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Interview with Clive James: A Serious Talent to Amuse

Christina Patterson | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: History, Tv Reviews, Clive James, Memoir, Essays, Comedy, Poetry, Culture, Civilization, Entertainment News
Christina Patterson

Clive James is a brilliant bunch of questions, a brilliant bunch of answers, and soliloquies and theories and counter-theories. No need for an interviewer, really, except that I'm here and I'd quite like to do it.

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The End of Literacy?

Bill Cunningham | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

Read More: History, You Are There, New York City Schools, English Language, Frank Mccourt, Walter Cronkite, Media News
Bill Cunningham

Walter Cronkite and Frank McCourt taught us the power of words, simple and direct, and a story well told. Let us hope that their passing is not the end of such grace and literacy.

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NYC Slavery Walking Tour

Sheryl McCarthy | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Slavery, History, New-York-History, Slave Trade, New York, American History, Financial District, New York City, City Hall, South Street Seaport, African-American History, New York News
Sheryl McCarthy

I bet few New Yorkers know about the role that the hideous institution of slavery played in shaping the city physically, financially and socially.

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Conservatives (Re)acting Badly

Mike Lux | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, 4th of July, History, Thomas Paine, Conservatism, Progressive Movement, The Progressive Revolution, Gettysburg Address, Politics News
Mike Lux

What bothers these conservatives so much is the idea that progressive values are at the heart of the American ideal.

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Jefferson's Declaration, Slavery and Nazis in Paris

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, History, Thomas Jefferson, Independence Day, Fourth of July, Politics News
Kenneth C. Davis

As the nation approaches its celebration of Independence and the ideals of "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," it is crucial to remember that with those rights comes responsibility.

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Independence Week Declaration 101: A "Forgotten Founder" Worth Knowing

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Declaration of Independence, History, American Revolution, American History, Independence Day, Founding Fathers, Fourth of July, Constitution, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

One of the "Forgotten Founders" is James Wilson, whose contributions to the creation of the United States of America were obscured by his later disgrace.

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A Call to Serve and Preserve Creation

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, History, Leadership, Love Your Neighbor, Global, Slavery, International, Opportunity, Poll, Trade, Sacrifice, Green, Clean Energy, Congress, Emissions, Priorities, God, Poor, Consumption, Legislation, America, Church of England, Slave Trade, Climate Treaty, Christ, Climate Change, Land, Consumers, Polluting Industries, Security, Christian, Creation, Green News
Jim Wallis

Let's ensure that history does not remember us just as "consumers" of the earth and its resources, but as people who take seriously the God-given mandate to "serve and preserve" the earth.

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King Henry VIII Divorce Letter Replica Unveiled

AP | MARTA FALCONI | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: England, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, History, King Henry, King Henry Viii, King Henry Viii Divorce, World News

VATICAN CITY — Officials on Tuesday unveiled a replica of a 1530 parchment sent by members of England's House of Lords to Pope Clement VII to su...

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Why This Recession Is No Different From All The Others (VIDEO)

Posted 07.13.2009 | Business

Read More: History, Recession History, Economy, Business News, Media News, Economy History, Recession, Business News

Check out this video, produced by Dent Asset Management, that posits this recession is no different from the many others America has experienced over ...

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A Traveling Muse: Loreena McKennitt to Perform in the Middle East and Mediterranean Europe

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Turkey, Religion, Lebanon, Celtic, Middle East, Mediterranean Tour, Cyprus, Music, Sicily, Loreena McKennitt, Concert, Greece, Islam, Italy, China, Canada, Istanbul, History, Mediterranean, Geography, Grammy Award, Spain, Judaism, Entertainment News
Ilana Teitelbaum

McKennitt was shocked when she was invited to perform in Istanbul in 1996, which is when she first discovered her extensive fan base in the Middle East.

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Soviet Submarine That Sank With Full Crew Found In Baltic Sea

AP | KARL RITTER | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Baltic Sea, Soviet Union, Soviet Sub, Soviet Submarine, Soviet Sub Discovered, Soviet Submarine Discovered, History, Archaeology, World News

STOCKHOLM — After a decade-long search, a team of Baltic Sea divers has discovered the wreckage of a Soviet submarine that sank with dozens of s...

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History Matters: Remembering Tiananmen (and Abu Ghraib)

Leah Anthony Libresco | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

Read More: History, Education, Human Rights, Tiananmen Square Anniversary, China, Tiananmen Square, Abu Ghraib, Tiananmen 20th Anniversary, 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square, World News
Leah Anthony Libresco

In twenty years, will the iconic image of Tiananmen Square be in Chinese textbooks? Will the iconic image of Abu Ghraib be in ours?

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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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The (Zigzagged) Arc of History

Tanene Allison | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, History, Proposition 8, Martin Luther King, Equal Rights, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Harvey Milk, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Tanene Allison

Every one of us debating inequality over our coffees in the morning has been granted a rare opportunity to change what it is those future grandchildren will read about.

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Medvedev Imposes Control Over Russian History

Oleg Kozlovsky | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: 1984, Russia, History, Censorship, Russian Politics, Truth, World News
Oleg Kozlovsky

Since "falsification of history" is a very vague definition, their field of work is only limited by their own fantasy.

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Ashton Kutcher: History's Greatest Monster?

Shaun Casey | Posted 06.13.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Ashton Kutcher Twitter, History, Twitter, Revisionist History, Comedy News
Shaun Casey

Kutcher is a morally reprehensible ding dong that is ruining your future. He is history's greatest monster. Pass it on. I think that is less than 140 characters

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Interview with Fixer Director Ian Olds: Afghanistan, History and Winning Best Documentary at Tribeca Film Festival

Robyn Hillman-Harrigan | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: History, Tribeca Film Festival, World, The Brooklyn Socialite, Afghanistan, Documentaries, Ian Olds, Ajmal Naqshbandi, Afghanistan War, World News
Robyn Hillman-Harrigan

I caught up with the film's director, Ian Olds for a lively conversation about Fixer, the state of politics in Afghanistan, historiography and how it feels to have been in two war zones in the past few years.

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We Need Business Leaders Who Know About History

Don McNay | Posted 06.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Structured Settlement, Small Business, Joe Hackett, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Kentucky, Covington Catholic High School, Don McNay, Vanderbilt, Covington Catholic, History, Education, Louisville, Bailout, American History, Business-Leaders, Cincinnati, Million Dollar Round Table, Tim Banker, Education Reform, Teachers, Chester Finn, Personal Finance, Lexington, Covington, Mcnay, Ky, Business News
Don McNay

If we are going to break out of this economic crisis, we don't need business leaders trained in business schools. We need leaders who know and understand history.

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Swines and Birds and Homeopaths, Oh My!

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: History, Homeopathic Remedies, James Randi, Swine Flu, James Randi's Million Dollar Challange, Skepticism, Homeopathy, Jacque Benveniste, Alternative Medicine, Samuel Hahnemann, Living News
Jacob Dickerman

Unfortunately, people looking to help protect themselves and their families are being preyed upon by a group whose theory of medicine goes counter to everything that is known about physiology, physics, chemistry, germ theory, and hydro-dynamics.

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Wardenclyffe, Nikola Tesla's Bold Energy Failure, At Risk

nytimes.com | WILLIAM J. BROAD | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Nikola Tesla, History, Energy, Tesla Coil, Tesla's Lab, Wardenclyffe, Green News

Larry Page, Google's co-founder, sees the creator's life as a cautionary tale. "It's a sad, sad story," Mr. Page told Fortune magazine last year. The ...

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Kids and Environmental History

Deanna Neil | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green

Read More: History, Environmentalism, Green Living, Earth Day, Children, Nature, Progressives, Green News
Deanna Neil

For kids, stories can highlight past struggles and successes and explain how these prior experiences influence environmentalism today.

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First 100 Days Retrospective: Ford, Carter, Reagan

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Retrospective, Pardon, President Obama, Hostages, Ronald Reagan, Economy, James Carter, Carter's First 100 Days, Obama, Cold War, Assassination Attempt, President, Reagan, Iran, History, Ford's First 100 Days, Gerald Ford, Assassination, Nixon Pardon, President Carter, President Reagan, President Ford, Historic, Economic Crisis, Ford, Carter, Obama's First 100 Days, Energy Crisis, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Fdr, Reagan's First 100 Days, First 100 Days, First Hundred Days, Chris Weigant, Jimmy Carter, Nixon, Monopoly, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Obama 100 Days, 100 Days, Politics News
Chris Weigant

What is striking is how often the media gets it wrong when measuring up new presidents. Journalists should approach judging a president's first 100 days with some humility.

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Making Off Like Madoff

Adam Winkler | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business

Read More: History, Financial Crisis, Bernard Madoff, Wall Street, The Match King, Barack Obama, Frank Partnoy, Business News
Adam Winkler

Wall Street in the 1920s and Wall Street in the 1990s both had one major problem: remarkably deficient regulatory oversight. There was no one to stop the madness of the markets.

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Forgetting History, California Style

David O. Stewart | Posted 05.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Reagan, Capitol, History, Unitarians, Ronald Reagan, Thomas Starr King, Home News
David O. Stewart

We need to remember all of our history, not just a handful of presidential personalities, particularly in the Capitol Building itself.

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Is Another Hitler Possible?

Robert Gellately | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hitler, Adolf Hitler, Great Depression, History, Leadership, Economic Crisis, First World War, Leadership Void, Politics News
Robert Gellately

Our duty as citizens today is to become more active and watchful. Our freedoms are precious and we must protect them as the heritage our forefathers passed on to us.

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