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… of people would die in a global famine in the 1970s unless the rise in human population was somehow reversed. In … visions of Malthus, Ehrlich, and other doomsayers have not come to pass.  Drawing on a rich variety of government … was available but expensive, people often purchased food on credit, which provided a short-term defense against hunger …

… the polls were moved to schools and churches and community centers. There was some change in how candidates … politics. Next time, on  Prologued . Sarah Paxton ( Credits) This season of Prologued was brought to you by  … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

… It therefore paved the way for legal recognition of gay and lesbian marriages there. The decision has already heightened … before all slaves in Massachusetts would be set free, the Commonwealth v. Jennison case of 1783 ensured that slaves … by the early 19th century all the Northern states had committed at least to eventual emancipation, slavery’s …

… movements; and the third being "crib-sheet books, the compilations, quote books, 'dictionaries' and … quick-witted, charismatic and intelligent; she has received credit for almost single-handedly halting the Equal Rights … must not stray from its religious foundations and values lest society collapse into anarchy," utilized within their …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … was quite a radical document — though quite the opposite of the proposals of today's Tea Party.  It called for … "postal savings banks" so they would have easier access to credit.   As a brand new party in 1892, the Populists did …

… Spreading democracy has become the nation’s principal foreign policy goal. Yet there … aim to promote democracy in the Middle East, by force if necessary. It’s a proposition that deserves some thought, … about whether modern Greeks possessed the elementary principles of freedom necessary to govern themselves. And so the …

… Court Decisions from Griswold to Roe is a timely, and necessary, contribution to scholarship.  Stein's work helps … extended its ruling in Griswold to protect unmarried couples access to birth control.  The Court struck down … Instead, the holding is evidence of a much more tenuous commitment to a liberal sexually revolutionizing agenda.  …

… almost fully yoked themselves together under a single encompassing charter. What's more, the boundaries of the … and the unpopularity of its nation's many governments that commentators are stressing as they assess the one-two punch … nation by people of generally similar history who more or less trusted each other, is spare, to the point — and often …

… Moon, el presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, y el comandante supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de … el acto final en el proceso hacia la paz, era la clave necesaria para garantizar el éxito de las negociaciones. El … de Colombia. El siglo XIX fue una época de guerras civiles sobre las reglas básicas de la actividad política en …

… and social welfare legislation. This is well known. But less attention has been paid to the stagnation of the New … upon when he won approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Social Security, unemployment insurance, a … Large sectors of the population are saddled with expanding credit-card debt, many having to pay interest that was …

… of the text.  In examining roughly two hundred years of comic, filmic, propagandic, and literary portrayals of the … its Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.  Page recounts these examples and many more throughout his text. More than finding the … for a nuclear catastrophe, as Invasion, U.S.A. suggests was necessary? Page explores the anxieties and morals to be …

… in favor of secular government grounded in historical examples. Copson is not making a case for or against religion as … French scholar Jean Bauberot. Bauberot sees three essential components to a secular society: 1) the separation of … tumult of French politics in the 19th century, the French commitment to what they call laïcité remained. By the Third …

… On August 28th, America will commemorate the anniversary of the March on Washington for … promoting racial equality. The March on Washington has been credited with helping to spur the passing of the Civil … in his opinion written on behalf of the majority. Doubtless, many affirmative action advocates see Kennedy’s …

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to Cultural Diplomacy and the Global Cold War, brought … these ambitious cultural programs of small Bulgaria were connected to the celebration of an important national … So you see how often these cultural events became actually sites of tension, in which the official representatives of …

… leaders from Métis artist Christi Belcourt to Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon have pointed out that the past 150 … built on the theft of indigenous lands. Canadian rule has visited the violence of the residential schools, a sustained … immediately wrapped in the cloak of exceptionalism, regardless of how predictable it may have been from any …

… to the stories of the proverbial lions, there are tales of martyrs being burned alive, beheaded, dismembered, … of the early martyrs are wildly exaggerated, if not completely fictional. But later, better documented deaths … 26 Roman Catholics were crucified in Japan in 1597. Compared with this, a single blasphemous painting seems …

… drugs, we find that stories of drug wars are actually quite commonplace. Ultimately, these drug wars, waged across … there's actually a specific Spanish conquistador who takes credit for an 1830s, a guy by the name of Pedro Quadrado. … Mexico actually have a basis in reality; not that marijuana necessarily causes actual madness or violence, but actually, …

… Jefferson, Adams and Madison had given place to unknown and less notable people–native Americans, women, workers, the … the charge went, this crime against the past was being committed by leftist academics out of touch with their … agency, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, decided late in 1996, by a one-vote margin, to …

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … times that evolved into the Black Sea Fleet and this is a site that we all know is a very important strategic, warm … and instability is the long-standing Russians' sense of connection to Crimea, and the desire to make sure that they …

… a treaty eliminating short- and medium-range nuclear missiles.   Despite this treaty, both the United States and … fully expanded to other countries, and India and Pakistan come quickly to mind.   Pakistan recently conducted nuclear … year on nuclear weapons. The other nuclear powers are also pouring their treasuries into their nuclear ambitions. But …

… at the victim: another gun control bill, shot full o’ holes. In fact, most historians see the cowboy of the Old West … to bear arms, but the record puts them behind “moderate, common-sense measures” for gun control — the very kind … and summer work. They all seem to think it absolutely necessary to have a revolver. Of all foolish notions this is …

… illustrious astronomer and architect Sir Christopher Wren, credited with designing many iconic buildings across Britain … authority, and legitimization. Members believed this was necessary to elevate them to an esteemed position in the eyes of competing Oxbridge scientists, derisive Anglican clergy, and …

… Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … and I want to hear what they had to say about how it connects to their, the present day. And the first thing that … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website …