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The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Ghosts of Ned Ludd

… herald the latest revolutionary cycle, defining the transnational twenty-first century. Although the heralds of the … First, the Combination Acts (1799 and 1800) outlawed unionization, branding organized labor as sedition. The 1812 … Chartist reform, while encouraging the foundation of trade unionism. Of course, we can easily overstate the ideology of …
Harry Beck’s London Underground Railway map, designed in 1931 and released to the public in 1933.

All Aboard!: A Train Ride through the British Twentieth Century in 100 Maps

Review of A History of the Twentieth Century in 100 Maps, by Tim Bryars and Tom Harper (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2014)
… alliance railway, the United States, and our nemesis, the Soviet Union , this train continues its ascent to the peak of … Press, 2014) … Keshia Lai … Reviews … Europe … Global/Transnational … Infrastructure/Transportation … Cities/Urban & …
One of Havana's plazas without a church.

A Postcard From Havana, Cuba

… U.S.’s impression of Castro hardened when he took steps to nationalize U.S. corporations in Cuba, and drew the island into closer and closer alignment with the Soviet Union. As a result, the U.S. imposed a financial and …
Women from Guadalupe photographed at Ellis Island on their way to Montreal to take on domestic positions, April 6th , 1911.

Black Canadians and Pandemics

… in part, by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, … in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. … Karen Flynn … …
Rep Joe WIlson fan club with a poster that reads, "You lie!"

Brooks to Thurmond to Wilson

… system that they were the very first to secede from the Union. Edmund Ruffin, a transplant to South Carolina from …
FDR and Churchill at the Atlantic Conference in 1941.

A New Atlantic Charter?

… also wanted to define a role for the United States in international affairs while increasing cooperation with the … rise to the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.   Today, the United States and … points of view in using natural resources and handling international relations. There is so far little chemistry between …
Collapsed bridge

America's Infrastructure Challenge

… So to start off, your organization, the ASCE, produces a national report card every four years. Can you briefly … The concept for that actually started in 1988 with the National Council on Public Works Improvement. They issued a … the moment when these infrastructure projects are seen as a national priority.   Dr. Clay Howard  One of the things that …
Scene in Ukraine

Ukraine, In a Nutshell

Review of The Conflict in Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know, by Serhy Yekelchyk (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015).
Ellis Island, New York City.

Hiding Behind Reform

… A similar effort in New York City in August made national headlines. What’s significant about the controversy … claims that its billboard campaign is intended to force a national debate on immigration policy. It is a serious …
A crowd of protesters at night in Sudan

Sudan: Popular Protests, Today and Yesterday

… chant, directed at Bashir: “Just fall — that’s all.” International observers have suggested that the uprising in Sudan … freely to the Arab League Summit, as well as the African Union Summit. The only time there was an attempt [was] when … So basically,  you could see that even now, the African Union, was also trying to play a very dubious role in the …

Beyond 'Tribes': Violence and Politics in Kenya

… and social strife. On February 20, 2008, on a local National Public Radio station an "expert" said that the … but also greed, corruption, and a realpolitik in which international pressures have exerted significant influences. When … a one-party state dominated by the Kenyan African National Union (KANU) party founded by Kenyatta. They have held …

(Fore)Closing on the American Dream

… the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)—two parts of the National Housing Act of 1934—that the U.S. government began … more borrowers. The federal government created the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) in 1938, a unique … In 1968, the federal government spun off the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) from Fannie Mae. …
Perry speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.

Governor Perry’s Vice-Presidential Mistake

… servant can contribute in important ways to addressing national and international problems.  The position gives the president the advice of an experienced national political leader and allows the government to deal …