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The Other Half of the African Sky: Women’s Struggles in Zimbabwe

… Mugabe has dominated Zimbabwean politics since 1980, having come to power on a wave of popular support developed during … (WOZA). The acronym, WOZA, is also an Ndebele word meaning "come forward." The group was founded "to press for solutions … The Political Ends of Human Rights Awards WOZA's second visit to Washington in November 2009 was more than just …
Three 10th Mountain Division Ski troopers above Camp Hale in the Pando Valley, Colorado in February, 1944.

Skis, Samba, and Smoking Snakes: An Unlikely World War II Partnership

What happened when glacier-goggled American ski troops and samba-loving Brazilian soldiers fought side-by-side halfway across the world?
… in a stalemate with Axis troops north of Rome. With a commanding view of the narrow approach to the Po River … the men of the 10th Mountain Division proved themselves in combat. With an audacious single-file night climb up the … Center, for her assistance and insight during the author’s visit. Suggestions for Further Reading: Ernest Fischer Jr.,  …
Comic from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sun.

“A New and Deadly Menace” (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 2)

… drugs, we find that stories of drug wars are actually quite commonplace. Ultimately, these drug wars, waged across … actually needs the countries that produce the drugs to also commit themselves to not exploiting those drugs to that … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

WikiLeaks, and the Past and Present of American Foreign Relations

… Arabic, European, and Persian architectural styles, the complex embodied purposefully Egypt's place at the … in Iraq equals killing. The nature of those people is completely different. They are tough and bloody, and they … Little was known of the man beyond the fact that he had visited a website associated with radical Islam—but his name …
Heroin bust.

Devising a Drug-Free World (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 3)

… on Drugs, it isn’t colonial China or Japan or Mexico that comes to mind…it's the United States. And for good reason. … a staggering 100% with the intent to not only block it from coming into the state, but also to express a clear rejection … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

Becoming 'European:' The Diverging Paths of the Czech and Slovak Republics

… west became (if ambivalently for some) the second former communist-bloc state to assume the rotating presidency of the European Union, Slovaks became the second former communist-bloc state to adopt the common European currency, … with U.S. politicians and businessmen during his time as a visiting professor in Chicago, helped win U.S. support for …

A Century of U.S. Relations with Iraq

… some five hours later. This departure of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. … civilians and American soldiers, and inconclusive in outcome. The 2003 U.S. military invasion of Iraq and the … U.S. oil corporations began probing Mesopotamia for commercial opportunities in the 1910s, gaining a 23.75 …
Nancy Reagan speaking at a "Just Say No" Rally.

The “Modern” War on Drugs (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 1)

… we could, you know, leave the house and not really have to come back until it was time for dinner. We could ride our … Ribbon Week in the nation's schools, drug prohibition has become as American as apple pie. While visceral images of … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

Aerial Torpedoes, Buzz Bombs, and Predators: The Long Cultural History of Drones

… us from the ravages of modern warfare, or if they will become the appliances of Orwellian control. What is remarkable … aerial weapons since World War I and has deployed drones in combat in every major conflict since World War II. Since … as four basic cultural phenomena: heralds of human accomplishment and hope for the future, signs of inhuman …