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… Kennedy!”   When Republicans singled out Barack Obama’s income-tax proposal and labeled him a socialist during the recent presidential campaign, one astute commentator saw the fallacy in that charge. Referring to … substantially greater incomes than the vast majority of taxpayers. This is an idea that for over 100 years has been …

… a U.S. audience on the British welfare state, was asked to comment on the American “welfare state.” Explaining that the … citizens, not just those whose lack of employment or low incomes made them eligible. In these countries health care was … varied from nation to nation as did funding schemes from payment through general revenues to more regressive payroll …

… the honor. By the 19th century’s end, the U.S. Senate had become widely known, as it still is today, as a “millionaires … state legislators were identified as having accepted large payments to vote for him. A U.S. Senate inquiry led to a … The Senate itself, however, had consistently refused to comply.   Frustrated by Senate inaction and persistent …

… a year into Trump’s second term, his own supporters have become suspicious that even his Justice Department has joined … another similar phrase in 1961, the “military-industrial complex,” showing less concern about secrecy than about … higher than the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), with payments on the debt the fastest growing line item in the …

… law, for instance, usury is now accepted as a standard accompaniment to the modern market economy. Indeed, one of … States has attempted to eliminate or severely regulate compound interest and usury, citizens and consumers regularly encounter high mortgage payments, pay-day loans, and pawnshops. Geisst’s first three …

… postwar economic boom took hold, with America becoming the world’s leading hyper industrial and military … cities. In Silent Spring Revolution , Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to those who combated the mauling of the natural world in the Long … Bart Elmore  It's a pleasure to be with all of you and to welcome our guest today. All the way from Austin, Texas to be …

… the price of beer per Maß (a Bavarian liter) and to limit competition for cereal grains used to bake bread. A … or Hefeweizen ) survived in spite of the ban on wheat in commercial and private production. The Duke of Wittelsbach, … their traditions with pride.         1983  Reinheitsgebot  commemorative stamp In today’s reunified Germany, a new …

… however, white women had greater access to the ballot box compared to women of color. The continued disenfranchisement …

… Korean President Moon Jae-in on August 2, 2019. “We have come this far today by overcoming countless hardships. Just as we have always done in … up rails as a protest against seizure of land without payment by the Japanese. Images like these inform collective …

… the amendment restored voting rights to ex-felons who had completed their prison sentence and been released from … laws like the one Floridians voted to eliminate. More common are states that extend disfranchisement through … probation and parole, sometimes also requiring the full payment of court fines and fees, what some see as a modern …

… In November 2018, a report commissioned by French President Emannuel Macron called for … of Native American remains by American museums to the complicated provenance of Greek and Roman antiquities held … Lauren Henry:   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together …

… dates back well into the Cold War. How did terrorism become a focal point of U.S. foreign policy? How did earlier … deeper history tell us about what terrorism is, how our common assumptions about it might be wrong, and how we … Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a …

… afford to do so continued their education, while their compatriots with lesser means often found themselves … such as George W. Bush, snatched up scarce National Guard commissions that enabled them to avoid the draft by getting … fight might make us, as citizens, shake off our apathy and pay closer attention to the rest of the world. We’re likely …

… in putting the nation on display on the global stage. And coming up, Brazil : about to host to the 2014 World Cup and … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … Nobody really thought that they were going to upset the applecart here. And I wonder if you would agree with that, …

… that day, Desmond became the target of a racist incident, a common event for Blacks in Canada. Her decision to challenge … balcony. In response, Desmond returned to the counter to pay the ten-cent difference in the ticket price. She was … As Desmond’s story illustrates, Canada must continue to grapple with its own historical and contemporary treatment of …

… while other jurisdictions declared these children unwelcome. A U.S. Border Patrol poster placed around the border … workers from Barbados and St. Lucia, to seasonally harvest apples in the U.S. northeast and sugar cane in south … increasingly use so-called “coyotes” (guides) and thus pay more for traveling across the border. The great irony of …

… think historically. The problem is not that they don't pay enough attention to history. Americans spend millions … use history to justify their views. The problem is a common propensity to mangle the past to suit current needs, … their best to tell stories that reflect the past in all its complexity. But this is hard to do. Consider the current …

… mini-lecture about WWI and how war bonds were used to pay for military expenditures, getting the students to start … what this would mean if the governments were not able to pay back these bonds. The students will take a lecture quiz …

… President Obama went to Egypt ten days ago to create common ground between America and Islam. In the process he … ship and its crew to force the United States to sign a pay-for-peace treaty with Morocco’s ruler.   The payment did stop Morocco from capturing more Americans, but …