The usual rationalization offered by FDR’s apologists for his unwillingness to admit Jewish refugees to this country, or to bomb the rail lines leading to Auschwitz has been that, in the first instance, he was stymied by antisemites entrenched in the State Department or (and this was largely..…
Political analyst Amir Mohebian, believes both Khomeini's ban and the people's anti-monarchy sentiment thwarts the formation of any political dynasties... ..…
The Brexit debate in the UK was largely driven by anti-immigrant and nationalist sentiment and a calculation by sections of British capital that they could get a better deal outside the crisis-bound economies on the European continent. . ..…
In this way, the movement successfully influenced popular sentiment throughout society, so that those in power felt the need to respond to pressure from below. . In fact, California’s anti-abortion governor, Ronald Reagan, was forced to sign the nation’s first state law legalizing..…
As Singer notes, “If the politically conscious students provided the vision, rebellion was changed into potential revolution when the workers intervened.”25 From the beginning of the student revolt, the movement had consciously sought solidarity with workers with one early leaflets proclaiming, “Long..…
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