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The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi painting by Theodoros Vryzakis.
An Historic Question: Over There or Over Here?
President of the United States Ronald Reagan in a briefing with National Security Council staff on the Libya bombing on 15 April 1986.
The National Insecurity State
Theatrical poster for the American release of the 1952 film High Noon
War with Iraq: The Movie
Emperor Hirohito of Japan in 1971.
Playing Fast and Loose with Historical Analogies
Stamp of Salvador Allende, the former Chilean president overthrown in 1973.
Regime Change: New Name, Dangerous Old Policy
Portrait of Jimmy Carter from 1979.
The Nobel Committee Speaks to America
Sacking of Rome.
Bush’s Road Leads Back to Rome’s Empire
President LBJ's "Midnight Address" on the 2nd Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964.
Remember the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
September 17: The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
The Constitution, Congress and the Power to Declare War
Zbigniew Brzezinski at Camp David in 1978.
Meddlers Hamstring Iraq Policy
Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur: A First Step to Peace
Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center display.
America Needs New Words on Sept. 11
Etching of Theodore Roosevelt.
Our Federal Government: Still for Sale
Logo of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Time to End Deregulation
Wall street and Broadway, New York City
A New Deal Prescription for Gordon Gekko
Copy of an 1890 lithograph depicting the Battle of New Orleans during the Revolutionary War.
A New Resource in the War Against Terrorism?
The Brazilian flag and a soccer ball
Brazil’s Soccer Mania: An Example for the World
1942 photo of an American flag.
The Changing Symbolism of Old Glory
Vigil commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 1989 massacre
New Protests in China Won’t Be the Last
neon sign that says Quiz with question marks around it
History Teaching: Still Crazy After All These Years
A map showing Israel and Palestine
Palestine and Israel: A Case of Incomplete Decolonization
Jean-Marie Le Pen in 2006.
Far Right’s Electoral Success in France has Deep History
Medical examination photo of Gordon showing his scourged back, widely distributed by Abolitionists to expose the brutality of slavery. From at least the 1860s onwards, photography was a powerful tool in the abolitionist movement.
Can Reparations Heal the Wounds of Slavery?
Palestine & Israel flags
Israeli and Palestinian Fantasies Block the Way to Peace