Gas Lines Evoke Memories Of Oil Crises In The 1970s

Source: http://www.energytomorrow.org/ Gas lines in America may be rare, but they’re not unprecedented. The gas shortage in the Northeast, the result of Superstorm Sandy, is inflicting plenty of pain. But it’s a localized phenomenon that’s not expected to last for long. The gas shortage in the Northeast, the result of Superstorm Sandy, is inflicting plenty […]

There were suicides and America went crazy because of the: “WAR OF THE WORLD” BY ORSON WELLES

[more than] 75 Years Ago, ‘War Of The Worlds’ Started A Panic. Or Did It? : The Two-Way On the evening of Oct. 30, 1938, Orson Welles and his troupe went on the air to say that Martians had invaded New Jersey. Ever since, stories have made it sound as if the broadcast caused a […]

Capitalism Guidelines (Real and Twisted)

Author: Kate Raworth Source: Big Think Contestants play the first game on the world’s largest Monopoly board, occupying an enormous 440 square metres, at the Sydney Exhibition Centre. (Photo:TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images) ‘Buy land – they aren’t making it any more,’ quipped Mark Twain. It’s a maxim that would certainly serve you well in a game […]

Displacement

LET US NOT FORGET: History repeats and what goes around comes around

“Every person in the USA should go back to his or her native point of origin thru the same path and by the same method of transportation!” This was one Aboriginal Carib Indian response to USA’s perplexing deportation problem.

Featured image Pinterest He further stipulated those offsprings who would be deported (thru their ancestry or relevant, dominant path): The Ellis Island Immigrants and Pirates African Americans , even though they were enslaved. Those who immigrated under Indentured Servitude Those American Indians who came across the Bering Strait Present day visa holders worldwide And then […]

A GENERATIONAL PROFILE (Postmodern traits and stigmas)

The Postmodern Generation, 1924-33 by Joshua Glenn Identifying and naming a generation, as I’ve already noted, is neither entirely a science nor entirely an art. It’s not just a question merely of demographics or world events, nor is it just a matter of identifying cultural touchstones. As a result, identifying and naming a generation is […]

The Art of Protest

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“The Humble Spirit Behind the USA Flag: Betsy Ross and Her Story”

Mending our flag is once again, a step at uniting our nation. America On Coffee Synopsis Betsy Ross: An Early American Life. Elizabeth Griscom was born on January 1, 1752, in the bustling colonial city of Philadelphia. She was the eighth of 17 children. Her parents, Rebecca James Griscom and Samuel Griscom were both Quakers. […]

“The New Deal: Crash Course US History #34”

Featured imaged: wikipedia.org THE NEW DEAL Image: http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/ New Deal for a Depression That’s Getting Old Shortly after taking office in 1932, Roosevelt announced the “3 Rs” of the New Deal program to the American people—it was a package deal of relief, recovery, and reform. Just what the doctor ordered. In the field of relief, […]

“The Urbanization of America”

Featured image: americanhistorama.com “Urbanization of America. The early United States was predominately rural. According to the 1790 census, 95 percent of the population lived in the countryside. The 5 percent of Americans living in urban areas (places with more than 2,500 persons) lived mostly in small villages.” Source: http://www.theusaonline.com/people/urbanization.htm