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A COVID-19 antigen testing center in Warora, Maharashtra, India.

The Deep Roots of India’s COVID-19 Crisis

… patients’ access to lifesaving medical assistance, all compounded by the emergence of a new variant that may be … inspection of women during plague outbreak in Sion Causeway, Bombay. The grand vision reflected in the NPC and Bhore … devoted a substantial proportion of its health budget to family planning programs that aimed to reduce India’s …
Under Attlee's direction, the Labour Party's position on foreign affairs in the 1930s was somewhat inconsistent. A believer in the "collective security" represented by the League of Nations, Attlee opposed rearmament even as he pushed for firmer measures against Nazi aggression.

A Sheep in Sheep’s Clothing

Review of Clement Attlee: The Man Who Made Modern Britain, by John Bew (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2017).
… – the Labour Party emerged from the 1945 election with a commanding majority in the House of Commons – Attlee … in Churchill’s stead whenever the prime minister was away. By 1945, the Labour Party had demonstrated to a … through careful and judicious mediation. He knew how to get the most out of the Labour Party’s often fractious and …
Gunpowder Plot conspirators in front of a bonfire celebrating Guy Fawkes Night.

Powder Treason, Bonfire Night, and the English Art of Reinventing the Past

… 1% of the population and largely apolitical, became a target of hysteria. This all started when defrocked minister … have maintained Bonfire Night’s rituals while stripping away its original meaning. Over time, it has evolved from … English Heritage . N.D. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/ Sharpe, J. A. …
book cover of Empire of Cotton - A Global History

Top Ten Origins: Summer 2018 Must Reads

… The joy of reading comes in all seasons, but many people specifically like to … large components of my job, and, honestly, I like putting together summer reading lists. Here are ten great history … are as interesting as the wider struggle to keep patients away from disorderly protesters and doctors safe from …

A Fresh Start for Pakistan?

… After being out of power for 13 years, 7 months, and 21 days, Nawaz Sharif was … in 1947, Pakistan’s political elites have faced regional, communal, and religious obstacles to building a stable, … military has resulted in an outsized proportion of its budget going to defense—up to 70% early on. At the same time, …
the monument of the Soviet army in Sofia, completed in 1954

11/4/2014: Empty Fountains: Communist-Era Monuments Revisited

… What is the afterlife of an old communist statue? Just what to do with all the Soviet-era … in public squares to demand reforms, one of the main targets of popular wrath was the Communist Party Headquarters … the early reform years were all but forgotten. And secured away in a museum, the monuments seem no longer to have the …
Government of National Unity in 2009. Left to right: Arthur Mutambara, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, and Thabo Mbeki.

A Lesson for South Africa? Zimbabwe’s Path to Multi-Party Rule

… I repeat that I believe in blacks and whites working together. If one day it is white, the next day it is black, I … tactics, including sabotage, bombing of trains and railways, attacks on electric power plants, and murders of white … used currency following Prime Minister Tsvangirai’s visit to the U.S. in 2009, and it has remained so to date. …
Group of women marching with signs: "GWU Women's Liberation," "I'm a second-class citizen," "Women demand equality"

A Slut from East Toledo (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 5)

… The fading of former suffragist activism during the interwar period did not spell the end of the fight for women's rights, especially as so many women remained … expansive vision of women's rights, including advocating for workplace justice and pushing for reproductive freedom. …

Hong Kong in Protest

… opposite sides of the battle between the Hong Kong Police Force and the criminal Triads. For the movie’s two leads, … returned home but evaded murder charges because he committed the crime outside of Hong Kong’s jurisdiction. He … has moved forward with the construction of a high-speed railway and the world’s longest oversea bridge. Both projects …

Avoiding the Scourge of War: The Challenges of United Nations Peacekeeping

… On July 1, 2011, the United Nations welcomed its newest member. South Sudan's January referendum on … during the transition period. One of the lessons taken away from UNEF I was the need for peacekeepers to be more … decommissioned in March 1995, citing "troop withdrawals, budget restrictions, and military actions by Somali factions" …

Las raíces del estado de fallido venezolano

… y Buicks y la clase alta famosamente se lanzaba de compras a Miami donde eran conocidos como los del “dame dos.” En términos políticos, el país era … y desarrollo y pueden desestabilizar los regímenes al reforzar los intereses petroleros y debilitar la capacidad …