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… to block legislation, but the ability to do so is the foundation of the system of checks and balances that the … beginning of our nation’s history, this principle was fundamental. In “The Federalist Papers,” James Madison, … the majority could not do.   One can imagine Calhoun today coming to the defense of Sen. Mitch McConnell and the …

… on the region ever since. The Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories. Since opening in 2003, over 100 … or the shrinking of the Aral Sea? These, too, rank as tragedies of the highest order. The Arctic, defined as the lowest … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, …

… On Memorial Day, Americans pause during picnics, parades, and softball games to remember those who died fighting our country’s wars. It’s rarely a day for … ago, on May 30, 1945, by Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Jr., commander of the Allied Fifth Army in Italy. Truscott was …

… it was being spoken about by fans of literature, who often complained about the stifling power of the novel and the … with current events. After all, on January 12, 1866, just days after the first installment of Crime and Punishment was … similar crime: killing a moneylender and his servant and robbing their apartment. In the wake of this event, …

… What is the afterlife of an old communist statue? Just what to do with all the Soviet-era … and still others left standing and re-purposed for today’s political and cultural needs. The demolition of the … 2011, residents of Sofia woke up to find the Soviet army soldiers reincarnated into American comic and pop art figures ( …

… Trump has effectively pressed a traditional Republican agenda, particularly through regulatory rollbacks. Indeed, his … about water: it rarely stays put. Wastes discharged into bodies of water tend to wind up in other bodies of water … more and more reliant on toxic substances, the shortcomings of this approach became increasingly apparent. The …

… as they vented their outrage against NATO following the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade on May 7. Ten years … In Hong Kong in June of that unforgettable year, on some days the number of marchers approached a million people, a … a lengthy analysis in July 1989 explaining how the “anti-communist forces” of the capitalist world, led by the U.S. …

… of well-publicized workplace raids to terrorize immigrant communities. Although immigrants bear the brunt of these … to attack laborers who are filling a local need. Just three days after the raid, a Republican presidential hopeful Rudy … of history and director of Latin American and Ethnic Studies at Lewis & Clark College. …

… as a college freshman. The 1985 hurricane skirted the Florida State University campus, taking down trees and utility … . Young Hamilton survived this encounter and went on to become the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United … winds of the San Felipe hurricane in Puerto Rico. Schwartz points out its similar appearance to the Christian Cross (p. …

… While Florida calls itself the Sunshine State, from a geological and … supply global agriculture with one of its most important commodities: synthetic fertilizer. In the process, the … an informal epidemiological study. He examined the local diet, soil conditions, and air quality, but eventually …

… representing the interests of the Shiites, and giving Muqtada al-Sadr’s militias a free rein. According to Hadley, … South Vietnam’s governments also had serious problems. The Diem regime (1954-63) wanted to defeat or at least contain the Viet Cong but could not rally non-Communist South Vietnamese behind it, prompting the United …

… reportedly a casualty of the disease, although he did not die from it. Mosaics from the apse in the Basilica of San … Justinian is the figure in the center. The mosaics were completed in 547 CE. Because there have been multiple … oozing buboes) to its disruptive impact on the rhythms of daily life. We learn, for instance, that the number of dead …