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 "The reform of consciousness consists entirely in making the world aware of its own consciousness, in arousing it from its dream of itself, in explaining its own actions to it."  —  Karl Marx, letter to Arnold Ruge, 1843, in Wilber W. Caldwell's 1968 — Dreams of Revolution

"I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America.” — Alexis de Tocqueville

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Now watch what you say,
Or they’ll be calling you a liberal,
A radical, oh fanatical, criminal…
— Supertramp, “The Logical Song,” in Monte Pearson's Perils of Empire 


1968: Dreams of Revolution
Wilber W. Caldwell
A Ruinous and Unhappy War The Making of the American Dream: An Unconventional History of the United States from 1607 to 1900 (2 Volumes) Minimum Wage Policy in Great Britain and the United States
For the two generations who have grown up since Lyndon Johnson was president, the events as well...
Anticipating the harm another war with England would bring, New England’s regional leaders...
What is America, after all? Author Lew Kaplan observes, "While this country is no longer the...
In a thorough and well-documented study of the American and British experience with minimum wage...
Perils of Empire: Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution Rules of Engagement? Gaza: Life in a Cage
Hervé Kempf and Jérôme Equer
Many articles in the media examine contemporary American issues and compare them to the problems...
Philosopher, diplomat, politician, inventor, writer, architect, even gardener, from a historical...
Coalition and Iraqi troops raided an insurgent training camp southwest of Tikrit as part of...
Curious to see how real life was playing out on the ground in Gaza on a day-to-day basis, two...