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Former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright

Madeleine Albright thinks it's time to sound the alarm on fascism

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says we might not recognize the resurgence of fascism worldwide until it's too late.

Madeleine Albright thinks it's time to sound the alarm on fascism
Barcelona soccer fans make their feelings known about Catalan independence, at a game on Wednesday Oct 18th 2017

The roots of Catalonia’s differences with the rest of Spain

The roots of Catalonia’s differences with the rest of Spain
Ela Weissberger speaks with the cast members of Brundibar at the Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA.

Seventy years later, a Holocaust survivor remembers the performance of her lifetime

Seventy years later, a Holocaust survivor remembers the performance of her lifetime

How one man's Olympic design influenced your next trip to the public restroom

How one man's Olympic design influenced your next trip to the public restroom
Early Ukrainian diplomacy. The Zaporozhian Cossacks reply to the Sultan of Turkey, by 19th century Russian artist, Ilya Repin. Ukraine has always been vulnerable to more powerful neighbors.

Ukraine's identity crisis is nothing new

Ukraine's identity crisis is nothing new
U.S. soldiers examine the painting, "Wintergarden," by French Impressionist painter Edouard Manet, stolen by the Nazi regime and hidden in a salt mine in Merkers, Germany April 15, 1945.

German police find masterpieces by Picasso and others thought lost in World War II

News broke over the weekend in Germany that 1500 masterpieces by Matisse and Picasso and others were found in an apartment in Munich.

German police find masterpieces by Picasso and others thought lost in World War II
Far-right Golden Dawn party leader Nikos Mihaloliakos (R) is escorted by anti-terrorism police officers as he arrives at a courthouse in Athens September 28, 2013.

Greeks are seeing the neo-Nazi face of the popular Golden Dawn party

Until recently, the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party enjoyed substantial popularity in Greece. Then, two weeks ago, a Golden Dawn member admitted to killing anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas. In the following days, Greek authorities arrested more than 20 Golden Dawn members, including much of the party's leadership.

Greeks are seeing the neo-Nazi face of the popular Golden Dawn party

Obama calls on America to act to 'stop children from being gassed'

In a national address to a skeptical nation and a divided Congress, President Barack Obama laid out his case for military strikes on Syria, but made a commitment to one more last-ditch effort at diplomacy.

Obama calls on America to act to 'stop children from being gassed'

Cold War linguists: NSA spies in Teufelsberg kept ear on Soviets

At the height of the Cold War, a small group of Army personnel monitored communications in Soviet-controlled East Berlin. They'd send the recordings back to NSA headquarters in Washington and — in many ways, are the precursors to the modern surveillance system that has become so controversial.

Cold War linguists: NSA spies in Teufelsberg kept ear on Soviets

Richard Wagner's 200th birthday passes with little notice in the U.S.

Richard Wagner's music was widely celebrated in the United States for nearly a century, until it became inextricably linked with Nazism in the mid-20th Century. In late May, Wagner's 200th birthday passed -- and it did so with almost no fanfare.

Richard Wagner's 200th birthday passes with little notice in the U.S.
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Mel Brooks and The Comedy of Humanity

Mel Brooks still writes comedy, but his main business is collecting awards. He's an "EGOT," one of only a dozen or so people to win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, and he's had no trouble settling into a stream of never-ending accolades,

Mel Brooks and The Comedy of Humanity

Handwriting a much debated window into people's inner thoughts -- maybe

Handwriting can say a lot about a person. At least that's what the French think. Others say its overblown. But according to Philip Hensher in a new book, we all seem to agree that handwriting is something that's highly personal. And something we rarely do any more.

Handwriting a much debated window into people's inner thoughts -- maybe

1979: The Birth of the Modern Age

1979: The Birth of the Modern Age

'Hitler's Composer': Why an Israeli is Rethinking Wagner's Music and Legacy

The music of German composer Richard Wagner is considered taboo by many in Israelis. That's because Wagner is widely linked with Hitler and antisemitism. But an Israeli researcher says it may be time to rethink Wagner, as Daniella Cheslow reports.

'Hitler's Composer': Why an Israeli is Rethinking Wagner's Music and Legacy

Renowned Holocaust denying artist addresses provocative art, beliefs

Charles Krafft has recently been outed as a Holocaust denier, and one who believes that Adolf Hitler has been unfairly vilified. He says, however, that he's not advocating for a return to Nazism -- just that intellectually he doesn't believe the Holocaust could have happened.

Renowned Holocaust denying artist addresses provocative art, beliefs