaps so, but the ability for lenders to …

… discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on a person’s sexual orientation or … to move back to Medina to “live and contribute to the community” without fear of persecution “simply because they … little to do with the welfare of actual LGBTQ people. The communities passing these laws vary in size, wealth, and …

… parties, struggle with their sexuality, track “likes” and “comments” on Facebook, experience domestic abuse, and dream … CE.  The two settlements—Eastern and Western—became a tax-paying protectorate of Norway in 1261 CE. Following the … south to Copenhagen, though Bergen remained the primary commercial hub for exports. Greenland, rich in …

… from new opportunities. But the patriotic fervor that accompanied wartime mobilization meant that unions were … equal employment opportunity and equal work for equal pay. As we mobilize for what promises to be a long war in … who were a key part of the economy servicing this center of commerce. But, like the firefighters turned away from Ground …

… holding a variety of assets — real estate, weapons, communications equipment and large amounts of cash and precious materials. Its front companies are involved in the import and export of a wide … make naval war legally upon the enemies of the state. After paying a percentage of the spoils to the crown of the state …

… other business carried out virtually over Zoom. The theater company, Gemini CollisionWorks, gathers most of its 22 … working remotely as they were banded together in an office. Companies might therefore continue to allow employees to … identified as “essential” and are among some of the lowest paying in our economy. One wonders about the future of these …

… by the specter of our nuclear past. And given Japan's complicated past with nuclear issues, it is especially … for energy to power Japan's rapid economic growth and the complexities of post-World War II international relations … and Three Mile Island (1979). Regardless of the outcome of the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear issues …

… successfully cut back many consumer prices. Bush frequently compares the war in Iraq to World War II. Last month, at a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War … of World War II more than 71,000 retailers were forced to pay a total of $5.1 million for excessive prices. Recent …

… of Qing laws prohibiting the drug. After one Chinese trade commissioner captured and publicly destroyed British opium … with a series of humiliating provisions, including the payment of an indemnity and the cession of Hong Kong Island … ship seized by China on suspicion of piracy—reducing its complex causes to only its precipitating event. …

… clubs and launched multiyear protests. While sharing a common goal, these efforts were not without internal … level were proposed and introduced only to languish in committee often without a vote. Then, in 1910, Washington … Annelise Orleck has so aptly put it, “respectability didn't pay the rent.” Labor reforms that would protect workers’ …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … for government ownership of the railroads, so farmers would pay less to transport their goods, and for the federal … gambled wrong.  In that election, the GOP crushed this combined Democratic/Populist party, and the Populist Party …

… the blame on China. The treaty required China’s rulers to pay an indemnity of more than $30 million (then an astronomical amount) as compensation to foreign powers for the damage caused by the … have been censured, not paid, in 1901.  Foreign soldiers committed war crimes, critics of the Protocol argue, and …

… Three years into Grace’s apprenticeship, Pickersgill was commissioned to create the Star-Spangled Banner in … alleys, including those like Happy Alley, Dutch Alley, and Apple alley. Considering that Grace was free until her … households worked to contribute to the family income and many white and Black working-class populations sold …

… differences? Opponents of Electoral College reform commonly respond that the federal government should not … geographic and population apportionment safeguards smaller communities’ important interests. It’s an argument as old as … president, John Tyler, wrote a set of resolutions for his community, tiny James City County in Tidewater Virginia, …

… in recent memory. But with these changes have come many questions and tensions. Is the focus on the … in Modern Family , crime procedurals, or even Levi’s jeans commercials changed the public’s perceptions, and has it … Leticia Wiggins   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, …

… our own purposes as well. Zombie Alice at 2014 New York ComicCon. Cosplaying is one way people have taken ownership … narrative tone of Alice , dry and ironic, creates complicity with the reader. Once drawn into collusion by the …