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A Race is on to Record the Untold Stories of Aging Holocaust Survivorsnew

Until the Iron Curtain parted, the Holocaust stories like Lupyan's and others' from the former Soviet republics went largely untold on the world stage. But now, there is an urgency to record survivors' stories while a dwindling number still are alive to tell them.
Metro Times  |  Sandra Svoboda  |  10-06-2009  |  History

Report from Tajikistan: After Turkmenbashi, Tajikmanbashi

Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov died in December, but Tajikistan's president is continuing the tradition of bizarre despotism in post-Soviet Central Asia.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  06-21-2007  |  International

Our Man in Afghanistannew

When the Soviets were the enemy, brave Americans smuggled themselves into a war zone to bring much-needed help to a people decimated by war. Apparently, the struggle for peace there is unending.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Tom Walsh  |  08-07-2004  |  International

As President, Ronald Reagan Was a Mediocritynew

In the coming months, the Republican propaganda machine will work hard to turn Reagan into a saint. Then George Bush will try to ride Ronald Reagan's coffin back into the White House.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Ed Weathers  |  06-09-2004  |  Commentary

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