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… of people” to describe the hundreds of thousands who are determined to reach Europe in search of security and … worry about the integration of these new populations. They raise concerns that the migrants would require … threaten the cultural makeup of Europe due to the alleged incompatibility of the Islamic faith of the majority of new …

… very real possibility we may arrive there soon. The images are haunting. We’ve all seen photos of the breadlines in the … everyone thought Roosevelt was up to the task. Political commentator Walter Lippmann called him “a kind of amiable … whole country is with him. Even if what he does is wrong they are with him. Just so he does something. If he burned …

… take an opposite view of these developments, believing that they cheapened the educational process, forcing teachers to … decay, racial inequalities, and disparities in health care. Little has changed in eight years. Barack Obama's … of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Weingarten complains that the administration's plans "put 100 percent …

… Nicholas Breyfogle: Hello, and welcome to Reproductive Politics and the Making of Modern … event today. And most of all, many thanks to all of you who are making the time to come here today on what is at least … you in India where the city of Bombay or Mumbai is. So they gathered in this hall and the swelling crowd soon …

… I had the typical nuclear family. Most of my friends’ parents had both their mom and dad in the house. We lived in … we could, you know, leave the house and not really have to come back until it was time for dinner. We could ride our … remembers a lot of fear when it came to telling kids what they should and shouldn't do. Denise Schiavone I was reading …

… Talk on race in America. In “Putting Race on Display,” they interview Ohio State historians Stephanie Shaw and … Leticia Wiggins   This is your host Leticia Wiggins and welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … and help them sort of focus their, their thoughts on what they might do. And they did not receive the bid. And so I …

… on Drugs, it isn’t colonial China or Japan or Mexico that comes to mind…it's the United States. And for good reason. … one of the ways that the United States deals with this is they institute pretty invasive searching practices And this … and trying to search them for all these things. Those are the sort of first indications of how the United States …

… on the Bosporus—a strait crowded not only with urban commuters and pleasure craft, but Russian oil tankers protected by international agreements as they carry crude on the only sea route from the Black Sea to … Turkish historical grandeur. According to Erdogan, Turks share a dream of Turkish national success that he traced back …

… paused. “Sir,” he said politely, “I believe you are referring to the West Philippine Sea.” About a year … in terms of military training and humanitarian assistance. They also emphasized what it would not do: it would not … While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . …

… Russian and Ukrainian nationalism play in this crisis? What are long-term patterns of Russian-Ukrainian relations? What … Angela Brintlinger: Hello, and welcome to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine brought to you by … this time, just like in 2014, Ukrainians responded bravely. They're willing to fight. The latest sociological survey of …

… scattered Confederate remains in the Washington, D.C. area in a special section of Arlington and President Taft's … the national holiday from its pedestal. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women killed on the battlefield or … is to remember them on a proper holiday with the reverence they deserve. Ed Hooper is an author and journalist from …

… conviction but because membership had been the path to career advancement. This placed him in direct conflict with a … or expediency.” (This situation replicated itself in the communist states of eastern Europe; Vaclav Klaus, the first … to the ex-communists.) “De-Baathifying” Iraq — removing the top leadership and the security services — is a necessary …

… From a meagre population of 150 when the British East India Company first set up a factory and trading post on the … who have often argued that prosperity is not a given. They say history has demonstrated that city-states do not … transactions were facilitated by the use of Chinese copper coins. Chinese currency facilitated trade not just with …

… recreational use. Across the state, celebratory stoners welcomed the New Year by lining up at licensed retailers to buy … fee on the order of $100, new medical marijuana patients are issued a card that allows them to shop at a dispensary … society to the drug society, it’s a very great possibility they are going to go further,” Nixon told Linkletter in a …

… other hand, speak piously of keeping politics out of sports competition. I am frequently asked, "Must politics be a part of the Olympic Games?" My answer is "yes." Why are world leaders planning to meet over gold medals rather … begun to travel to Games held in other countries, just as they have begun gathering in great numbers for a variety of …

… postwar economic boom took hold, with America becoming the world’s leading hyper industrial and military … Revolution , Douglas Brinkley pays tribute to those who combated the mauling of the natural world in the Long … Cesar Chavez (a labor organizer), and other crusaders are profiled with verve and insight. Carson’s book Silent …

… went to the polls in Brazil to elect their next president. They chose a career technocrat named Dilma Rousseff of the leftist … and Russia, and with nearly two times the per-capita income of China, Brazil is on track to become a major force in …

… from Brazil: The Old Struggle for a Better Future , Top Ten Origins: Brazil's Presidential Elections , and South … Eric Michael Rhodes  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together … actually think that the second round would be necessary. They thought that an outright that Bolsonaro would win an …

… Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Welcome to "Election 2020: Insights from History" coming to you … We're so happy that you all joined us. The 2020 elections are often described as historic and unprecedented. What … the enemies and to try and win by narrow margins, right, if they can't win, like large majorities to go ahead and try …

… Few issues in America public life are more emotionally charged than guns and no subject within … of future discussions of gun control for decades to come. It might even have an impact on the dynamics of the … armies in the time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they ought not to be kept up; And that the military should …

… of higher education throughout the world—are under siege. How and why did this happen? The shift in … universities to yield an annual, independent source of income. Endowment size has served as a proxy for academic … for favored causes. Endowments are also targeted because they have become steeply stratified over the past century. …

… attends Operation Plumbbob as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, 1968 (left). The nuclear reactors at the Hanford Site along the Columbia River as they appeared in 1960. The N Reactor is in the foreground, with the …

… the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, delivering sharp comic material about his recently released long-form birth … Tweet from Ivor Tossell, a BuzzFeed columnist. Now that we are here at Stage Five of Ivor Tossel’s “5 stages of Trump,” … remained a component of conservative politics, but they grew increasingly coded rather than overt. Trump’s …

… the amendment restored voting rights to ex-felons who had completed their prison sentence and been released from … sex crimes. A variation on an “I voted” sticker to raise awareness of those who are not allowed to vote. Most Americans … These laws were more common in the mid-Atlantic region, but they still faced opposition and were often watered down. …