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… to be advocates of “accurate” and “balanced” history. Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee, complained that the CBS script contains language … skills and commitment to his beliefs and gives him credit for ending the Cold War. On the other hand, it …

… international race for the arctic . He tells us about the complex and perhaps explosive historical dimensions of … Jeffrey Dunifon. Thanks for being on the show, Nick and welcome.   Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle   Thank you so much, Patrick. … people who live in, in big or cold countries that are connected to the Arctic. And so that there's a, there's a …

… Multilingualism in India is as common as daylight. India recognizes 22 official languages … life, director Mira Nair's visual narrative tells us its rules without seeming to force the story. One of her secrets … decorated Indian film with as many as 19 awards to its credit. The wheels of Indian justice system grind slowly and …

… of the Heaven’s Gate suicides now blame everything from comets to cults to cyberspace to the dead themselves — the … of a Mississippi riverboat crook who left passengers penniless and disillusioned because he lured them with false hope … the IRS, so gullible, so eager to believe that zero plus zero equals five and maybe infinity? One reason is that …

… children. What is different today is the often fatal outcomes of children's brutality towards one another, owing to … often forgotten example is Women Strike for Peace (WSP). Connecting children's issues with opposition to nuclear … limitations of that perspective, too. Though the march's website invites "mothers, grandmothers, stepmothers, …

… in the fight and where to use federal government powers. A common myth about wartime is that everyone bands together in a common cause. Yet in the past, U.S. wars have often opened … consistently confront religious extremists at home lest they make the country appear hypocritical? Besides …

… of the 1960s, the U.S. economy's historic case of the wobbles had returned. Hard times defined the '70s, the early … Accurate employment statistics for the period are hard to come by, but according to some accounts, the national … harsh winter of 1893-94, many cities organized emergency committees to coordinate local campaigns on behalf of the …

… Lyndon Johnson ordered a task force, the Gilpatric Committee (named after its chairman, former deputy defense … to stop nuclear proliferation. According to the Gilpatric Committee, “Energetic and comprehensive steps must be taken … issue. But it’s clear that more multilateral action is necessary to combat nuclear proliferation worldwide. North …

… a lengthy analysis in July 1989 explaining how the “anti-communist forces” of the capitalist world, led by the U.S. … prophetic. One after another, most of the world’s Communist governments collapsed, in an eerie reversal of the … of leaders in the self-styled “Free World” to claim credit for the “victory” of course lent credence to the …

… a battle fought here at home. The advocates of containing communism clearly defeated those led by General Douglas … did in 1953. For all practical purposes, though, the lesson of the Korea armistice still prevails. We must share … of peace were so soon forgotten. The fear of change still combines with fear of recurring threats to make the United …

… weapon. Any potential United States-Iran dialogue would complement European efforts to persuade the Iranians to … not going to be solved quickly, but small steps eventually lessened the dangers of war. Today, the United States and …

… Issues and Articles Volume 1, No. 1, May 1993 [ View pdf .]     A Guided …   [PDF] Manhood on Trial: Homosexuality, Conduct Unbecoming, and the Military   [PDF] The State of the World … View pdf. ]   Towards a Charter of Responsibilities  [PDF] Come Firewalk With me  [PDF] Racism, Hate and Free Speech: …

… Socialist Congress meeting in Paris in July 1899. The comrades set the date in solidarity with organized workers … and it showed as well how organically labor rights are connected to human rights and social justice. The strike in … using technological innovations to move plants to non-union sites while introducing automated processes that gradually …

… by a massive drought. Millions were forced to flee their communities in search of food, but there was little to find. …   Hoover quickly gained support from Congress to buy surplus corn from American farmers to send to Russia. He also … Administration and their suspicious Communist hosts were necessary in order to proceed. Today, aid in the …

… and sympathetic deregulators resulted in even bigger debacles–including the first such failure in U.S., history, in … Within fifteen years, Enron executives transformed their company from a middling firm into the seventh-largest … by establishing hundreds of dummy corporations.  Enron took credit for the dummies’ profits, but not their losses. …

… Glory, at Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd, Russia. The monument commemorates those who died defending the city 1942-1943. In … The 85-metre Soviet statue The Motherland Calls , sited on a hill that saw some of the fiercest fighting in … records for a domestic production. Russians’ desire to connect Stalingrad’s status as a moment of historical …

… Every commentator in America is drawing the parallel between the … pointed to America’s growing vulnerabilities. The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st century, a task force chaired by retired Air Force Gen. Charles G. Boyd, warned two months ago that major changes were …

… according to the International Darwin Day Foundation website. Born on February 12, 1809, Darwin published his … 2009, with events sponsored by national and state "Lincoln Commissions," and because of the remarkable presidential … election of 2008 where Barack Obama repeatedly drew connections between himself and Lincoln. In this cultural …

… Over the past century, baseball has become a truly global game. The sport debuted at the Olympics … group of Major Leaguers including Babe Ruth, for example, visited countries like Japan in 1934 not just to spread the … for example, speaks impeccable Dominican Spanish . He credits his time in the minor leagues with Dominican and …

… such as Germany. Former President Hoover noted, "It may come as a great shock to American taxpayers" to give aid to … peace. In Darfur, ongoing insecurity, coupled with the upcoming rainy season of April and May, poses a massive … that war-torn region. Iraq is also a country where food is necessary for reconstruction and peace. Many Iraqis are …

… scientists hoped that vaccines could be used to eradicate common childhood diseases such as mumps and rubella. Yet … was turned to so-called dirty diseases such as measles. Modern confidence in science was such that many … their own insights. The book is about two separate but connected narratives: the development of various vaccines and …

… at … well, any number of things. Lumping them together, the commentariat called all these angry voters “populists” and … of forces including railroad shipping rates, access to bank credit, falling farm prices on national and international … government: the highly specialized, often academically connected expert. Roosevelt’s New Deal was both shaped and run …

… America Pageant. As early as the 1880s, business owners and community leaders began organizing beauty pageants in … At 5’1 and 108 pounds, Gorman remains the youngest and smallest Miss America on record. Observers from around the … budget for 1922 and invited women from across the county to compete in what was now a truly national event. The modern …