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… helped inspire. Like Nixon in late 1969, the author has become immensely disillusioned with America's leadership class … the burgeoning union between oil politics, grassroots fundamentalism, and the financialization of the national … According to Phillips, as fundamentalism gained a wider audience it played a more vocal role in shaping the parameters …

… the jointly occupied Polish city of Brest, 1939. For three days in November, Molotov met with German Foreign Minister … and the simultaneous purges, officers were rushed into commission; in 1941, only half had completed any formal … the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers. The Soviet Union suffered an average of 46,000 …

… Vickers, the man responsible for security at the House of Commons, with taking down the gunman. Commentators not … comparisons between guns in the United States and Canada—comparisons that often revealed a fundamental … only intended to prevent the government from disarming soldiers. Yet the body was unable to pass any new laws to …

… on war.” Astute then, Sun-tzu’s words still resonate today, in an age characterized by daily reports of leaks, … spy. Since then, as this list shows, espionage became more complex and increasingly valuable. The times change, but … Townsend, along with Washington, shared a secret code to communicate that Tallmadge devised. Townsend ran a coffee …

… A commemorative 1965 Iraqi stamp marking the 45th anniversary … several strategically situated southern towns. Captured soldiers were treated leniently, even as retreating British … along sectarian lines. The legacy of the 1920 revolution points toward an Iraq that transcends external constraints …

… miles in a straight line).  Plans for the women’s flight commenced three months earlier in August 1938. Valeriy … luck.  Raskova developed appendicitis, delaying the flight date to late September. By the time she recovered, a state … 15. Shevchenko, Nikolay, “How Three Soviet Women Nearly Died Chasing their Aviation Dream, Gateway to Russia , …

… Over the past century, baseball has become a truly global game. The sport debuted at the Olympics … and professional play in Japan began in the 1920s. Nowadays, the Miami Marlins push their players and coaches to … on these plantations were seasonal workers from the West Indies, where cricket had been much more popular. These …

… of multilateralism has been part of his America First agenda, U.S. administrations have been shifting away from … through an American-friendly model. These multilateral bodies allowed Washington officials to portray self-interested … policies as altruistic during the ideological competition of the Cold War. But these institutions and …

… has been characterized by friction, contradictions, and competing visions of the goals of union. The most recent … representatives to the European Parliament. Each state appoints ministers to the Council of Ministers, the … local policy decisions remained in the hands of national bodies, many of these tensions could be debated in the …

… Memphis, a pall of shock and sadness blanketed the black community. Anguish soon turned to anger. Fearing a riot, the … not win out everywhere. 172 American cities exploded in the days following Dr. King’s assassination. In communities … by violence. And so it had to be the fire this time. A soldier standing guard following riots in Washington, D.C. …

… emerged as a spokesperson for a diverse global movement to combat the climate crisis following a spate of … disasters . Demonstrators at a 2019 Italian Fridays for Future climate protest. In fall 2019 Thunberg’s … Dream was a “cruel hoax.” She went on to shock her audience when she pledged never to have children. “I have …

… memorial near Srebrenica. In July 1995, in the final days of the Bosnian War, over 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) … legacies that acts of violence leave on individuals and communities, and the importance of remembering and … the UN peacekeeping compound in Potočari. Dutch UNPROFOR soldiers help Bosniak refugees board a jeep in July 1995. That …

… miles from the Hungarian border. He had a sunken face and dark circles under his eyes. “If you saw my picture on … Swat, Pakistan, where he was pursuing a graduate degree in computer engineering. He left seven months ago because he … but for those waiting in limbo time moves slowly and hope dies fast. [All photos by author] …

… – the Labour Party emerged from the 1945 election with a commanding majority in the House of Commons – Attlee … would otherwise never consider supporting a Labour candidate. At the same time, his serious and practical promotion … the years of WWII , serving as a member of the War Cabinet and acting in Churchill’s stead whenever the prime …

… lives or the devastation it has brought on families and communities across the nation. The historical origins of … “Come on, shoot another nigger!” she cried. In the days and weeks that followed, racial unrest spread from … James Baldwin, who described white officers as occupying soldiers. “Their very presence is an insult, and it would be, …

… 1965 to official independence in 1980.   Political factors complicated matters. Since the early 1960s, the British … I believe in blacks and whites working together. If one day it is white, the next day it is black, I believe we have … ZANU adopted violent tactics, including sabotage, bombing of trains and railways, attacks on electric power …

… as a “minor physical altercation” in an elevator. A few days later, TMZ released a video showing Rice dragging an … the elevator. (Photo Credit, AP)  In late July 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also handed Rice a two game … closest to God, could use physical violence to punish disobedient wives, children, or servants. In Puritan society and …

… will likely preoccupy future historians for years to come. While a number of factors contributed to his … scrutiny for their role in accelerating Trump’s candidacy, most obviously because they set agendas and frame … The Republican Presidential Debates brought in record audiences. The news media’s obsession with Trump is …

… On May 23, 2013, one day after acknowledging that U.S. drone strikes had killed … of the mounting controversy, the president reminded his audience that, “from the Civil War to our struggle against … us from the ravages of modern warfare, or if they will become the appliances of Orwellian control. What is remarkable …