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… 2, Section 2, couldn’t be clearer: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United … there any grant of the sweeping powers now claimed for the commander in chief. Indeed, the congressional power to … of resorting to violence. The Framers made the president commander in chief for efficiency and to avoid a dangerous …

… including 35 churches and numerous homes in this state. McComb, Miss., came to be known that summer as the bombing … Hamer’s famous, riveting testimony before the credentials committee at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, for … of success of Operation Iraqi Freedom, we should compare the means and results of the two attempts to achieve …

… massive arms race. The U.S. government conducted special studies to see how much damage Soviet atomic bombs could … Bush faces the prospect of North Korea or even Iran becoming a nuclear power. China, India, Pakistan, Great … the Cold War. It helped reduce tensions between the two superpowers. Today, a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty …

… concern about the war’s impact on global agricultural commodity markets: the disruption to Ukrainian agricultural … consumption of meat and dairy products.   Through subsidies, as well as price and trade controls, meat production … expansion of the livestock sector was reversed as subsidies were largely eliminated. Russia, Ukraine, and …

… and legacy. Women, on the other hand, struggled to comes to terms with their infertility in large part because … of women continued to rely on ‘kitchen physic,’ or remedies made at home with widely available ingredients. Her examination of this dimension of infertility is …

… and the technology of the information age meant that comments made anywhere are now instantly transmitted … obtained new resources that have allowed them to become significant ongoing participants in the White House. … be worthy presidents. The new context aligns political expediency more closely with considerations of good government. …

… in the moment. Some, however, really do represent something completely new in American political history, and not always … set subsequent political norms, permanently altered the composition of national political coalitions, or revealed … involving a federal election commission, railroad subsidies, and the renewed threat of regional violence, Hayes was …

… War. Each nation hailed its space “firsts” as proof of the superiority of its social and economic system. Apollo was also a stunning technological accomplishment. NASA moved in eight years from launching a man … demonstrate that interest in space exploration has never died. What is changing now is the economic and political …

… impresionante, la ciudad de Oaxaca ofrece vistas de la compleja historia de México. En 1521, Hernán Cortés mando a … puede escuchar los dialectos mixtecos y zapotecos en las calles de la ciudad. Muchas de la casas Oaxaqueñas son … Guerra Mundial, no habían muchas carreteras modernas que dieran servicio a los confines del sur del país. Asta hoy en …

… Here's why.   The Great Depression was the result of the combination of the 1929 financial crisis and serious … It was pumped up by over-lending by banks and financial companies and over-borrowing by Wall Street. Rising interest … its borrowing power. The bulk of the U.S. economy's income went to the to top 1 percent of the nation's families, …

… where tourists and porteños (inhabitants of Buenos Aires) come to exchange currency. As one walks the streets, the … of inflation and devaluation, Rosas slashed public subsidies and public works. A proponent of small government, … and small industrial producers received large subsidies. In Córdoba, a metallurgy industry flourished under the …

… season brings a new round of presidential analogies and comparisons. Two years into his presidency, Barack Obama has already seen his share. Supporters have compared him to Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry … strategy has disadvantages. Namely, as the process becomes a political football, the president gets blamed by …

… to the nation he coined the phrase "military-industrial complex." Eisenhower used that address to issue a warning to … spirit as well. In this book, Koistinen explains how that complex (he abbreviates it MIC) came to be and how it has … of economists like Seymour Melman and others who have studied the question. He juxtaposes the growth of military …

… legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … critically weakened the one entity best equipped to combat growing income inequality in the United States: organized labor. …

… United States is characterized by three great waves of newcomers. The first wave came primarily from Ireland, Germany, … movies typically depicted Italian, Irish, and Jewish soldiers fighting alongside their WASP comrades. The stated … decently. But, opinion polling revealed that most soldiers continued to harbor prejudice towards ethnic …

… in February 1989—twenty-five years ago—the Soviet Union completed withdrawal of its combat forces across the … society.” Kopp saw the Bolshevik Revolution as an event embodied in modernist architecture, but also facilitated and … shopping centers, and skyscrapers built by the country’s super rich. Kabul’s skyline, as seen here in 2010, is sure …

… Yet alongside the victories of independence came the tragedies of partition, whereby British-ruled India was divided … into two separate, independent states. The violence that accompanied partition, which led to the death of up to a … of millions more, ranks among the worst human tragedies of the twentieth century. Seventy years on, the world …

… of the 1913 march had their organizational act together. Communicating via a federated national organization called … about women voting. The organizers of the 1913 parade accomplished all this in the face of obstacles that those of …

… Barry Goldwater of 1964. Dean should have taken the comparison seriously. Glaring parallels exist between the … election, few believed that Goldwater could successfully compete for, much less win, the Republican nomination, but … SECURITY, HIT CASTRO.” The steady amplification (and not uncommon distortion) of Goldwater’s policy positions, his …

… songwriters and animators utilized the suit to make commentary on American life during a time of war. Chapter … and Harlem. Understanding how a style which had once communicated a variety of meanings became tied to racial …

… (syphilis), artists explored social phenomena including commercialization, globalization, gender, race, and class. … Gallagher describes how scarring from venereal disease was compared to battlefield wounds as marks of honor, and were … Gallagher describes how scarring from venereal disease was compared to battlefield wounds as marks of honor. At the …

… never quite sure what those air assaults should or could accomplish. Though he hoped that Hanoi would abandon its … to preserve a stable South Vietnam could not be accomplished by air strikes alone.   Though President Obama's … him.   Moreover, just as Rolling Thunder signaled a U.S. commitment to South Vietnam, so Odyssey Dawn will likely be …

… programs. These recent developments no doubt bring comfort to some. But we can't rest easy. The dangers of … nuclear weapons or, like Cuba, hosting those of a superpower. As Mexico's state secretary for the foreign … With the Treaty of Tlatelolco in 1967, that goal was accomplished. Latin America is now a nuclear weapon free zone. …

… Some of the earliest evidence of Homo sapien s fishing comes from Central Africa where catfish were captured using … enabled extensive chemical analyses of fish bones. These studies reveal not only what fish species people were … limited written records do exist, such as in the case of medieval Europe, evidence from isotope analysis of bones adds …