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What Emily Post and Daniel of Beccles Can Teach Us About Civility Today
By Alexandra O. Hudson
What I Want My Kids to Know About Our Family's Dark History
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What Made America's Founders Perpetuate Slavery
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On the anniversary of the Nakba, Palestinians remember the profound loss and ongoing struggle for justice.
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Modern Far-Right Terrorism Is a Repeat of Reconstruction-Era Themes
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How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie reshaped the soul of America, writes Larry Tye.
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The Only Answer to the Country's Troubles
Eddie Glaude Jr. reflects on the central tension in American life today.
By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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Hitler's 37% Victory
The vital lesson of how Adolf Hitler took advantage of democracy to become a dictator.
By Timothy Ryback
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Witness to the Shot Heard Round the World
The story of a family at the center of American history.
By John Kaag
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The Fantasy of a Lily-White America
Too many Americans continue to find comfort and safety in the idea that this country belongs only to white people
By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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Apple TV+'s Franklin Gets the History Right
What the new Apple TV+ series gets right and wrong about Benjamin Franklin's time in Paris.
By Craig Bruce Smith
April 12, 2024
Indigenous Artifacts Should Be Returned to Indigenous People
It’s time to start learning about Native history from museums and cultural centers that are run by Native nations, writes Kathleen DuVal.
By Kathleen DuVal
April 10, 2024
Revisiting Rwanda 30 Years After the Genocide
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the start of the Rwanda genocide on April 7, 1994. A phoenix is rising from the ashes, writes Jonathan M. Hansen.
By Jonathan M. Hansen
April 7, 2024
Your Doctor's Words Could Make You Sick
Words can make you sick, a phenomenon known as the nocebo effect. This poses an ethical problem for our health system.
By Charlotte Blease, Michael Bernstein, Cosima Locher, and Walter Brown
April 4, 2024
How China Will Be Challenged By a 100-Year Storm
China's socio-economic trajectory under President Xi Jinping provides context for it's future in power conflict within the Big Cycle
By Ray Dalio
March 29, 2024
What a Mughal Princess Can Teach Us About Feminist History
"Feminist history is a slow process, and too often, women historians are the only ones willing to do that work," writes Ruby Lal.
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