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Online America
Does a reliance on computers mean the return of the Luddites?
Senator Robert Packwood
The resignation of Robert Packwood, and the workings of the lobbying system.
Labor Day 1995
A brief history of Labor Day, and what is holds for 1995.
Third parties
Does the 'broken' nature of American politics necessitate a three party system?
Political vacations
Bill Clinton's summer holiday, and the private side of presidential life.
The American aqueduct scandal
The California water wars of the 19th Century, and environmental policy in 1995.
The atomic bomb
The controversy surrounding the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
The American relationship with tobacco
Should a memorial statue of FDR include his omnipresent cigarette?
George Romney, Mitt鈥檚 father
A reflection on the comment that ended the presidential campaign of George Romney.
Smith-Corona typewriters
The demise of the manual typewriter, as highlighted by the closure of Smith-Corona.
