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Page Turners: How Academics Played Key Roles in the Defeat of Fascism
A new book describes the largely forgotten roles of scholars in the victories of World War II—and how the Nazis' racist fanaticism doomed Germany By Peter Eisner Spytalk Elyse Graham, […]...
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Horrid Obsession

October 27, 2011

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Nothing Like the Real Thing (As opposed to Dick Cheney's Version of History)

August 26, 2011

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Roger Ailes: The Formidable Wizard Behind the Curtain at Fox News

August 12, 2011

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The debt and the election to come — FDR Then

August 2, 2011

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Obama's Pragmatism and the debt deal — part two

August 1, 2011

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What is the Choice?

August 1, 2011

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Reality Check on the Economy: Extremism and False Comparisons

July 29, 2011

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A Fair Chance to Share the American Dream

June 27, 2011

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Are You in Touch with Oil Executives?

May 13, 2011

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Catching the Bad Guys — The Pursuits of bin Laden and Pablo Escobar Show Similarities

May 2, 2011

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Looking ahead to President Obama’s Bully Pulpit

May 2, 2011

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Ernesto Sabato, writer who led investigation of Argentina’s ‘Dirty War,’ dies at 99

May 1, 2011

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American Democracy: Will you be able to vote?

April 27, 2011

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Voting for Democracy, Often with Lip Service

April 1, 2011

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Libya: The Reality you won't hear—yet.

March 28, 2011

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