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Marker: "90 Miles to Cuba. Southernmost Point, Continental USA. Key West, FL"

Rethinking Cuba Libre

…   Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone from … I teach US Latina/Latino history and have written on Latino community formation, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in post-war … investment in Cuba reached about 1 billion dollars. US companies owned about 40 percent of the Cuban sugar lands …
Crowds of people in Kyiv, Ukraine

The Fate of Crimea, the Future of Ukraine, Part I

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … afterwards, we have German settlers, Mennonites, that was common there. We have Jews coming there and it was a multinational population by the …
Pope Leo XIV in the popemobile at his inauguration, 2025.

Faith, History, and the City of God in the 21st Century

… Rome . If  warnings of the imminent rise of superhuman AI come to pass, he may be the last pontiff crowned during the … the papacy of Leo XIV may herald the end of an era,  recent commentary celebrates several notable firsts.  Besides being … capitalism and godless socialism he envisioned a Christian commonweal combining natural rights of property with those …
The front of the National Security Administration in Fort Meade, MD

America’s Big Brother

… Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk, produced by Origins , a project of the … We hope you enjoy what you find. Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to the inaugural relaunch of the Origins podcast. I'm … you possibly looking at that could have gotten them to recommend those. Dr. Steven Conn   This is a family broadcast. …
Marchers for the Equal Rights Amount, holding banner that reads "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex"

The Equal Rights Amendment: Then and Now

… Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … State Senate passed an ERA resolution and is poised to become the first state to ratify the amendment since Indiana … helps to explain that?   Kimberly Hamlin  That's a very complicated aspect of it, I think, and other panelists, feel …
The World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001

The War on Terror

… questions facing American society and the international community in these uncertain times. ( Image Source ) … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … discusses public fears about terrorism and how these compare to the actual threats facing the United States. The …

A Century of HIV

… human immune systems, HIV has also allowed tuberculosis to come thundering back as a global health threat and has … for sexual and gender minorities. Gay populations have become more visible and politically active, winning civil … global intellectual property laws that protected drug companies and made lifesaving drugs inaccessible. The logo …
Cartoon from Puck: The Bosses of the Senate

Buying American Elections?

… national politics as much as many fear? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Check out a lesson plan … Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , produced by Origins: Current Events … begin with a simple question. What's the first thing that comes to your mind when I say money in politics?   Patrick …

The International History of the U.S. Suffrage Movement

… Ida B. Wells-Barnett with her four children in 1909. The complex international connections and strategies that … across national borders allowed suffrage movements to overcome political marginalization and hostility in their own … in 1832: “How long shall the fair daughters of Africa be compelled to bury their minds and talents beneath a load of …

Influenza Pandemics Now, Then, and Again

… prevent, the next pandemic. The viruses that affect humans come in many types, and their impact on human communities varies considerably according to the qualities … than airborne influenza or SARS, and requires different community-based initiatives for its treatment and …

Clampdown and Blowback: How State Repression Has Radicalized Islamist Groups in Egypt

… that the man’s predictions for the future of Egypt may be coming true. Since the coup that ousted Morsi, the Egyptian … al-Minya which left one police officer dead. (A judge later commuted all but 37 of the sentences to time in prison; … hardline stance against a secular, nationalist state. After coming to power, Nasser moved quickly to solidify his power, …
Crowd with sign: "Black Caucus for Chisholm"

"Earn Your Spurs" (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 7)

… as president of the NCN,W the organization deepened its commitment to the Civil Rights Movement, with Height joining … figures of both the Democratic and Republican National committees to form the National Women's Political Caucus. … deal of success, especially with the Democratic National Committee. While women made up 13% of DNC delegates in 1958, …

With a Little Help from Our Friends?: The Costs of Coalition Warfare

… Hornet pilots defied the orders of their American commanding officers. These pilots independently aborted 40 … overly unilateralist, more resources than ever have been committed to coordinating operations, strategy, and weaponry … a specific mission and then dissolved once that mission is complete. Coalitions operate in similar ways to "wartime …

The Roots of Venezuela's Failing State

… in 2016. Diphtheria, once thought eradicated, has made a comeback . By some estimates, 2.5 million people have left … from a hybrid regime—a type of political system that combines democratic traits with autocratic ones— into pure … neighbors, which were long dependent on exporting a single commodity but have since diversified, Venezuela is a rentier …

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: America's Love Affair with the Two-Party System

… The left side of the American political-entertainment complex has passed the time since the 2012 election watching … further into foreign policy, as Federalists believed in the commercial necessity of a stable, peaceful relationship with … its intensity, the first party system was only nationally competitive for two Presidential cycles, 1796 and 1800 , …

Refugees or Immigrants? The Migration Crisis in Europe in Historical Perspective

… threaten the cultural makeup of Europe due to the alleged incompatibility of the Islamic faith of the majority of new … very well define the 21 st century. As globalization has become the rule, and as the West has generally benefitted … political and social networks (of empire and diasporic communities), and occupy employment niches that are …