By: Daniel Nardini U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt once called the United States the “arsenal of democracy.” He used this reference in regards to sending unlimited supplies of weaponry to Great… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini In Hong Kong, an old farmer named Zhu Rongchang was sentenced to three weeks for burning the flag of China. Zhu, age 74, burnt the Chinese flag… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini In her home, Charlotte has many items—from porcelain ware to paintings—of her native Germany. She married an American soldier named Gardner who was stationed in Germany back… Read more »

[We continue Hispanic Heritage Month’s salute to Latin American and Latino composers with a biography of the Mexican composer Carlos Chavez] By: Daniel Nardini Mexico has produced some of the… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini Not many people may know this, but last Saturday, September 17th, was Constitution Day. This day is in celebration of the beginning of the creation of the… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini The oldest publication still running in the United States today is the Old Farmers Almanac. The Old Farmers Almanac has been known to generations of Americans—both in… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini One of the things that the 2010 U.S. Census data has revealed is the phenomenal growth of poverty in America. The Great Recession has spared no one… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini It is almost like a bad script to a rightwing propaganda fantasy movie. Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson goes to Cuba at the invitation of the… Read more »

By: Daniel Nardini Heitor Villa-Lobos is probably the best known Latin American composer. Heitor Villa-Lobos was born in Rio de Janeiro on March 5, 1887. His father, Raul Villa-Lobos, was… Read more »