Involving all economic classes is crucial in the struggle for democracy. But don't bank on help from Uncle Sam. [ analysis ] Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali -- the man who ruled Tunisia with an iron fist ...

On September 13, 1971, Lin Biao, China’s defense minister, died in an airplane crash. What made his last flight memorable was that he was fleeing to the Soviet Union after he was discovered plotting a ...

In Minnesota this winter, amid the steady stream of grim headlines out of Minneapolis, one story barely made it beyond Duluth’s city limits. The Duluth News Tribune and other regional outlets are ...

LYNN — As 15-year-old Sreynin Ny read through the list of grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence, the meaning behind the dated language eventually became clear to her.

Place de Grève at the Storming of the Bastille, Jul. 14, 1789, from an 18th-century engraving by Letourmy of Orléans Place de Grève at the Storming of the Bastille, Jul. 14, 1789, from an 18th-century ...

been put in in leading positions, especially in industries receiving state subventions. The “Gleichschaltung” of the cultural life has had visible and immediate effects. Ebert, the Social Democratic ...

Many have tried to compare Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland. A much better comparison is Soviet action during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, when, in response to the ...

In a recent article I explored the wisdom of Daniel Kahneman’s “outside view” when undertaking important decisions or planning for change. He recommends considering perspectives other than one’s own, ...