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… legacy with which Americans will sooner or later have to come to terms: today we live in a society of greater … such a long historical shadow over organized labor. In some ways, the unions have yet to recover from the PATCO strike. … democracy. Joseph A. McCartin teaches history at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and a writer for the …

… bring us first-hand stories of how the Great War is being commemorated across the globe. Brenna Miller joined us from … memory extreme. We dedicate this podcast to the myriad of ways this war is commemorated globally.   Patrick Potyondy   … right. And so where the tourists there, were they, did you get a sense that a lot of them were there because of this …

… Rather than take a chance that the Supreme Court would get the case again and ban "under God" from the Pledge, it … the American people that the federal courts would not become oppressive, the framers of the Constitution argued that … interest and liberty of the people." When Congress takes away cases because of how they might be decided, it damages …

… killed 140,000 people. Many others were scarred and injured for life. Most of the bomb's victims were women, children, … the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught … in the nation's past. Uday Mohan, a writer for the History News Service, is a graduate student at American University …

… property rights versus the democratic ethos, and the need for savings versus the need for resources for the common good.  For many of today's issues — such as Internet …  requiring the wealthy to pay taxes on estates is a way to lower federal deficits with minimal social cost.  The …

… example of politically motivated historical revisionism completes the task begun by John Ashcroft in 2001 in his … memo designed to give activist judges a historical pretext for striking down existing gun laws. Ironically, rewriting … scrupulous about bearing a gun makes you a vegetarian, not a pacifist! Although gun rights advocates have …

… market will take care of everything. This economic formula was fashioned most thoroughly by economist Milton … They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … government.  Government at a variety of levels and in many ways intervened regularly in the economy.  It did so, …

… market will take care of everything. This economic formula was fashioned most thoroughly by economist Milton … They have imagined that era as a golden age of free-market competition and laissez-faire government.  Many of these … government.  Government at a variety of levels and in many ways intervened regularly in the economy.  It did so, …

… the U.S. Congress and with the president’s signature will become law. While a new law represents a positive step for … The calamity-ridden Chinese mining industry is on its way to yet another year in which more than 5,000 miners will … later, and every man emerged unscathed. While new laws get headlines, it’s boring old enforcement and oversight …

… are entirely possible. We will see how humans have always lived in a “pluriverse” of many worlds, not in a … and the future. Different Truths to Live By Every human community tells its own stories about the ultimate order of … who lies with Lakshmi on the serpent Ananta Shesha. Together, such stories end up producing something like a …

… on the one-dollar bill lived a long time ago. His last communication – the "Farewell Address" of 1796 – was really … discrete aims of foreign nations or foreign peoples would always try to manipulate the United States into supporting …   The postwar planners' aim was to bring the world closer together politically, financially, economically and …

… official, is negotiating the transfer of the records. As a former archivist with the Archives’ Nixon records staff, I am alarmed by this news. As their administrations come to a close, presidents establish foundations to raise … History News Service …

… how his actions fit into the Church's traditions and its commitment to social justice. Listen and explore hundreds of … the People's Pope, as he came to be called, has acted in ways that if not quite wild and crazy, have certainly … with over 1 billion adherents.   Leticia Wiggins   So let's get now to Pope Francis. What is this Pope done that really …

… the little girl with the curl right in the middle of her forehead:  When it's good it's very, very good, and when … power and with pampering their members at the cost of the common good. Union leaders, however, have offered to make … need for shared sacrifice.  They point out that stripping away their organizations' collective bargaining rights will …

… A New York Times editorial has declared it “ A New Chapter for America and India .” India’s Prime Minister Narendra … has made a point to reach out to the United States and will visit America for a second time at the end of September 2015. Does Modi’s … vote for Modi. But as Wendy says, that's not necessarily always the case, in terms of what's going on. I think his …

… of such vigilantism, these voices refer to the infamous forced relocation during World War II of some 120,000 … a national security threat. While the order legally encompassed Germans and Italians, in practice only the … centers in the interior. The Japanese became the only targets because of their relatively small numbers; the physical …

… The story line for the upcoming November elections has been that … to know: America is a progressive nation. Americans have always embraced progress and liberal change, rather than … History News Service …

… and lower the cost of gasoline. There’s strong precedent for both. During World War II, President Franklin D. … successfully cut back many consumer prices. Bush frequently compares the war in Iraq to World War II. Last month, at a … College in Arlington, Tex., and is a writer for the History News Service. …

… I’m thinking about getting a little statue of Frank Keating to put on my … scandal. Frustrated by a few unrepentant prelates, Keating compared their conspiratorial behavior to that of the Mafia. … of offending clerics, to deny, to obfuscate, to explain away; that is the model of a criminal organization, not my …

… they evolved over time? When, how, and why did abortion become such a controversial topic in the United States? How … talk about reproductive rights as just women's ability to get an abortion. But I think a lot of scholars and activists … environmental justice, food security for children. So all ways in which, in our society, reproduction has become …

… and turpitude. The details of this declension are always vague – notice the unnamed “they” of Romney’s speech – … religion. In our private lives and in our politics. This gets the history of the separation between church and state … to the world that people of any religious faith would be welcome. To Penn we owe our freedom of religion. Penn was a …