Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson.
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Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey liked to take credit for breaking the color barrier. In truth, it was the culmination of a long campaign waged by the left wing press and labor unions.
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Even before the Grand National’s official starting date of 1839, British horse racing saw plenty of drama.
Posters advertise the dramatization of Sinclair Lewis’ ‘It Can’t Happen Here.’
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Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 novel ‘It Can’t Happen Here,’ which described the rise of an American dictator, was turned into a play seen by over 500,000 people.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fields questions from reporters in Dover, New Hampshire.
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A partisan media landscape has made it almost impossible for journalists to avoid charges of bias when calling out a candidate’s dishonesty.
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You wouldn’t know elections are happening all over the country, looking at the national press.
Cash in hand. Start rich to get richer.
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When the excitement over cabinet resignations and the sugar tax subsides, the 2016 Budget acts as a blueprint for making the wealthy wealthier.
Canada shows the rest of the world how it’s done.
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The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is parity. World leaders take note.
Delivering life lessons.
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Mothering Sunday comes just once a year, but mum’s help build the landscape of politics all year long.
Malcolm is erudite and charming, but that doesn’t translate into a better deal for artists.
Mick Tsikas
The arts sector is in crisis and while many hoped the Turnbull Government would mark a new, enlightened beginning, this has not happened.
‘As president, I will repeal every word of Obamacare,’ Ted Cruz proclaimed during the Feburary 25 GOP debate.
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The leading GOP candidates all claim one of their top priorities will be to repeal Obamacare. An architect of the original law outlines the thorny – but plausible – path to repeal.
Opposing a candidate is more confidence-building, and action-driving, than supporting one.
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Opposition inspires more confidence in one’s position than support and also helps to turn judgments into actions. This helps explain why attack ads are a crucial tool in politicians’ arsenals.
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Jeremy Corbyn wants UK politics to be less theatrical – but the Palace of Westminster is the perfect stage for confrontation.
The figure of the ‘noble savage’ has deep roots in Australia colonialism.
Shipwreck of the Stirling Castle, John Curtis, 1838.
Liberal MP Dennis Jensen’s comments about the ‘noble savage’ lifestyle tap into a centuries-old stereotype about Indigenous people.
If the cap fits…. Brexiters pin hopes on Free Trade Agreements.
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Supporters of the campaign to get Britain out of the European Union are touting the prospects for trade deals around the world. The true prospects, however, are far from benign.
Enda Kenny thought he had the whole world in his hand, until he read the polls.
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Fine Gael and Labour felt confident going into this short campaign – perhaps a little too confident.
The Malcolm Turnbull-led government will have to combat a gloomy Australian economic forecast in this year’s election.
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The Coalition government will retain power if it can convince both business and voters it understands Australia’s economic challenges.
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The rise of Facebook and Twitter is not necessarily a happy story for democracy.
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Printers have been overwhelmed with orders for the first edition of the text to be published in Germany since 1945.
Reflecting on flood insurance
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Insuring the most at-risk homes should become easier after April, but the latest deluge makes the new scheme look fragile.
Save our foxes: another day, another protest.
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There were more protests in Britain last year than at any time since the 1970s.