An interesting read on where we've been and where we're headed. – andy
History Lost: What We Haven't Learned in 100 Years. Modern popular culture is crawling with history –from movies, like Forrest Gump to best-selling books, such as David McCullough's John Adams. Despite our fascination with history, however, a careful look shows that we haven't learned from it in the last century. Bob Batchelor, author of The 1900s (Greenwood Press, 2002) examines the lessons we haven't learned from history over the last century, particuarly concerning race and the ever-growing gap between the “haves” and “have-nots.” [kuro5hin.org]