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… 1930s and 1940s, the U.S. began to establish a global model for pursuing drug prohibition both at home and abroad. … just shove it in your pocket or conceal it. And one of the ways that the United States deals with this is they … That is, police officers should wear a uniform. They should get training; they should get training that teaches them …

… us on an authoritative and eye-opening journey into how the company Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our … Department of History; Director, Harvey Goldberg Center for Teaching Excellence … they created in the 1990s that I think revolutionized the way that we grow food, the way that we farm, and not only …

… dynasty ended. Eight months later in October, Bolshevik forces led by Vladimir Lenin seized power, establishing the … Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a panel of experts to discuss current events in … that comes out in the world in the 20th century in some ways is connected back to this Bolshevik Revolution into …

… of Asia, coverage of President Bush’s recent whirlwind visit to Vietnam was bound to trigger a sense of d vu. Why? … over time, the American press corps will find a better way of handling the complex cultural dimensions of Vietnam’s re-engagement with … History News Service …

… Long before the recent initiatives to strengthen the border wall … tell us about the current state of affairs and prospects for the future between the U.S. and Mexico? Join us as hosts … Lilia Fernandez  The United States from its early years always had territorial ambitions on the land that had been …

… will read aloud on television Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Gettysburg Address and Franklin Roosevelt’s 1941 Four … surely will be. But they are inappropriate for this coming Sept. 11, no less than a newspaper printing last … perish from the earth.” Lincoln was saying that the best way to honor the country’s brave dead was not only to show …

… political and social issues, many attributed the outcome of the 2016 election to the frustrations of just 15% of …   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a panel of experts to discuss current events in … and present of U.S. demographics? Or is there a more useful way of thinking about US populations by residents?   Dr. …

… of identity erasure, invisibility and hyper visibility for Urban Indian, graduate students who attended an … predominantly white public university. She will consider ways the prevailing description of who is Native shaped the … experiences of the participants in the study. Let's get to know our speaker today. Dr. Shannon Gonzalez-Miller …

… embedded in the human spirit. Hunters and gatherers, who foraged across a primal landscape, danced at springtime … Hills, in Asia Minor, believed that their god Attis, who committed suicide when frustrated in love, returned to life … history and archaeology, is a writer for the History News Service. …

… … Kathleen Frydl So the drug war, as I say, became this way for the police to preserve older models of policing that … moderate, middle of the road approach to drugs. But it all gets lost in the Kennedy assassination and all the other … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… new influence, building on Cold War relationships first forged during an earlier era of Sino-American competition. Yet looking at Chinese engagement in Africa … the last 50 years reveals that increased power has transformed Beijing’s foreign policies and strained its global …

… of U.S. entry into World War I. But, as the world commemorates the centennial of the war, U.S. events have … versus the United States, and what legacies might we be forgetting? In this episode of History Talk, we speak to … historian and expert in late Imperial and Soviet history at Wayne State University.   Dr. Aaron Retish     Hello, nice …

… Now that Ford Motor Company has announced its “Way Forward” restructuring plan, does the auto maker have a … into finished products. The plant attracted countless visitors, among them Charlie Chaplin, who visited it before … made the village industries an easy – if misguided – target as being simply anti-union. By contrast, Bill has …

… In The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy, Andrew Lambert, Professor of Naval … strategic priorities. Corbett disavowed continental commitment and mass armies, believing Britain should instead … Review of The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National …

… called the "Trump of the Tropics," campaigned on a platform that mixed anti-corruption with open nostalgia for the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to … history of Brazilian politics, and what his success means for the future of the world's fourth-largest democracy. For …

… were right-wing ideologues who cynically utilized fears of communism to crush opposition to their tyrannical regimes. … used the apparatus of their military and police security forces to fight the advances of democracy. Both scoffed at … both Chile and South Africa, their tyrannical regimes gave way to democracies. The leaders of the new governments that …

… Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. … Jeffries, Deondre Smiles, and Robin Judd. We'll explore the ways in which understanding the history of race and racism …

… and anger are settling into a cold rage against whoever committed the atrocity and those who may be sheltering the … of unbridled violence may have unhappy repercussions for U.S. democracy. The French pursued a policy of massive … will apply whether the United States is looking for a way of avenging the deaths of five thousand or five million …

… France is rejoining military NATO, the United States is becoming more distant. This may be the best way the United States can lead the Alliance.   In March … current economic crisis means that increasing defense budgets immediately is impossible. But NATO needs to invest in …

… train when President Obama recently released his FY2011 budget. The President’s budget eliminates funding for Save … the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City to Acoma Sky City in New Mexico. NTHP activists are gathering in … accepted interpretation of an event emerges. It is the only way of ensuring these manmade icons to human history have …

… For a half-century after the end of the Scopes Trial in … that “problems are often not solved. . .they merely give way to others.” Dewey might have added that these unresolved … hibernation. The return of the problem today has been accompanied by its earlier logic. There is a striking …

… gas lines at home — it wound up lashing out at the American way of life. Carter decried Americans' "self-indulgence and … didn't move beyond their own self interest and embrace a common good. He called on Americans to unify themselves … but gained their support.   What better time than now to revisit Carter's speech? The Senate is just about to debate a …

… them in the mid-1500s, from quirky oddity to salvation for the starving. Over the course of the following … of History and Director of the Harvey Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching.   … professor of History at the University of Stavanger, in Norway, where she was part of the Greenhouse Center for …