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… Before taking up writing, Morton served as a lawyer for 30 years, and since 2006 has published several books and … had obtained independence. Morton tracks major individuals, companies, and governments taking part in the search for … (later BP), Royal Dutch-Shell, the Standard Oil off-shoots, etc. Throughout these sections, Morton shows oil …

… now in control it passed the House of Representatives and will be voted on by the Senate this summer. What few people … Shepard in 1998 garnered national attention, too many other offenses go largely unreported in mainstream media. Some … hands in public, embracing at an airport, or from being comfortable in workplaces where heterosexual family photos …

… across the United States owned their reservation lands as a community: families could settle, plant their crops, and own … economic sufficiency, and cultural heritage. The act ordered the division of reservations into small parcels—160 … civilization.” Without the ethos of greed and competition against their fellow citizens, Native peoples would never, …

… that people be allowed to carry firearms: to prevent good Samaritans from intervening when your friend wants to … standard-bearer for South Carolina. Among his many accomplishments, Thurmond holds the record for conducting the … while the rest of the South Carolina delegation fought off the Secret Service. But why don’t we finally give South …

… Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), walked off their jobs with the Federal Aviation Administration. … legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … in 1999. Between 1947 and 1980, the United States averaged 300 major strikes annually. But since 1981 the average has …

… in Silicon Valley (where even people with six-figure incomes may qualify for housing subsidies) have attracted … Victorian Workhouse An 1834 cruciform design workhouse for 300 people The Industrial Revolution created a housing … Tiong Bahru intertwined residences with street-level shops. While the construction of Tiong Bahru marks a …

… owners and land developers, and in the process have become increasingly vulnerable. They have become the hard edge … the place where nothing is supposed to happen, a place that offers retreat from the frenzied pace of our everyday lives. … past remains is to be found in maritime museums and antique shops.   This does not bode well for the post-Sandy eastern …

… and athletic facilities . Public favor for the some 3,300 degree-granting, non-profit colleges and universities in … universities to yield an annual, independent source of income. Endowment size has served as a proxy for academic … Third, in the 1990s, Yale’s Chief Investment Officer, David Swensen, developed a model of investing in …

… forming a military junta, then violently eliminating any competition before fighting the other members of the junta. … had become the sole Roman ruler). Instead he made a show of officially giving all of his powers back to the people of … or why we actually like the man. Then we focus on how much good his power is doing—how grand the public works, how …

… required China’s rulers to pay an indemnity of more than $30 million (then an astronomical amount) as compensation to foreign powers for the damage caused by the … permission last April. Washington has countered with an offer of $30,000. For all the differences between the Boxer …

… accept big cuts in their benefits, these corporations will be broken up. That’s the wrong response and the wrong … as a private realm of managerial prerogative, sealed off from public discussion and political challenges. Yet all … on a mix of public and private pensions. Like it or not, company pensions are part of public policy. This struggle …

… the CEOs of transnational firms such as Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossings in our “deregulated” economy have … prices for speculative purposes.  The legislation of the 1930s, including the Banking Act of 1933, which established … economic growth, since private enterprise was inherently good and the public sector was inherently wasteful.  In …

… in, and they’ve reached a consensus: it is time to take off the gloves. ‘Time to get mean,’ as one Chicago columnist … don’t like unless you know from the outset that the result will be a win. Don’t want to embarrass yourself. Don’t want … about government. You were right to remind us of that. It’s good history, and it reflects a willingness to give credit …

… Gaul, or today’s Emilia Romagna—the statesman and accomplished general Julius Caesar crossed the little Rubicon … River in possession of an army. This event in 49 BCE set off the Roman Civil War, which ended with Caesar’s … conquering Gaul, gaining prestige and money, and garnering goodwill from the Roman people. Pompey, on the other hand, …

… with President Obama's birth certificate, still not completely laid to rest, is an extreme version of a tactic … became president. One editorial warned that "the soil will be soaked with blood, and the nation black with … White House. A Chicago Tribune headline shouted, "MOSCOW ORDERS REDS IN U.S. TO BACK ROOSEVELT." Journalist H. L. …

… elsewhere indicate that the slavery lawsuit could become an invaluable tool for bridging the racial divide in …   It's doubtful the suit will successfully raid the coffers of Aetna, FleetBoston Financial Corp. or CSX Corp., … tones, that the reparations would be for the larger social good as opposed to individual benefit? Because that's the …

… His friends admired him for his intelligence, honesty, and commitment to virtue, but thought that maybe a little … by turns hilarious and heartbreaking—Moore’s book offers a wild ride through Enlightenment society by asking … of orphanages usually attempted to place their charges into good positions, the sheer volume of children in their care …

… since the battle at the Alamo. Juan Seguin served in the 1830s, and Henry Cisneros served in the 1970s. This is in a … woman has held that position.   But Julian Castro did not become mayor on his own. He attributes his rise to the Chicano … party seeking to elect Latino and Latina candidates to office. Pundits such as Michelle Malkin have misunderstood …

… a man running for his life, I immediately knew the answer. "COME IN!" someone was yelling. I need not have been told; the gunshots must have gone off 60 feet away from me. Without thinking, I had already … other country in the Western hemisphere. Between 1889 and 1930, only two Brazilian states dominated a political system …

… analogies about Iraq. They had better search further. While comparisons of Iraq with Vietnam may stir Howard Dean’s … These actions told terrorists the United States lacked the will to engage in a ground war because it still suffered … in 1848, they left it in disarray. Besides illustrating the good sense of understanding and taking seriously Iraqis’ …

… allows us to reflect on such important ideas as justice, communal violence, and political legitimacy. Like any civil … a capitalist nation-state and those fighting against it. William McIntosh, a headman of the prominent Creek … a tract larger than the size of modern Portugal. American officials, citing the “unprovoked, inhuman, and sanguinary …

… of money and momentum. This year, conventions were almost completely removed from the selection of a nominee. For all … or her running mate, both for political reasons and for the good of the country. The last open convention occurred in … main themes. In 1992, Al Gore, like Bill Clinton, offered the image of a vigorous, moderate Democratic leader, …