Josef Stalin, the dictator: The making of a monster
Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay “Tell Stalin I shall be dying with his name on my lips.”
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Hitler rises to power: The making of a Nazi
Germany was defeated in WWI (1914-18). By mid-1919, it economy was in total shambles. It also suffered from a debilitating
Read moreSteve Bannon and his ugly philosophy
We, the media, have been dubbed “the opposition party” and told to keep our mouths shut by Stephen K. Bannon,
Read moreLife without parole for Hitler?
In a blood-thirsty column clamoring for faster executions in the United States, John Steele Gordon, a writer specializing in financial and business
Read moreAmerica: The country we live in
In 2008, many of us rejoiced in the election of our first African American president, not just because of his
Read moreRepublican convention gets off to noisy start
The other four parts of this story are linked at the bottom. Today the Republican National Convention gets underway. The
Read moreHitler is not Trump’s blueprint
In the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign from hell, the name of Adolf Hitler has been repeatedly invoked. Hysterical comparisons have
Read moreRace is long overdue
3.5 out of 4 stars Race carries vastly different meanings depending on context — consider Jesse Owens. On the track, he mastered
Read moreAnne Frank: Her story continues
Anne Frank’s world famous diary does have an ending. It’s in a moving film called Anne Frank’s Holocaust, which chronicles her concentration
Read moreCults: Brainwashing for dollars
The art of persuasion is, sadly, one that anyone can master with the utensils of lies and fear. Think of
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