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In the midst of the Depression, Conroy helped encourage a new generation of working-class writers.

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In September 1983, Lieutenant Colonel Stanislav Petrov chose not to believe what his computer was telling him, and probably saved the world. The system had assured him that the very convincing blips on the Soviet early warning radar scopes were five incoming ICBM missiles, launched from the United States as a first strike.

When picturing humanity's future, dark visions are everywhere - but are there alternatives? Historian Thomas Moynihan explores what we can learn from forecasters 100 years ago.

  Sylvester Baxter, 1889.   Sylvester Baxter (1850-1927,) a New Englander with a pedigree on both side which stretched back to the original

Article: Looking Backward, Looking Forward: 2023, 2024, Before and Beyond - In 1888, Edward Bellamys forward-looking novel, Looking Backward 2000-1887, made a sensational impact in an American society reeling from the ravages of the Gilded Ages barbarous Capitalism and Social Darwinism. Bellamys Boston of the futuristic year 2000 - as conveyed to us by time-traveler Julian West - gives us a utopian vision of universal justice, shared wealth, religious harmony, and global peace.

    Progressivism is a theology. It is a truth-claim. It is not a synonym for “good.” It belongs to catechists. It was the prevailing belief of

Looking backward over 2023 and looking forward to 2024 recalls ancient wisdom. Ecclesiastes: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done aga

Paso Robles Inn got new owners this year, but in 1999, new ownership brought back a key feature of the original property.

The Ultimate Guide to Alternate Reality Books - Embark on Unforgettable Voyages of the Mind, Where the New and Extraordinary Awaits.