The 1992 consensus has maintained peace and allowed Taiwan to establish commercial and semi-diplomatic relationships with many countries while tacitly implying it will not seek independence (as it considers the country as one). Beitou Hot Spring in Taipei The presidents of the two countries even ...
Many of the reforms outlined in the act had been sought by veterans, service members, their families, and their advocates for years. The bill included the eradication of the time limit for veterans to use their education benefits; expanded benefits to include a more inclusive range of service ...
The level of inequality is breathtaking and, thanks to the Occupy movement of blessed memory, has begun to percolate into the country’s political consciousness. It confirms what many families know from their own lived experience: the past thirty years have seen stagnation or decline for the vast...
Before becoming Britain’s prime minister in 1940, Winston Churchill served as the chancellor of the exchequer, which acts as the nation’s treasurer. The British leader oversaw the treasury’s decision to return to the gold standard, a move many historians havecalled a mistake. This led to ...
She had met too many amazing talented men and women of color during her years of Temperance advocacy. She believed that the Independent Order of Good Templars had initially been founded on the belief that Temperance and Universal Brotherhood went hand in hand. She resolved to start a new ...
The presidents of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have been banning public gatherings, close schools and send the army out to protect health care workers and enforce quarantines. Health officials are on hand to screen passengers at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. (Sunday...