History

Modern Far-Right Terrorism Is a Repeat of Reconstruction-Era Themes

By Jacob Ware

How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution

By Larry Tye

The Only Answer to the Country's Troubles

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Hitler's 37% Victory

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

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.

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

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 

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

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

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

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.

By Ruby Lal

Monopoly’s Forgotten Left-Wing Origins

Marc Palen details how one of the world's most popular games had surprising anti-imperialist origins.

By Marc Palen

The NRA Was Never Moderate

Common retellings of its history miss the continuity that dates back to the group's 1871 founding.

By Kate Birkbeck / Made by History

How Wall Street Funded Slavery

David Montero explores the myth that the wealth generated from slavery vanished after the Civil War.

By David Montero

MLK's Fight to Mobilize the Black Church

The history of Black churches’ struggles offers both warnings and hope for the U.S. today, writes Dylan Penningroth.

By Dylan C. Penningroth

How the Israel-Hamas War Will End

Israel has never been able to achieve its aims militarily—so it always fights until a world power makes it stop.

By Ian Lustick / Made by History

FDR's Case for American Aid for Ukraine

In a famous speech, Roosevelt explained why helping an ally facing aggression is necessary to safeguard American security and prosperity.

By David B. Woolner / Made by History

Liberty is Fulfilling Falwell's Vision

The school's founder envisioned building a football powerhouse and using it to advance Christian nationalism.

By Hunter M. Hampton / Made by History

How a Palm Print Broke Open the Polly Klaas Case

The offense that would ultimately yield the palm print was a broken taillight.

By Kim Cross
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