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The War, The Weapon and the Crisis: The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973

In October of 1973, members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries—or OPEC—placed an oil embargo against the United States and many of its NATO allies. This dramatic move was retaliation against the West for their military support of Israel in the ongoing Yom Kippur War.

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Greedy Bastards – One City’s Texas-Size Struggle to Avoid a Financial Crisis, by Sheryl Sculley (2020)

Book cover of Greedy Bastards: One City's Texas-Size Struggle to Avoid a Financial Crisis by Sheryl SculleyMarch 24, 2021

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IHS Talk: "Environmental Justice in Indian Country and Moving Toward a Transformational Land Ethic" by Dina Gilio-Whitaker, California State University San Marcos

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An Inconvenient Past: Slavery at the Texas Governor's Mansion

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