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… through the lens of the region’s largest industry: oil.  Before taking up writing, Morton served as a lawyer for 30 … had obtained independence. Morton tracks major individuals, companies, and governments taking part in the search for … keep flowing (175-176). The Arab Spring, he argues, was the latest eruption of social unrest against a status quo of …

… motto of the United States is “In God We Trust.” Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., introduced the measure and argued that we … a secular allegory for that moral lesson. The other two committee members proposed images that drew on Old Testament … and Form of Government We have assumed.” Of all of his accomplishments, Jefferson selected just three for his …

… but at the time it seemed like a relatively minor threat in comparison with established groups like Hamas and Hizballah. … of militant groups called The International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders. The document amounted … And the attack was executed in a manner that would soon come to characterize al Qaeda operations. The trucks were …

… celebrate unity through sport, they have always been used for political purposes. Adolf Hitler showcased his Third … delegation to Sochi. Inadvertently, the Sochi games have become the gay games. Homosexuality in Russia Today The … of the new legislation, and Putin’s own remarks about visitors to Olympic Games, have focused on pedophilia as a …

… billions of people. But are the Olympic Games good for the World? Proponents say the Games help create mutual … corruption scandals, doping controversies and rampant commercialism have done so little to dent the popularity of … to showcase the achievements of Nazism, and many foreign visitors were impressed by the gleaming new stadiums and the …

… Hebdo a suscité une recherche profonde pour découvrir comment les hommes armés sont venus à être si irrités par … avec des conséquences mortelles leur colère envers des comiques dont le travail a été jugé blasphématoire ou opposé … les militants des groupes armés divers se réclamant d’une forme plus « vraie » de l'Islam ont tué trois humoristes : …

… Just how has American society mobilized for a sense of common purpose in the past? And why have we seemed to lose that sense of common purpose today in the midst of the coronavirus … Mobilizing for Common Purpose in the COVID Era …

… conflict.  Today we talk about the women who led the charge for suffrage, their successful advocating for the nineteenth amendment, and who they left behind along … be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… the Supreme Court and amidst growing public criticism. To compound the confusion, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, sitting … the right-wing Likud party, was indicted in November 2019 for bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. Prime Minister … in Israeli society—for example, divisions over territorial compromise with the Palestinians; divisions between Jews and …

… Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American movements for equal rights. Please join Ohio State University’s Melvin … a source of inspiration. So you had, you had Chinese people visiting places like the Hampton Institute, and the Tuskegee …

… a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated. Diabetes is caused when the … first successfully used on January 23, 1922. The efforts to refine and distribute insulin therapy represented … date to the ancient Egyptians, over a millennium before the common era . Later, in the second century CE, the Greek …

… and artist Jack Kirby in the eponymous Captain America Comics #1 , the patriotic hero became a breakout star for Timely Comics (the company that would evolve into Marvel … “good war.” Four-color McCarthyism could not pull enough coins from adolescent pockets to prevent the superhero …

… 1920, in the middle of war , a group of Ukrainians performed Macbeth . They had been in Kyiv, but the city was … Follies. The Berezil’s managing director researched the latest in stage lighting, and the state funded the purchase … cavorted with dancing girls. Finally, the figure of comic writer Ostap Vyshnia was depicted hunting a line of …

… They change over time. This is certainly the case for Mexican food in the United States, which has undergone … Powder  The food tradition of the American Southwest has come about through various populations’ contributions over … and Birria Landia, it is a draw for locals but also invites visitors to experience Mexican food, reflecting the careful …

… world watched in amazement as events in Eastern Europe transformed the planet. Socialist states that had looked a … Talk , hosts Patrick Potyondy and Leticia Wiggins welcome historians  Nicholas Breyfogle and  Theodora … Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , smart conversations about today's …

… and Egypt in the 1950s and 1960s created the conditions for military coups and for administrations that deemed the application of force a welcome distraction from domestic problems. At the same time, … offensive mindset—“Rabin’s Schlieffenplan,” (145) as Laron coins it in pointed allusion. Rabin's "Schlieffenplan:" an …

… April 12, 1861, Edmund Ruffin proudly fired a shot at Fort Sumter, the Federal military installation in the … course, so instead they recast the meaning of the war, transforming it from a war over slavery into a principled defense … Abraham Lincoln may have taken a couple of years before acknowledging that the abolition of slavery lay at the …

… “peace process” as a top-down, high-level, diplomatically formal business. We also wonder if it will ever end and … Political administrations have changed and negotiators have come and gone but the conflict between Israelis and … of the Other When Egyptian President Anwar Sadat visited Jerusalem in 1977, he said that some walls …

… that was happening anyway, since wealthier drinkers could afford to stockpile liquor before the 18th Amendment took … legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington, the news media are now brimming with comparisons of alcohol to marijuana prohibition and “lessons …

… The family of Martin Luther King, Jr., much maligned of late for its aggressive copyright control of Dr. King’s works, … King. Jury selection began November 15. The case hardly comes as a surprise. In recent years, the King family has … at Columbia University, and a writer for the History News Service. He has interned at the Martin Luther King, …

… new general Arab-Israeli war with devastating consequences for Israelis, Palestinians and the entire region. These … theme the denunciation of Democrats as being soft on communism, opened up relations with the People’s Republic of … 1970 and think about predicting that Richard Nixon would be visiting China and Russia, tripling trade with both nations, …