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… it did last year, the threat of massive power outages. Everyone who’s suffered through them knows the disruptions they … stubbornly. When it appeared he could no longer win by competing fairly, he tried playing up the dangerous aspects … “green” methods generate electricity locally or even on-site. There are also fuel cells that can generate clean …

… 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 …

… opening act of the full-scale invasion of Poland as some one-and-a-half million men of the German Army moved out of their encampments and into combat. It was the beginning of a war over the future of … short speech, telling the assembled deputies and Nazi party officials “Danzig was and is a German City. The Corridor was …

… A soldier named Tim McVeigh . . . ―Charlie King, The War is Coming Home , 1996 On April 19, 1995, a date fraught with … to a new wave of white supremacist activism. Movement pioneers like Vietnam veteran Louis Beam told their followers … a new level of White Power animosity toward government officials, even as they resulted in acquittals. By 1983, the …

… 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 …

… however, has more than its share of ghosts. It is the site of the deadliest labor war in American history. Since … 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 …

… be eclipsed by the next scandal before too long. If we’re becoming a more liberal society, shouldn’t there be fewer and … All of these scandals broke in the news media of the day. One commonality among political sex scandals today is that … only a minority of the nation can claim to truly act upon. One thing is certain: with the debate far from over this …

… are addressed, this work is not focused on ecological communities or human impact on marine habitats . Rather, … by ocean-going outsiders, such as Koreans, Malays, and Indonesians, who he considers the “real pioneers in crossing the open sea." In fact, the “middlemen” …

… Justinian is the figure in the center. The mosaics were completed in 547 CE. Because there have been multiple … source is Procopius of Caesarea (in modern Israel), a high official in the Roman government, who lived in … quickly outpaced families’ capacity to bury their loved ones properly. Strikingly, both witnesses report that the …

… shave tell the world about his character?  Christopher Oldstone-Moore’s new book Of Beards and Men: The Revealing … ancient Mesopotamian history. The bearded warrior kings and completely shaven priestly classes established a clear … problem in the Middle Ages, as Roman Catholic Church officials attempted to regulate facial hair.  Crusading …

… first used the term in English, but “influenza” was not a commonly used term in England until the 1782 pandemic. 2. … the time. Scholars estimate 9,000 deaths occurred in Rome alone. Other reports indicate the near eradication of the … 30-60% of the entire population of Europe. In Britain alone, more than 225,000 people lost their lives to influenza …

… fireworks light the sky and effigies burn. The celebration commemorates an event from 1605, when authorities discovered … hold government positions. When James I ascended to the throne, hope spread among Catholics for religious toleration, … John “Jack” Wright (1568-1605), and Guy Fawkes—a seasoned soldier who had fought for Catholic Spain and possessed …

… and prevent the rise of a small set of families whose money and political power separate them permanently from the … an age of democracy? Aristocracy conjures up visions of bygone ages when noblemen believed that the blood in their veins distinguished them from the common herd. Despite the rhetoric about property rights that …

… President Bush is presiding over what is fast becoming a foreign policy disaster. The war in Iraq is a … far more with divisive culture wars than with waging real ones. Both men reflected the era in which they took the helm … best aspects of two American traits sometimes at odds with one another: both hard-edged realism and noble idealism. It …

… the holiday or diminished it by linking it to Confederate commemorations.  Federal recognition had finally arrived, … avoid reckoning with what King actually demanded : an honest confrontation with racism, inequality, militarism, and … when congressional action remained elusive. Black elected officials, labor unions, churches, and civil rights …

… of the war, even placing two of the characters on opposite sides of the conflict. Historical information is … (1994) Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) began developing computer games in 1979, but only established itself as a … 3. Battlefield 1 (2016) Battlefield 1 conveys the tone and historical context of the First World War well. The …