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… has concluded that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is complicit because it harbors al-Qaida. But will an American … So much for Afghan success. What about American failure?  One of the many problems the United States faced in Vietnam … Today, no nation dares risk U.S. wrath by shipping arms or money to the Taliban. Although neighboring Pakistan used to …

… In the face of disasters we have come to expect that our governments will respond. … in the United States. Portrait of Roman Emperor Tiberius. None of these responses are new. When we reflect on the … erected statues of him. Tiberius then struck and circulated coins celebrating his rebuilding efforts, the ancient …

… the 1660s, which culminated in Henry Morgan's capture of one of the most vital cities in the silver trade. Earle's … most valuable colonial possessions in an era of uncertain communications and increased European competition. It also … (or less) interest in spending significant amounts of money for their defense than the Spanish did. Nothing …

… As the president made his way to the train, chatting companionably with Secretary of State James G. Blaine, a man … while angry bystanders apprehend Guiteau in the background. One bullet wounded him only slightly in the arm, but the … Who was this man who had shot the President? Why had he done it? As lawyers, psychologists, and reporters delved …

… labor bureau positions. Nixon’s order was contained in one of several thousand documents that the former President … had marked for disclosure in 1987. The document read “everyone in BLS is Jewish look at all sensitive areas ck. Jewish … honorably may struggle with his past. Governance is complex and politics messy. Laws demand disclosure of what …

… In preparation for hosting an upcoming summit of Arab heads of state, Saudi Arabian Crown … Ein Gev. Some members of that collective farm never slept one night of their childhoods outside a bomb shelter. In … result of negotiation and not a list of stipulations which one side must accept or reject. Furthermore, it should …

… clubs and launched multiyear protests. While sharing a common goal, these efforts were not without internal … Massachusetts, where women organized strikes and petitioned the Massachusetts legislature for better working … safety measures. However, suffragists weren't the only ones encouraged to act after 1910. Women opposed to suffrage …

… Bolivian Atacama region, mainly led by Chilean and British companies. The mineral was used both as a fertilizer and in the manufacture of explosives, making it one of the most coveted products in international trade and … home front, they organized charitable societies to raise money and other resources, and provide support for the …

… is over. There will be celebrations, and peace will be welcomed by the ordinary people of Ulster. But as the great … slow.” History stands like a ghost at the elbow of everyone involved in the peace process; and history suggests that … in 1919-21, could not escape such attacks. As everyone who has seen the movie “Michael Collins” knows, he paid …

… walled municipality of Wanping. The eponymous 11-arched stone bridge, dating from the 1180s and mentioned by Marco Polo (hence the name in English), leads into … post-1868 empire, including Korea and Taiwan . The Chinese Communist Party would be reborn and re-legitimized through …

… emerged as a spokesperson for a diverse global movement to combat the climate crisis following a spate of … In fact, the Sierra Club coffee table book The Place No One Knew: Glen Canyon in the Colorado , with photographs by … Donald Carr’s Death of Sweet Waters (1966), Barry Commoner’s Science and Survival (1967), William Paddock and Paul …

… precedent, was necessary to maintain legal stability. The one difference with Roe is that the Casey case rejected the … right. However, even this discussion of pregnancy did not come close to the corporeal character of Kennedy’s language … that life and death issues transcend the limits of what reasoned discourse can represent. An audience has to be brutally …

… last chance to avert a prolonged and bloody civil war—opponents of the Ba'thi order remained deeply divided. Much of … policy to rest on the tenets of Islam) and non-Islamists (ones whose political ideology is not built on overtly … population walked out of the Istanbul meeting as well, complaining that the SNC had no intention of setting up a …

… across the whole of the Old World. It also maintains a commitment to the study of the ancient world from the … their excavations and records. Among these is one of the German archaeologist Hubert Schmidt, whose … that have been undertaken on Romanian soil over the last one hundred years. Chapter three, "Houses, Households, …

… it did last year, the threat of massive power outages. Everyone who’s suffered through them knows the disruptions they … and shipping the electricity long distances — as is still done today. Westinghouse’s new system seemed clearly superior … stubbornly. When it appeared he could no longer win by competing fairly, he tried playing up the dangerous aspects …

… The furor over comments made by Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his aides to a writer for Rolling Stone brings to mind earlier, infamous clashes between … is the product of long-standing ambivalence. On the one hand, soldiering is among the most honored professions, …

… Gekko when addressing a stockholders’ meeting in Oliver Stone’s 1987 movie, “Wall Street.” Gekko, an arrogant power … investments broadly through risky buyouts of disparate companies. Often they stuffed their pockets with cash while … public access to information about corporate activities.  One of the New Deal’s first and most important regulatory …

… that Iraq was a significant threat to the international community. Why is that? Because, the United States — from … of American firepower again dominate the nightly news, and one is left to wonder what threat the disintegrated Iraqi … that he was “trying to prevent a world war — not to start one.” As the only world leader yet to authorize the use of …

… passed by Congress will affect not only the influence of money on American politics. By weakening parties but effectively leaving interest groups alone, it will also promote the discussion of issues over party politics but make political compromise even more difficult than it is today. In 1787, …

… for the virus and denied the possibility of extensive community spread among the Soviet population—offers a … the USA, the notion spread that only homosexual men were prone to infection through sexual contact. Specific to the … million cases. The 1990 report was shaped by the same erroneous assumptions that guided the Soviet response to …

… similar vein portraying the Confederates and their cause as one of “disunion,” influenced and directed by the devil, … likened enslavement to hell. By using this language, opponents of slavery and secession rendered the two as beyond … chapter deals with the wartime experiences of individual combatants. When confronted with the visceral nature of …

… from New York to Tanzania to Hanoi, hailed the loss of one of the brightest minds and most tireless spirits that … nonconformist left. Historian Leilah Danielson attempts to complete the work that Muste did not. It is most useful to … in the 1960's. The onset of the Vietnam War marked the capstone of Muste's global vision, and it would be somewhat of an …

… beautifully produced. Vivid photographs and footage were combined with informative and entertaining commentary by … about. But we didn't get to see enough of that Wilson, one of the most influential figures in twentieth-century … to resonate in today's partisan arguments. So why such one-dimensional coverage by "American Experience?" Too many …

… above in 1914) had struck for union recognition; the company's obedience to Colorado's 8-hour day law; the right … outside of company houses; an end to being paid in scrip (money only good at company stores); and the elimination of … Guard arrives near the camp of the striking miners.   One hundred years later, as the gap between the wealthiest …