Author: jdstewart23
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The Great Recession
In Ages of American Capitalism, Jonathan Levy explains how the Great Recession of 2007 challenged many long-standing beliefs about capitalism…
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Climate Change
In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe shows that the connection between better scientific knowledge and climate policy is not as…
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Forever Wars
Andrew Bacevich, a Vietnam veteran and former U.S. Army colonel, says that the real reason the U.S. is always fighting…
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The New Right
In the 1980s and 1990s, many people in western America were angry about how the government managed public lands. They…
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The Christian Right
Jerry Falwell was an important person in the creation of the Christian Right, a group of people who mixed their…
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The Industrial Shift
During the shift from an industrial to a service-based economy, the working class in Pennsylvania went through a difficult transition.…
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Politics Back Home
George Wallace and Richard Nixon used the idea of “elite doves” versus “reactionary hardhats” to gain support from white working-class…
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Vietnam War Soldiers
Christian Appy describes the Vietnam War as a “working-class war” because most of the soldiers came from poor or working-class…
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South Dakota Missiles
During the Cold War, South Dakota became home to 150 Minuteman missiles. These missiles were kept in underground silos throughout…
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Racism in the Civil Rights Movement
The Long Movement Outside the South by Jeanne Theoharis tells the story that racism was not just a problem in…
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