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The Pope, The Arts, A Nation in Crisis

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Read More: The Wrapping of the Reichstag, The Depression, Germany, West Germany, Wpa, Berlin, Christo, Berlin Wall, National Endowment for the Arts, Living, The Pope, East Germany, Politics, World, Jeanne-Claude, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

We as a nation have not been upholding ample support for the arts, despite the deep spiritual healing that it can bring -- its joys, its shared experience, its sense of what and who we are.

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1989 And the Fall of the Wall: Did Reagan Do It?

Jesse Larner | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

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Jesse Larner

Regan probably hastened the fall of the Wall by a few years, but it could have fallen without him. It could not however, have fallen without the sacrifices of those living under Soviet Communism.

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Cold War's End -- The Wall Comes Down

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The fall of The Wall signified the fall of the Soviet Union, and an end to the Cold War. And while this was of enormous historical import, I fear that future generations won't really pay much attention to it.

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The Post-Berlin Aftermath: Many Walls Still Need to Be Brought Down

Jean-Pierre Lehmann | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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Jean-Pierre Lehmann

While the Berlin Wall may have been torn down, there remain many walls that are defiantly standing and indeed new ones that have been erected.

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Lessons For US Economic Policy From The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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The abrupt and miserable end of the socialist experiment--it all happened so fast, with East Germany getting absorbed into West Germany on Oct. 3, 199...

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East Germany Photo 'Treasure Trove' A Look Back In Time

Spiegel | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Photos, Images, History, Berlin Wall, East Berlin, East Germany, Germany, Foreign Affairs, Pictures, Soviet Union, Advocacy, World News

They wanted to clean up the basement but found a treasure trove of photos instead. After Berlin teacher Manfred Beier died, his sons stumbled across 6...

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Revealing Secrets

Belinda Cooper | Posted 02.15.2009 | World

Read More: Berlin Wall, January 15 2009, Cia, Barack Obama, Storming of the Stasi, East Germany, Cold War, Berlin Wall Anniversary, Stasi, George Bush, Stasi Legacy, January 15 1990, World News
Belinda Cooper

East Germans stormed the Stasi 19 years ago today and began to dismantle the secret police apparatus. As a new administration takes over in the US, we might take to heart the lessons learned about openness.

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Tacheles: Bohemian Berlin's Coolest Landmark To Be Sold Off To The Highest Bidder

The Independent | Tony Paterson | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

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The building is Berlin's counter- culture temple - a vast graffiti-smeared and bomb-damaged former department store that boasts two bars, a restaurant...

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