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… “If our bombs are so ‘smart,’ how come they’re always hitting refugees, hospitals and … but if we listen carefully, their voices convey a sense of compassion, coupled with disappointment. Often stereotyped … point may have contained some logical consistency, I was uncomfortable with the implications of an argument that could …

… of foreign occupiers. I learned that today's Israeli soldiers, like the Maccabees, were fighting for Jewish … Surely they know that nothing brings people together like a common enemy. But in the United States, the "rally round the … habit of stifling doubts and supporting Israeli policies dies hard. We have been told, practically from birth, that …

… or the shrinking of the Aral Sea? These, too, rank as tragedies of the highest order. The Arctic, defined as the lowest … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, … of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline. Although ultimately futile, opposition in the 1970s to Norway’s Alta-Kautokeino …

… corruption scandals, doping controversies and rampant commercialism have done so little to dent the popularity of … Olympic teams. Even before the First World War, sport had become, as one French official put it, "a matter of state." … competitors but against all humanity — past, present and future. This universalism, not the myth of apoliticism, is …

… Dwight D. Eisenhower and Republican legislators took unbecomingly large financial contributions from the appreciative … seen whether George W. will allow his administration to be completely captured by his fossil fuel buddies. Eisenhower, in fact, ended up vetoing the deregulation …

… initiated." That evening, in a foreshadowing of events to come, fireworks lit the sky above Fort Sumter. Who could … slavery, or that slavery was not the root cause of the bloodiest conflict in our history.   And Masoff has company in … hanging on the wall of his office.   As the nation readies itself for anniversary ceremonies marking the war …

… translated into action. In the 1950s, President Eisenhower committed the U.S. government to a first-strike nuclear … preventive nuclear attack are launched, the words can cause future damage that far outweighs anything gained by a policy … “shock and awe.” Ira Chernus is a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer …

… drugs, we find that stories of drug wars are actually quite commonplace. Ultimately, these drug wars, waged across … where drugs were being produced. This idea echoes the future choice tool of the United States in its own antidrug … and the Origins of Mexico’s War on Drugs , Dr. Campos studies how Mexico’s anti-drug attitudes, in many ways, predate …

… 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 go. That’s the democratic way. But Silvio … could compete. And none will be able to in the foreseeable future. How will this vast power be wielded now that …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone. I'm … I'm a professor of history and women's gender sexuality studies at Ohio State. And I teach on modern South Asia.   … Wiggins. Song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more at our website …

… Agency (WADA) Dick Pound presented “The Independent Commission Report #1” to the press corps. The 323-page … about what effects the substances might have on athletes’ bodies. Certainly there were those who disagreed, and at times … amateur sport and the “true sportsmanlike behavior” embodied by amateur athletes , and profit-driven owners …

… political ends. After the war, no less than it had with soldiers, guns, and other armaments, Israel pursued nature … into the homes and land of Jewish settlers.  Drawing on studies of the United States’ Tennessee Valley Authority, and … the powerful and single-minded  Mekorot, the National Water Company of Israel .  Mekorot claims it has conveyed “water, …

… April 24, 2015 marks the commemoration of the 100 th anniversary of the Armenian … The result was the physical annihilation of the Armenian communities that had lived in the Anatolian peninsula for … of the legal and historical label “genocide,” and why coming to terms with mass atrocities is so difficult today. …

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… to produce genocide. These include the Young Turks' intense commitment to the homogenization of Anatolia (a development … Some of the Armenians were relocated successfully, but many died in the process mostly from thirst, exhaustion, hunger, … in Middle Eastern history, human rights, and peace studies will glean significant knowledge of the Armenian …