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Ellen Leopold, Under the Radar: Cancer and the Cold War Rutgers U. Press, 2009

In the mid-20th century, the US government and private companies joined together to develop medical applications from the byproducts of the nuclear industry. Ellen Leopold talks about the rise of radiotherapy, experiments on unwitting patients in US hospitals, and the pioneering lawsuit of a Kansas housewife called Irma Natanson, as well as the legacy of the Cold War on cancer detection and treatment today.

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Peter Gowan, "Triumphing toward International Disaster: The Impasse in American Grand Strategy" Critical Asian Studies

Peter Gowan, "Crisis in the Heartland" New Left Review

Peter Gowan, a major intellectual force on the Left, died on June 12. Several months ago on ATG, Gowan talked about the postwar internationalist capitalist order fashioned by the US. That order, Gowan argued, has been in crisis for many years. What happened to US primacy, and why? In what ways has the US tried to restore its hegemony, and what obstacles has it encountered? Gowan talked about the evolving relationships among advanced capitalist nations.

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Peter Gowan, "Triumphing toward International Disaster: The Impasse in American Grand Strategy" Critical Asian Studies

Peter Gowan, "Crisis in the Heartland" New Left Review

According to Peter Gowan, the US fashioned a postwar international capitalist order that exhibited extraordinary stability for many decades. That order has been in crisis for many years. What happened to US primacy, and why? In what ways has the US tried to restore its hegemony, and what obstacles has it encountered? Gowan talks about the evolving relationships among advanced capitalist nations.