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How to learn about politics from two Democratic-leaning women in New York

Tonight I went rather late (around 9 pm) to a rather expensive New York restaurant; not super expensive where the millionaires from the East Sude meet but one in West Village where mostly successful young (and not so young as the story will soon reveal) people gather to dine and talk.

3 days ago 6 votes
Dr. Morell and the Patient A

A review of Normal Ohler’s "Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany"

a week ago 16 votes
New capitalism III: Capital

Why is capital so concentrated and why so few have it?

2 weeks ago 13 votes
New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality

Are all class-based societies unequal?

3 weeks ago 17 votes

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Teenagers on the Brink at Summer Camp in 1977

“I want my photos to be truthful accounts,” Sweet once wrote. “The color is a device to include more reality.” – Andy Sweet, Summer Camp     In 1977, Andy Sweet was at Camp Mountain Lake, in North Carolina. Based in Miami, Florida, Sweet was well known for his photographs of Jewish retirees and snow … Continue reading "Teenagers on the Brink at Summer Camp in 1977" The post Teenagers on the Brink at Summer Camp in 1977 appeared first on Flashbak.

12 hours ago 2 votes
Walk Like an Egyptian (Historian)

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Journey to the Land of the Pharaohs

10 hours ago 2 votes
Jimmy and The Spaceship (1949)

To continue my obscure "space fiction" I have Jimmy and the Spaceship to share with you. This was a very small "pocket book" of a comic strip. There were other "Jimmy and the...." books but I really enjoyed reading this one. It reads like the typical space story but has its own "shock" ending. I hope you like this obscure bit of early fiction about a trip to the moon. Main, Neville. Jimmy and The Spaceship. London: Brockhampton Press. (30 p.) 1949.

2 days ago 5 votes
A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s

Newington Green, in the Mildmay Ward of the Borough of Islington, North London is soaked in history. King Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) kept a hunting lodge there. Several streets in the area take their name from that period, such as King Henry’s Walk, Boleyn Road (formerly Ann Boleyn’s Walk), Wolsey … Continue reading "A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s" The post A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s appeared first on Flashbak.

2 days ago 4 votes