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Hurricane Katrina anniversary: How the free market killed New Orleans
August 29, 2025Knowing a momentous storm was heading for the city, what did officials do? They played the free market. Everyone was expected to devise their own way out.
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A brief history of National Guard union busting
August 28, 2025U.S. history is littered with Presidents ordering U.S. troops to crush strikes, anti-war protests, and demands for equal rights.
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Everyday life in the GDR captured on film
August 27, 2025Why are these original recordings from the GDR so popular? People who lived it want to see glimpses of their old life again, and the people who didn’t grow up there are curious about the truth...
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80 years after WWII, Japanese Communists say Tokyo is following U.S. toward war
August 26, 2025Japanese Communists do what the ruling class won’t: Show condolences for WWII imperialism.
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‘An evening with Eartha Kitt Live’: Cabaret review
August 25, 2025The one-person show is lively but doesn’t dive deep enough into the icon’s courageous political history.
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