world-historical

With only 365 days in the year, each date inevitably carries with it uncountable memories for innumerable people -- associations joyous and tragic, transcendent and mundane, world-historical and personal.

Anil Mundra: 9/11 Anniversary: Commemorations Of A Better Future Anil Mundra 2011

This is the community of interests and cooperation that gave the Seattle mobilization against the World Trade Organization in 1999 its world-historical, explosive power.

Robert Naiman: Let's #Occupy to Block the Colombia Trade Deal Robert Naiman 2011

Hegel, who saw him just once, hailed him—while he was still the unbeaten champion, headed to meet his nemesis in Russia—as an unmistakable "world-historical" figure, the personification of domineering panache.

How Stanley Kubrick Met His Waterloo Frederic Raphael 2011

With only 365 days in the year, each date inevitably carries with it uncountable memories for innumerable people -- associations joyous and tragic, transcendent and mundane, world-historical and personal.

Anil Mundra: 9/11 Anniversary: Commemorations Of A Better Future Anil Mundra 2011

In December of 2002 and January 2003, the country underwent a massive devaluation, a world-historical record sovereign default on $95 billion of debt, and a collapse of the financial system.

Mark Weisbrot: Kirchner Rescued Argentina's Economy, Helped Unite South America Mark Weisbrot 2010

But give him credit for one world-historical achievement: He makes Carter look good.

If Only Obama Had Been This Guy Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

Putting aside 9/11, putting aside Gitmo, putting aside the economy — putting aside all the ways that Bush was a disaster for America where Gore might have made a difference — the stakes in that election were world-historical.

Matthew Yglesias » What Might Have Been 2009

December 31st, 2009 at 6: 18 pm the stakes in that election were world-historical.

Matthew Yglesias » What Might Have Been 2009

Which is to say that the outcome was so close that it easily could have gone the other way without any titanic world-historical events having been different.

Matthew Yglesias » What Might Have Been 2009

In December of 2002 and January 2003, the country underwent a massive devaluation, a world-historical record sovereign default on $95 billion of debt, and a collapse of the financial system.

Mark Weisbrot: Kirchner Rescued Argentina's Economy, Helped Unite South America Mark Weisbrot 2010