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Showing Pictures of Muhammad Is Ok by Timothy R. Furnish Islamic artists have been doing it for centuries.

Will Americans Vote for a Democratic Socialist? by Lawrence S. Wittner Even if Hillary Clinton emerges as the Democratic nominee, as seems likely, a good showing by Sanders could strengthen the democratic socialist current in American life.

Richard Nixon, Joe Biden and the Humanity of a Moment Shared by Political Opponents at a Time of Family Crisis by James Robenalt What Nixon said to Biden when his wife and son were killed in a car crash.

When the Jews of Iraq Faced Murder and Mayhem by Edwin Black The June 1941 Farhud Massacre.

The Lives, Loves & Lies of Russia's Most Dangerous Spy by Jeremy Dronfield and Deborah McDonald Only now can her story be told.

Andrew Jackson’s Reputation Is Changing Again by Steve Inskeep The debunkers in the seventies focused on the Trail of Tears. Now historians are taking a broader perspective.

Just What Exactly Are People Commemorating on the 200th Anniversary of Waterloo? by Alan Forrest For each of the nations present on the battlefield Waterloo had a different resonance.

How Lafayette’s Arrival on the Hermione Made Yorktown Possible by Thomas Fleming The fascinating story of France’s role in our victory.

A World without Strong American Leadership? by Jonathan Adelman History suggests that could spell disaster.

The Hypocritical and Shameful History of the Democratic Party Before the Civil War by Michael Todd Landis Though they called themselves democrats, they weren’t.

Review of Godfrey Hodgson’s “JFK and LBJ: The Last two Great Presidents” by Murray Polner According to Godfrey Hodgson, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were our “last two great presidents” because no-one since has believed the federal government could do very much to help all Americans.

Review of Richard Drake’s "The Education of an Anti-Imperialist: Robert M. LaFollette and U.S. Expansion" by Ron Briley With the imminent formal entrance of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker into the crowded field of Republican Party Presidential contenders, it is well worth remembering that Wisconsin has a progressive historical tradition.

Why We Love Prison Stories, from the 1922 Chain Gang Movies to Netflix’ Orange Is the New Black by Bruce Chadwick There has always been drama in prison stories, all the way back to the silent era chain gang films.

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