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Democracy is Dead and we Killed it
The Nation· 3 days agoAge-old resentment against the Church and Crown nexus ultimately culminated in the French Revolution, hailed as < ...
Frank Joyce, AlterNet
The Raw Story· 3 hours agoBetter understanding our history is especially important to our ongoing struggle to come to terms with white racism. Fortunately, a new generation of scholars ...
This Eastern European city was once known as ‘little Paris’ – but prices are a fraction of the ...
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoWith excellent cafes, affordable spas, and diverse architecture, Bucharest offers a culturally rich...
Fun or frightening? A brief history of Olympic mascot design
CNN via Yahoo Canada Sports· 2 days agoFor more than 50 years, athletes competing in the Games have been cheered on by either a furry,...
The five scholars who won two Nobel prizes – and what sets them apart
The Conversation via Yahoo Canada News· 23 hours agoSanger should also be considered among the greatest practical scientists in history, because we’re...
United Kingdom country profile
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 20 hours agoImages] Some key dates in modern British history: 1801 - United Kingdom formed by union of the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. 1815 - Role in...
How a Canadian commentator became a rising voice in a divided France
Toronto Star· 4 days agoPARIS—It’s not quite a French revolution underway, with elections that could put the far right in...
Napoleon's Elaborately Decorated Pistols Sell for $1.8 Million at Auction
Smithsonian Magazine· 18 hours agoA pair of pistols once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte sold at auction over the weekend for roughly $1.8...
Elections in Europe, Iran show authoritarian march may have slowed, not halted
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days ago“Of course it is a setback for National Rally, but they can say, ‘We were defeated because all the...
Op-Ed: French polls show far-right got less than a third of the vote
Digital Journal· 2 days agoYou’d have sworn from the earlier publicity that the National Rally would sweep to power. Political...
