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U.S. Democracy Needs Black Journalism

The press has long documented violence and helped secure justice. Black journalists have been essential in this work.

By Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History

Remembering Ida B. Wells This Black History Month

This Black History Month, journalist, educator, and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells can teach us the importance of community-based care.

By Amy Gais / Made by History

Why the Government Pays For Research

Our decentralized system of research funding was intentionally designed to produce a sufficiently ambitious, but uniquely American, way of doing science.

By Trysh Travis / Made by History

Politics Shape the Service Academies

Even before the founding of West Point, politics shaped the military academy and what purpose it ought to serve.

By Ryan Shaw / Made by History

The History of European Integration

If the AfD, the German far-right political party, performs well in Germany's national elections, it could have major implications for the EU.

By Evan Richardson / Made by History

The Long Fight for Trans Inclusion in the Military

Legal challenges to military policies excluding trans people from military service are not solely a 21st century phenomenon.

By Natalie Shibley / Made by History

The Essential History of the Dept of Ed

Federal education policy has long supported equity efforts. Even critics have ultimately seen the benefits.

By Mallory Hutchings-Tryon / Made by History

The Black Panther Party's Legacy of Love

The Black Panther Party illustrated how communal love can be a powerful agent for change and empowerment.

By Mickell Carter / Made by History

Military Service Impacts the Presidency

For generations, military service was a prerequisite to winning the presidency. President Trump however, avoided military service.

By Steven Gillon / Made by History

The Foods We Think Are Romantic Flipped

After the sexual revolution, people went from arguing that rich food drives lust to claiming that healthy diets improve romance.

By Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History

Only Congress Can Get Rid of Agencies

Presidents can't shutter an agency Congress created by statute. Only Congress has this power.

By Ryan LaRochelle / Made by History

The History of Narcotic Farms

For a century, Americans have embraced a punitive approach to addiction that has undermined treatment efforts.

By Holly M. Karibo / Made by History

The Media Should Learn From McCarthyism

Some of today's most influential figures in politics won power the way McCarthy did: willingness to say things that capture attention.

By A. Brad Schwartz / Made by History

The Prerequisite to Middle Eastern Peace

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

By Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History

The History of the Two-State Solution

More than 75 years of efforts to broker a two-state solution have failed—and the odds of success have only grown longer.

By Peter L. Hahn / Made by History

What History Says About Threatening Canada

President Trump rhapsodizes about the 1890 McKinley Tariff. Yet, instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, it drove the U.S.'s neighbor into the hands of the British.

By Marc-William Palen / Made by History

Trump Shares Founders' Canada Delusions

Attempts to add Canada to the U.S. have gone poorly since the 1770s. Trump's rhetoric threatens a repeat.

By Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History

Slavery and Inmate Firefighters

The history of enslaved firefighters offers a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying on involuntary labor to fight blazes.

By Justin Hawkins / Made by History

The Flaw in RFK Jr.'s Drug Treatment Plan

Kennedy wants to create "wellness drug rehabilitation farms." But the U.S. tried it before, and it didn't work.

By Melody Glenn / Made by History

The Problem With Conservation Policy

For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources. Now it needs to focus on the environment.

By Johnathan K Williams / Made by History
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