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

… and children. Meanwhile, Morsi has been charged with provoking violence in the streets of Egypt in the lead-up to the … has precedent in the region’s recent past. Historically speaking, the harder states clamp down on the activities of … and 1960s, Anwar Sadat’s “autumn of fury” and subsequent assassination in 1981, and the Mubarak regime’s suppression …
A crowd of protesters at night in Sudan

Sudan: Popular Protests, Today and Yesterday

… President Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled the country since taking office in a 1989 military coup. Originally a response … Chicago and a specialist on the Sudan. He is currently working on a new book on the history of Islam in Lusophone … civilization of Nubia, and you also have three Christian kingdoms that existed in the country just before the arrival …
Cover of The City's End: Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears, and Premonitions of New York’s Destruction by Max Page.

The City's End: Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears, and Premonitions of New York's Destruction

Review of The City's End: Two Centuries of Fantasies, Fears, and Premonitions of New York's Destruction, by Max Page (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008)
… to move beyond racism to save themselves and humanity?  King Kong asks if humans can curb their greed and learn to … numerous and varied.  For every time-tested classic like King Kong or Superman , he has found a more obscure essay in …
A manuscript image of Pope Innocent IV excommunicating Emperor Frederick II at the Council of Lyon.

Medieval Public Relations Battles

Review of The Two Powers: The Papacy, The Empire, and the Struggle for Sovereignty in the Thirteenth Century, by Brett Edward Whalen (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019)
… for the pope’s jurisdiction over all men, even emperors and kings—also produced riots in local towns in response to the … the familial nature of the connection between many of the kings and powerful nobles throughout Europe but then fails … and who actively shaped the parameters of discussion is shockingly modern, and in that vein Whalen’s book finds its …

Canada’s Dark Side: Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s 150th Celebration

… things have to change. We must confront our colonial thinking and attitudes and redefine what Canadian-ness means. We … Nations in 1869 ( middle ).  Nakoda chieftains meeting with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II in Calgary in 1939 ( … as those laid out in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 (working out the details of the peace at the end of the Seven …
French demonstrators with purple signs that read "ras le viol"

Violence Against Women

… the BBC wrapped up the taping of The Fall in the United Kingdom , a series focused on one female detective's attempt … problem developed? And, Cathy, we'd like to begin by asking you this question.   Cathy Rakowski  Sure. The … very important to be specific in context when you're looking at different forms of violence, right? When we're …
An official portrait of Vice President Dick Cheney taken in 2005

Cheney: Silent Partner to the President

… humorist Finley Peter Dunne, in the guise of saloon keeper Martin J. Dooley, perhaps captured the office best when he … a key adviser. In fact, Mondale enhanced the office by taking on duties traditionally performed by the president. …
Government of National Unity in 2009. Left to right: Arthur Mutambara, Robert Mugabe, Morgan Tsvangirai, and Thabo Mbeki.

A Lesson for South Africa? Zimbabwe’s Path to Multi-Party Rule

… such as Botswana, Zambia, Lesotho, and Swaziland (now Kingdom of Eswatini), all of which transitioned to … years. I repeat that I believe in blacks and whites working together. If one day it is white, the next day it is … amendment.  MDC was formed in September 1999, marking a historic turning point in the political history of …
Anti-Christian sign in Federal Plaza Chicago 2008

Slavery, Gay Rights, and the Bible

… think of using the Bible to defend the divine authority of kings or to argue that seizing land from the Native … whole millions of its sacred influence.” Douglass was speaking of masters and slaves, but his essential point remains …
Black women marching with signs supporting integration

Race in the Classroom: Teaching Civil Rights

… of History Talk .   Patrick Potyondy   We'll begin by asking Kevin to introduce himself to join our first two guests … completely differently. This is proven by polls that are asking opinions about Trayvon Martin or Ferguson, Missouri as the most recent examples of …
resident Harry Truman, left, congratulates Gen. George Marshall (architect of the Marshall Plan) , Fair Use via AP

The Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan, signed into law by President Harry Truman on April 3, 1948, was intended to revive the economies of war-torn Western Europe.
children, men, women and soldiers during WWII

10 Great World War II Films

Focusing on films that “do” history well; that is, offer meaningful interpretations about the past or otherwise engage thoughtfully with previous interpretations of the past.
One of Havana's plazas without a church.

A Postcard From Havana, Cuba

… above Havana bay, a landmark for tourists and travelers. Looking up at the Cuban flag fluttering over its turrets, I … Communist government has led to many regrettable results: assassination attempts against Fidel Castro, leader of … the U.S. imposed a financial and economic embargo, blocking the import or export of almost all goods between the …
Dolley Madison, 1804, by Gilbert Stuart.

Women’s History and a Woman’s Subtle Power

… elections, as well as their personnel — generals, soldiers, kings and candidates.   No one tells us more about all the …   The official men of the government did not know that working together would be the salvation of the bipartisan … and finally see it as her lasting gift to the nation. By making politics a party to which everyone is invited, Dolley …
First house built with a loan from the Federal Housing Administration after World War II.

Reforming a Welfare State

… these two statements, from citizens of the English-speaking country that gave us the concept of a welfare state, … in varying degrees throughout Western Europe and the United Kingdom, provided a variety of subsidized social services to … cutting and, to a lesser extent, privatization are striking at welfare-state systems in general, what is happening …