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Cover of Cabbages and Kings (1904 edition). In the 20th century, American writer O. Henry (William Sydney Porter, 1862–1910) coined the term banana republic to describe the fictional Republic of Anchuria in the book Cabbages and Kings (1904), [1] a collection of thematically related short stories inspired by his experiences in Honduras, whose economy was heavily dependent on the export of ...
The History Channel's original logo used from January 1, 1995, to February 15, 2008. In the station's early years, the red background was not there, and later it sometimes appeared blue (in documentaries), light green (in biographies), purple (in sitcoms), yellow (in reality shows), or orange (in short form content) instead of red.
Public broadcasting in the U.S. has often been more decentralized, and less likely to have a single network feed appear across most of the country (though some latter-day public networks such as World Channel and Create have had more in-pattern clearance than National Educational Television or its successor PBS have had). Also, local stations ...
The Haunted History of Halloween; Heavy Metal; Heroes Under Fire; Hidden Cities; Hidden House History; High Hitler; High Points in History; Hillbilly: The Real Story; History Alive; History Films; History in Color; History Now; History of Angels [19] A History of Britain; A History of God [20] History of the Joke; The History of Sex; History ...
Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America Into a One-Party State is a book by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber of the Center for Media and Democracy. [1] It was published in 2004.
The sources cited under 'United States' don't actually suggest the US is a banana republic. Citation 24 literally argues why the US is not a banana republic. Citation 25 is using the term 'banana republic' as an insult or perjorative rather than trying to convey that the US falls under the political science definition of 'banana republic. It's ...
MSNBC is an American news cable and satellite television network that provides news coverage and political commentary from NBC News on current events. The network, which was founded as a partnership between Microsoft and General Electric 's NBC unit (which is now the Comcast -owned NBCUniversal ), was launched on July 15, 1996.
The RNC announced on June 20 that the first Republican presidential debate will take place at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 23. [1] The city and venue will also host the Republican Party National Convention from July 15–18, 2024. [2]