(2023-08-18). Mayo Clinic expert discusses ways to reduce healthcare disparities in Black and minority communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthcare disparities still persist in 2023. It's a problem that has plagued the U.S. for decades. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows Black people and other minorities have higher mortality rates in certain areas, including heart disease and cancer. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, discusses ways patients and healthcare professionals can close the health equity gap. "We all are aware that health disparities, health…
(2023-08-18). "They Cloned Tyrone": On national oppression. fightbacknews.org Warning: Major spoilers for They Cloned Tyrone | They Cloned Tyrone is a peculiar little science fiction movie set in the Glen, a fictional poor Black community existing in the South. It follows the life of the protagonist Fontaine, a drug dealer without any particular flair or personality. | The Glen is rife with poverty, inequality and unfairness. For an individual not well versed in political theory, these problems might seem interpersonal or individualistic. For a Marxist-Leninist, this could only be described as one thing: national oppression. | Now you may ask: is the movie operating from a Marxist-Leninist…
(2023-08-17). Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe advances right-wing racialism in speech on Voice. wsws.org Thorpe, like the proponents of the Voice, is peddling racialism to divide workers and suppress the fundamental class issues of war and social inequality.
(2023-08-18). Teachers, civil rights leaders fight DeSantis history whitewash. peoplesworld.org 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Right-wing Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's whitewash—the word is deliberate—of U.S. history is upsetting teachers, students, civil libertarians, and civil rights leaders. A dark cloud of racism, they say, has descended on the Sunshine State's schools. But teachers, students, and civil liberties groups are fighting back, with rallies, lobbying, and, for the ACLU, a …
(2023-08-18). US Soldier Sought Asylum in North Korea To Flee Racism, Injustice in Army: Pyongyang. orinocotribune.com The African American soldier that crossed the border from South Korea last month to seek asylum in the North did so to escape "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the US military, Pyongyang has declared. | The statement, released Wednesday by North Korea's official KCNA news agency, are the country's first public assertions on the defection of the South Korea-based US soldier Travis King, who crossed into North Korea on July 18 while on a tourist tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) that separates the two rival countries. | The statement further noted that King had confessed to crossing the border…
(2023-08-18). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.
(2023-08-18). Experts talk about Tibetan women's right to education. ecns.cn From August 14 to 16, the 7th Beijing International Seminar"ÄÄon Tibetan Studies"ÄÄwas held in Beijing. Several experts highlighted that in recent years, the educational level of Tibetan women has steadily improved, and the protection of women's rights has been progressing towards higher quality. "ÄÄ…
(2023-08-17). Orlando stands up against DeSantis' targeted suspension of State Attorney Worrell. fightbacknews.org Orlando, FL – On August 10, an emergency rally was held in Orlando to address Governor Ron DeSantis' recent dismissal of State Attorney Monique Worrell. | The attacks came as an affirmation by the DeSantis camp that they are an enemy of oppressed nationalities, the working class, women and LGBTQ people. | At the rally, the charges against the Tampa 5 were discussed by Anna Eskamani as a part of DeSantis's attacks on education and African Americans. Progressive forces attending the rally understand the need to develop a strong united front against DeSantis and his clique of reactionaries. When democratic rights ar…
(2023-08-17). US public schools open for Fall 2023 amid wave of educators' struggles. wsws.org Teachers and school workers are heading into an explosive year in public education, and the rank-and-file must seize control of these struggles from the trade union bureaucracies.
(2023-08-17). Indian Country's Forever Chemical Problem. popularresistance.org Laurie Harper, director of education for the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, a K-12 tribal school on the Leech Lake Band Indian Reservation in north-central Minnesota, never thought that a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, would be an issue for her community. | That's partly because, up until a few months ago, she didn't even know what PFAS were. "We're in the middle of the Chippewa National Forest," she said. "It's definitely not something I had really clearly considered dealing with out here." | Late last year, tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed that…
(2023-08-19). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Jones CMP, Day RO, Koes BW, et al. Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 304—12—In the Summary and Acknowledgments of this Article, the funders should have been Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, and ReturnToWorkSA. This correction have been made to the online version as of Aug 17, 2023.
(2023-08-18). Wednesday 8/23: U.S. v. Trump: The Big Lie on Trial. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-08-18). Station massage chairs rub netizens wrong way. ecns.cn China's railway stations have been ordered to ensure that pay-to-use massage chairs in waiting areas account for no more than 20 percent of the total seating, after photos of a packed waiting area filled with massage chairs caused a stir online.
(2023-08-18). The BRICS have changed the balance of forces, but they will not by themselves change the World: The Thirty Third Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
Despite the limitations of the BRICS project, it is clear that the increase in South-South trade and the development of Southern institutions (for development financing, for instance) challenges the neo-colonial system even if it does not immediately transcend it.
(2023-08-18). Baher Azmy on Abu Ghraib Torture Lawsuit, Thomas Germain on Online History Destruction. fair.org 
(2023-08-17). Trump Supporters Are Sharing Personal Information of Georgia Grand Jury Members. truthout.org Several fierce supporters of former President Donald Trump have posted publicly, online, the supposed personal information of Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury members who recently voted to indict him and his 18 co-defendants over their efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. Several news websites have reported on…
(2023-08-17). Possible meanings of the judicial proceedings against Donald Trump. mronline.org 
As of this writing, Trump is already facing charges (34) in a Manhattan, New York court for an alleged business fraud related to the payment to an adult film actress (avoiding to say pornographic), in order to avoid an incriminating action. Additionally, he was indicted from two investigations in Florida for the mishandling of classified documents, adding another 40 charges.
(2023-08-17). World Bank climate finance plan little help, unfair. mronline.org 
The World Bank plans to use public funds to subsidize private finance, ostensibly to mobilize much more capital to address the climate crisis. But the new plan is not the solution it purports to be.
(2023-08-17). ONLINE MEETING SUNDAY: The "No" vote at UPS and the next stage of the battle against the Teamsters bureaucracy. wsws.org A "No" vote is necessary, but no matter what happens, to leverage their power, UPS workers have to finally settle their score with the union bureaucracy.
(2023-08-18). Legoland eyes theme park visitors. ecns.cn The key design of a theme park at Legoland Shanghai Resort has been completed and construction of the main project will begin in September, local government authorities said on Wednesday.
(2023-08-18). Planners descend on Mentougou for recovery work. ecns.cn More than 100 planners from universities, architectural institutes and government bodies went to Mentougou district to help with post-disaster planning and collect firsthand data for scientific reconstruction in recent days.
(2023-08-17). Housing Turquino Plan underway for Cuban farmers. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) One of the largest housing construction plans of the last decade in the mountainous areas of this central Cuban province is underway this year, as confirmed by the Turquino Plan directors.
(2023-08-18). Union hospital workers in Milwaukee march on the boss over withheld bonuses. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On the morning of August 14, 15 workers at Ascension Saint Francis Hospital (SFH) represented by the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (WFNHP) Local 5000 marched to the top hospital administrator's office with a stack of 144 individual grievances. Administration denied the union workers at SFH a bonus while providing it to the non-bargaining unit workers at the hospital and to workers at all of the other non-union Ascension hospitals in the state. | Union leadership was told by administration that workers at Saint Francis will not be receiving the raise because it is no…
(2023-08-18). Forced Into Taking COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines, Nurses Are Developing Advanced Turbo Cancers. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-17). Will Germany's bid to address shortage of nurses put more pressure on Brazil's health system? peoplesdispatch.org As Germany seeks to recruit overseas nurses to bridge its healthcare staff deficit, questions are arising about the strategy's impact on the health systems of source countries…
(2023-08-17). Safe staffing, wage hike in new pact for 8,000 NYC nurses. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Two big bonuses producing pay parity between public sector and private sector hospital nurses, mandatory safe-staffing ratios at the bedside highlight the new pact between the New York State Nurses Association and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, the government agency which runs city's 11 public hospitals and associated clinics. After the …
(2023-08-18). Los Angeles joins National Day of Action for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On August 9, Centro CSO, along with the Chicano Moratorium organizing committee, staged an action outside of the U.S. Marines recruitment office in East Los Angeles and joined a national call to action in solidarity with the Tampa 5. Joined with cities nationwide, 30 people gathered to protest the injustices faced by the Tampa 5, and to demand the U.S. stop funding wars overseas like in Ukraine and for Israel. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie Kida and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South F…
(2023-08-18). Incendio de Tenerife sin control: ya quemó 3.800 hectáreas. telesurtv.net Bomberos de Islas Canarias explicaron que las labores de extinción del incendio de Tenerife, considerado el peor de los últimos 40 años, experimentarán dificultades por las condiciones meteorológicas.
(2023-08-18). Wednesday 8/23: Shut Robotaxis Down NOW! Health and Safety Emergency In SF. indybay.org 530 10th St/Bryant St Next To Costco | San Francisco, CA…
(2023-08-18). Mayo Clinic provides internships, mentoring for undergrads on accelerated career pathway. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org By Jay Furst ROCHESTER, Minn. — Akhil Kollengode is a University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) student who aims to be a project manager or operations manager in healthcare when he graduates. Thanks to an innovative collaboration between Mayo Clinic and UMR, he's on a fast track to achieving that. Kollengode is a paid intern at Mayo Clinic as part of the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree program at UMR. The internship is a…
(2023-08-17). Lo que está ocurriendo en Níger no es un típico Golpe. peoplesdispatch.org La reciente oleada de golpes de Estado en àÅfrica Occidental debe entenderse en el contexto del descontento generalizado con las élites gobernantes y su colaboración con el imperialismo.
(2023-08-17). Oil Trading Showdown: Developed vs Developing Economies. southfront.org 
SPONSORED: | Illustrative Image | Oil trading is a crucial aspect of the global economy, and understanding its dynamics in developed and developing economies is vital. This comparative study explores the implications and future trends, considering factors such as economic growth, sustainability, and collaboration. This Comparative Analysis: Develop…
(2023-08-17). US Apparel Industry Endorses Looming Haiti Invasion. popularresistance.org As the Biden administration works diligently to organize an invasion of Haiti — most recently with Kenya's pledge to send 1,000 police officers — the sweatshop labor industry is celebrating. | American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) president and CEO Steve Lamar applauded Kenya's recent announcement that it would send 1,000 police officers in support of an "anti-gang" mission, telling the trade publication Sourcing Journal that it "reinforces that a country like Kenya has shared values, and shared prosperity, with the United States and with Haiti, and is trying to be a long-term partner. He a…
(2023-08-18). Association of Flight Attendants-CWA Day of Solidarity picket outside Alaska Airline headquarters. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA – Usually at Angle Lake Park, the noise of jets taking off from nearby SeaTac International Airport drowns out the sound of everyday activity. But on the morning of August 15, it was chants of "Pay us or chaos" that could be heard over everything else, as hundreds gathered for the Day of Solidarity informational picket in support of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA's fight for a new contract. | The morning began with a rally, where Alaskan Airlines flight attendants were joined by pilots, fellow union workers, and community activists. Sara Nelson, the AFA-CWA international president, spoke to the…
(2023-08-18). UAW president grovels before Biden, as opposition builds among autoworkers. wsws.org Fain's reply deliberately covered up the purpose of Biden's intervention in the auto contracts, which is to ensure that the profit interests of the corporations are protected and that the class struggle is contained.
(2023-08-18). Australian rental crisis hitting workers. wsws.org The Anglicare report showed that essential workers are being driven into housing insecurity due to skyrocketing rental prices.
(2023-08-18). Founding resolution of the German Railworkers' Rank-and-File Committee: "Form rank-and-file committees to break the dictatorship of the EVG apparatus" wsws.org This resolution was passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night at a meeting of more than 50 railroad employees, other active and former transit workers and their supporters in Germany.
(2023-08-18). Details of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries deal reveal union sell-out of warehouse workers. wsws.org The union had advanced a claim for 7 percent per annum, but the deal includes nominal pay increases of 7 percent in the first year, then just 4 percent in the second year, 3.5 and 3.5 percent per annum in the third and fourth years, scarcely an improvement on the initial company offer.
(2023-08-18). En defensa del derecho a la soberanía e independencia de los pueblos de àÅfrica. workers.org 
En defensa del derecho a la soberanía e independencia de los pueblos de àÅfrica Declaración por la Coordinación Estatal Contra la OTAN y las Bases, publicado el 11 de agosto de 2023, en el Estado español. Fuente, lahaine.org. Las cosas están cambiando rápidamente en àÅfrica Occidental y las repercusiones se . . . |
(2023-08-18). UAW members reject concessionary contract demands. workers.org 
Contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (which includes Chrysler) began in July. Instead of engaging in the traditional handshake across the table with company executives — a photo op implying the parties were working together to achieve a "competitive agreement" — UAW President . . . |
(2023-08-17). Kitchen Workers Demand Federal Protections Against Excessive Heat. truthout.org Ever since she became old enough to work, Ariana Lingerfeldt has found cooking jobs in cafes and restaurants. "It's something I'm good at," she told Truthout. For the past two years, her workplace has been the Green Sage Cafe in South Asheville, North Carolina. The eatery unionized in February 2023 and is part of Teamsters Local 61; staff are now among the 3 percent of workers in the Tar Heel… |
(2023-08-17). MST Founder Joà£o Pedro Stedile Faces Off against Right Ring in Congress. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Joà£o Pedro Stedile of the National Board of the MST testifies in the CPI on the MST. Photo: Lula Marques/Agência Brasil The leader was summoned by right-wing deputies to testify before the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry that is "investigating" the Landless Rural Workers' Movement After seven hours of questioning before the Parliamentary Commission…
(2023-08-17). MST founder Joà£o Pedro Stedile faces off against right wing in Congress. peoplesdispatch.org 
After seven hours of questioning before the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) "investigating" the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST), Joà£o Pedro Stedile exited the Chamber of Deputies and was embraced by dozens of representatives of people's movements, religious leaders, and parliamentarians who sang "This struggle is ours, this struggle is of the people. And only in struggle, will we create a new Brazil." | Stedile was summoned to testify to the CPI by the right-wing deputies Ricardo Salles, the minister of the environment under Jair Bolsonaro, and Zucco, a member of the Brazilian military. Th…
(2023-08-17). Providence union accepts agreement at two units, isolating workers at a third unit. wsws.org There is no doubt that Providence management, with the help of ONA, deliberately tried to split off the PHHH from the other bargaining units, and will use this to try to enforce a worse contract there.
(2023-08-17). Lear auto parts workers vote to authorize strike: "The first contract proposal was an insult" wsws.org The strike authorization vote comes after workers voted down a proposed contract on August 6 that was backed by the United Auto Workers (UAW).
(2023-08-17). Royal Mail's new regime: PDAs used to sack workers for tea break at local pub. wsws.org The sackings at Prenton are a direct outcome of the national agreement between the Communication Workers' Union and Royal Mail which includes the use of PDA data for performance management.
(2023-08-17). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Around 15,000 civil servants in Romania in wildcat strike against austerity cuts attacking jobs and pay; protests continue across Iran against cost-of-living crisis in opposition to authoritarian regime by telecom retirees, Tehran metro workers and contract teachers; South African metal workers on indefinite strike over pay and conditions attacked and arrested while picketing Ekapa Diamond Mine…
(2023-08-17). °Detengan la guerra contra Irán antes de que empiece! workers.org 
Desde el 8 de agosto, el Pentágono ha desplegado 3.000 marineros e infantes de marina en los mares cercanos a Irán, algunos en buques civiles. Tres semanas antes, el "Secretario de Defensa" de Estados Unidos, Lloyd Austin, envió "el destructor USS Thomas Hudner, cazas F-35 y cazas F-16 a la . . . |
(2023-08-17). NY Times publishes hit job on anti-war activists; solidarity must be the answer. workers.org 
Left, Jodie Evans of Code Pink, who the New York Times attacked for the group's straightforward message. Once in a while, the New York Times runs an article that reveals what this media conglomerate really represents. People often call the Times "liberal." That's because it seems to oppose some of . . . |
(2023-08-18). Chicago stands against FOP arbitrator's attempts to undermine police accountability. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Monday, August 14, 50 people joined the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the Empowering Communities for Public Safety coalition in the pouring rain in Chicago's Union Park to march to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) headquarters in response to an arbitrator's recent decision. The decision states that Chicago Police Department officers facing discipline, regardless of the severity, would have the option to take their case to arbitration, behind closed doors, instead of going before the public Police Board. | Currently, officers facing discipline that could result i…
(2023-08-18). Tuesday 8/22: National Day of Solidarity – San Fran-NorCal – Picket Union Buster Reed Hastings NetFlix HQ. indybay.org Netflix 101 Albright Way, Los Gatos, CA 95032 (@Winchester Blvd.)…
(2023-08-18). Tunisian authorities arrest bakers' union chief as bread crisis continues. peoplesdispatch.org The arrest comes in the aftermath of the government revoking flour subsidy to 1,500 bakeries amid a severe bread shortage in the country, leading to protests and suspension of production…
(2023-08-17). African Union Will Not Back ECOWAS Intervention in Niger. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan KulkarniLeaders of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, Niger's ruling military junta, at a rally on August 6. Photo: Balima Boureima/Anadolu Agency Niger's popular military government has been consolidating domestic and regional support. Meanwhile, ECOWAS is beset by disunity and domestic opposition after threatening military intervention to restore the ousted Mohamed…
(2023-08-17). La Unión Africana no respaldará la intervención de la CEDEAO en Níger. peoplesdispatch.org El popular gobierno militar de Níger ha ido consolidando su apoyo nacional y regional. Mientras tanto, la CEDEAO se ve acosada por la desunión y la oposición interna tras amenazar con una intervención militar para restaurar al derrocado Mohamed Bazoum con el respaldo de Francia y EE.UU.
(2023-08-17). Cornell Drops Starbucks After Company Shuttered All of Ithaca's Unionized Stores. truthout.org Cornell University is ending a contract with Starbucks after the company permanently closed all three of its locations in Ithaca, New York, where the university is located, a year after the stores each voted to unionize. The university announced on Wednesday that it will not renew its contract as part of the "We Proudly Serve Starbucks" program, under which the university's cafes serve Starbucks… |
(2023-08-17). Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia Demands End to Azerbaijan Blockade Amid Accusations of Genocide. democracynow.org 
Armenia is calling on the United Nations Security Council to address a worsening humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan home to ethnic Armenians that has been under a blockade for eight months. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought multiple wars over the territory since the collapse of the Soviet Union, most recently in 2020. Azerbaijan closed the only road into the region in December, severely restricting the movement of food, medicine and other supplies for the roughly 120,000 people living there. "We cannot accept a new Armenian genocide in 2023," says Luis Moreno Ocampo, the…
(2023-08-17). The Kid at Los Alamos Who Gave the Secrets to the Soviet Union. davidswanson.org The movie-like question for movie audiences now is: can you handle the truth?>
(2023-08-17). Vote No to the union sellout at Macquarie University! wsws.org Union officials and branch representatives created confusion in order to push through a motion to accept a rotten "in-principle" enterprise agreement with management.
(2023-08-17). Job Loss from Going Green Is Nothing Like the Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Due to Trade. cepr.net 
The United States suffered from a massive loss of manufacturing jobs in the 00s. This has come to be known as the "China Shock," since it was associated with a flood of imports, especially from China, and a rapid rise in the U.S. trade deficit. In the decade from December of 1999 to December of …
(2023-08-19). Correspondence] Medicine should not engage in a war of position. thelancet.com I read with great surprise Richard Horton's purely political Offline.1 The culture war is not a Manichean object; it needs a highly differentiated analysis. People with left-wing beliefs can be critical of both right-wing and left-wing identitarians. Susan Neiman defends this position (from the left) vigorously, and her recent book2 should be obliged reading for all. Furthermore, the fragmented and ill-structured piece contained a multitude of mixed-up topics, such as immigration, Sinophobia, and the identitarian movement.
(2023-08-17). US, Canada-Backed Guatemalan Elites Threaten Coup Amid Opposition Party Runoff. truthout.org Guatemala has received an unusual amount of international media attention in recent months, thanks to its historic elections as well as brazen elite efforts to overturn them. On June 25, to the shock of most Guatemalans and international observers, opposition party Movimiento Semilla ("seed movement") finished second place in first-round elections, forcing a runoff against the establishment Unidad… |
(2023-08-17). Victory for Palestine in Dutch court: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. samidoun.net 
On Tuesday 15 August, a Dutch court confirmed that the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" falls under freedom of expression and is not punishable by law. The court's verdict represents a victory for the Palestinian movement in general, and in the Netherlands specifically. Expressions for Palestinian liberation cannot simply …
(2023-08-17). Hamas Showcases Captured Israeli Loitering Munition (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | On August 15, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, announced that it had seized an Israeli Orbiter drone that crashed in the Gaza Strip. | The brigades released video footage of the seized drone, which reportedly crashed in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City a day earlier. | The Orbiter is a lightweight drone that was developed by Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems for use in military and security reconnaissance missions. The version seized by…
(2023-08-18). Luna-25 automatic station corrects its orbit. plenglish.com According to the source on its official website, the propulsion system of the automatic station performed an orbital correction that lasted 40 seconds, with the aim of providing the best conditions for the subsequent landing on the Moon. | Roscosmos pointed out that the orbit correction proceeded normally. | "All on-board systems of the Luna-25 are working perfectly, and communications with the apparatus is stable," the space agency added.
(2023-08-18). Australian advocate for scientifically-based COVID-safety measures dies. wsws.org McLaws won popular support between 2020 and early 2022 when she and other leading medical scientists, amid mounting working-class anger, compelled Australian governments to adopt limited COVID-19 mitigation measures.
(2023-08-18). 'Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class' in review. peoplesworld.org 
Last summer, the American Historical Association's former president, James H. Sweet, issued an apology. Expressing regret for "the way I have alienated some of my Black colleagues and friends," Sweet walked back a claim he had earlier made that characterized as "anachronistic" and essentially clout-seeking those historians who mixed the personal with the historical. Good …