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… supporters think the critics are trying to hem in needed reforms of government, all parties would benefit from … a year into Trump’s second term, his own supporters have become suspicious that even his Justice Department has joined … a state” was not “a secret, conspiratorial cabal,” but teams of professional lobbyists, “hiding mostly in plain …

… about a block north of New Orleans’s famed French Quarter. Completely walled in, the cemetery is unwelcoming. The Roman … as the ostentatious pyramid purchased by actor Nicolas Cage for his future burial. St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery, New … the victims of the slave trade. Whitney tour guides escort visitors through the grounds of this once-profitable sugar …

… Musicals are the quintessential American dramatic art form, combining spoken dialogue with music, song, and dance. For … name (right) Unlike Rodgers and Hammerstein, the creative team behind 1959’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Fiorello! … World, who sought to maintain profit margins by raising the prices for his young distributors. The fictionalized strike …

… dynasty ended. Eight months later in October, Bolshevik forces led by Vladimir Lenin seized power, establishing the … Jessica Vinas-Nelson  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … of the political parties, the Bolshevik one, the one that ultimately comes out victorious. Dr. Angela Brintlinger  And …

… Who is responsible for the plight of six-year-old Elian Gonzalez? Fidel Castro? … fair to most Americans. After all, Fidel Castro was a Communist dictator. The United States had to open its doors … still received automatic asylum, young Elian would be the latest permanent addition to Miami's Little Havana, rather …

… “elected” president of Syria. The unrest resulted from a combination of socio-economic and political problems that had been building for years and that affect especially Syria’s large rural … apparatus that would emerge in the 1960s. French policy ultimately served its purpose to increase the sense of …

… SARS it could not in 2009. Pandemic influenza, a frequent visitor in the past, was back again. As the threat of the … prevent, the next pandemic. The viruses that affect humans come in many types, and their impact on human communities … have originated in Siberia. With new technologies like the steamship and the railway, diseases like influenza had easier …

… in Europe and the World Health Organization recently called for increased vaccination campaigns in the region. In the … vaccination, the practice of variolation declined and was ultimately banned. The British, for example, banned it in … child as a man stands outside with a cow (from the Wellcome Trust). The term vaccination comes from variolae …

… The left side of the American political-entertainment complex has passed the time since the 2012 election watching … popcorn in one hand and a bourbon in the other, listening for the sounds of a cracking foundation. … – particularly those related to credit, debt, commodity prices, and deflation – began to cut across the old …

… licenses to gay couples represents an example of the often complex relationship between government officials and … was viewed with fear and apprehension by gays and lesbians for much of the twentieth century. With connections, … Charles has written a well-researched, highly readable and ultimately compelling book about how the FBI’s policies and …

… to different interpretations, Young, as a stand-in for the early Mormon church more generally, is either a … of Young's evolution as a leader brings the full complexity of his character into focus.  Upon his ascension … sort of confusion that he showed in other matters, though ultimately he settled on a position that "to abolish slavery …

… the Taliban now confront the challenge of governing this complex country and establishing a stable government. Since … the United States as guests of UNOCAL corporation. They visited Texas, Nebraska, and Washington, D.C. A number of … including Taliban representatives. But the Bush security team had other plans. The highest-ranking Taliban who came …

… credit Sergeant at Arms Kevin Vickers, the man responsible for security at the House of Commons, with taking down the gunman. Commentators not … can account for. Vickers isn’t the NRA poster boy the FOX team wants him to be. Don’t let the ceremonial hat and mace …

… do as humans. At the same time, water resources — the need for clean and accessible water supplies for drinking, agriculture and power production — will likely represent one of the most complicated dilemmas of the twenty-first century. Speaker: … about what one purchases, because we know that I mean, ultimately, whatever we put into our garbage, if it goes …

… culture. The 1957 Moscow Youth Festival was a revelation for citizens of a country with sealed borders. Soviet … from viewers and readers and more than 6,000 entries in comment books from exhibitions—Gilburd gives voice to Soviet … "Foreign Literature" which published foreign authors. Visitors to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts “queued for five …

… political sovereignty, and economic independence, called for nothing less than a total redefinition of the social compact. Peronism permeated and penetrated all aspects of … brought about the end of the military government and the ultimate election of Perón as president in January 1946. On …

… like the Works Progress Administration (WPA), created jobs for the unemployed, while others, such as the National … Production cuts were generally successful in pushing up prices, profits and, to a lesser extent, wages, but hours … and economic history and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… The Italian media mogul, Italy’s richest man, is now the incoming prime minister. How could that not be worrisome for democracy? Politicians and political parties come and … for his media holdings and for owning the AC Milan soccer team, picked up the remaining electorate by patching …

… Fathers in the state’s high school curriculum. The reason for this posthumous pink-slip was not that Jefferson was a … 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 …

… It seems as if apologies are becoming a regular part of business and politics. Pope John Paul II apologizes for the Crusades, the Inquisition and the long tradition of … happen was acting in accord with prevailing opinion and the latest economic theories. The Aetna insurance salesmen of …

… Lecture Review: R. David Edmunds' "Something Useful for a Change: Historians and Modern Tribal Communities" Wednesday, March 26 at The  Ohio State … law, and federal Indian law, Edmunds helped a legal team to argue that small strips of land along the Arkansas …

… the next president of the United States is destined for failure. By implication, historians can begin to prepare … otherwise, is a dynamic process that revolves around three complex elements — the leader, the followers and the … figure, acting in a vacuum. But a leader's behavior and ultimate effectiveness depend upon multiple factors. There …