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Lenin waving flag in front of crowd of workers and soldiers

From Romanovs to Reds: Russia's Revolutions at 100

… Jessica Vinas-Nelson  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … your other host, Brenna Miller. This year marks 100 years since the Russian Revolution and the seizure of power by … Vinas-Nelson  Thanks for joining us today. This year, we're commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the February and …
wind turbines

Energy Policy: How is the “Long Transition” from Fossil Fuels Doing?

… politics have made a difference in energy policy-making since the 1970s, shaping the long transition in new ways.”  … over the last four years.  The reasons for that are many, complex, and subject to change in the near and far future.  … the height of the Great Recession in 2008, and through a combination of possible trader manipulation , political …
Crowds of people in Kyiv, Ukraine

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

… the surprise annexation of Crimea into Russia, and rising tensions between Russia and the United States/European … Leticia Wiggins  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone … here at History Talk decided to deliver not just the usual single episode, but in fact a double feature podcast this …
Robert F Williams and Mao Zedong

China and the Black Liberation Struggle in America

… Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American … James Watson-Krips  Hello, everyone. Welcome to this discussion with Melvin Barnes, PhD candidates … it's, where it's come along to and how things are progressing. So why don't we just get right into it. So for those …
These false killer whales were part of an MSE in Flinders Bay, Australia, July of 1986.

Washed Ashore: Marine Mammals from Medieval Times to Today

… and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … an entire year, the brothers had a huge increase in their comfort, and many monasteries and paupers had food aid.     … account of an MSE, but it would also be among the largest single MSEs ever recorded in Atlantic or North Sea waters. …
The Golubac Fortress was a medieval fortified town on the south side of the Danube River

A Postcard from Djerdap, Serbia

… park can enjoy and reflect these legacies too, while even becoming a part of it themselves. The Djerdap National Park is … site revealed roughly 136 structures, including a central community with several temporary surrounding settlements. … cooperation, and today also functions as a border crossing between Serbia and Romania. While the dam produced …
Howard Dean speaking at a rally in 2003.

How to Rise from the Political Deathbed

… Howard Dean’s current bid to chair the Democratic National Committee is a test case of his political viability. It’s his first political quest since a spirited speech, endlessly rebroadcast and … by his spirited speech. Should the Democratic National Committee chairmen elect him as its new head Feb. 12, it …
Palais de Beaulieu

The Theological Third Way in Latin America

Review of A Gospel for the Poor: Global Social Christianity and the Latin American Evangelical Left, by David C. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019)
Highclere Castle, the main setting for Downton Abbey.

At the Movies: Downton Abbey

… Abbey, directed by Michael Engler It has been four years since television audiences bid adieu to the Crawley family … its effects: “My maid was rather curt with me, but she is a Communist at heart.” Mounted police clear demonstrators from … social hierarchies that subordinate the working classes, commenting: “We’re not footballs, Mr. Bates, and we don’t …
Photograph of Augusto César Sandino, taken between 1927 and 1934

The Sandino Manifesto and the Birth of the Nicaraguan Revolution

… vision at a crucial point in Nicaragua’s history. Since the late 19th century, Central American and Caribbean … U.S.-based corporations, most infamously the United Fruit Company, used bribery and other methods to gain the support … Nicaragua Canal and all the revenue and investment such a commercial hub would have generated. Then, in 1909, …
Cover of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend by Richard Stoneman.

Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend

Review of Alexander the Great: A Life in Legend, by Richard Stoneman (New Haven/London: Yale University Press, 2008)
… beginning with a look at Alexander's birth and focusing on Egyptian and Persian traditions. In antiquity the … birth narrative takes a markedly different approach. It comes to us via Firdausi's Shahnameh (Book of Kings), … is the son of Darab and a Persian women. Thus, Alexander becomes part of the Persian royal family, and Darius III is …
The Dalai Lama speaking in front of Tibet's flag.

A New Chance for Peace in Tibet

… universal condemnation of Beijing’s human rights practices. Since the 1951 incorporation of Tibet into the People’s … Both sides have long known that the solution lay in compromise and talks have endured intermittently, and … The major divide remains the issue of Tibetan independence. Compromise is essential. China must openly embrace the Dalai …
Pullman Strike illustration

Top Ten Origins: American Workers and Strikes

Since 1890, May 1st has been celebrated as International … Socialist Congress meeting in Paris in July 1899. The comrades set the date in solidarity with organized workers … fledgling American Federation of Labor had scheduled the upcoming May 1 to initiate a drive for the eight-hour day. The …
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 … years after women won the right to vote, and over 40 years since it's been passed by Congress in 1972, the ERA has … State Senate passed an ERA resolution and is poised to become the first state to ratify the amendment since Indiana …
Tank in Syria

The Syrian Civil War: Alawites, Women's Rights, and the Arab Spring

… articles, “ Syria's Islamic Movement and the 2011-12 Uprising ” and “ Alawites and the Fate of Syria ” ( Image Source … Leticia Wiggins   Welcome to History Talk produced by Origins , a project of the … and welcome to this week's History Talk. Today we're discussing Syria, which has been engulfed in a civil war since …
Downstream view of Marco Polo Bridge by Thomas Child, 1877. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)

… post-1868 empire, including Korea and Taiwan . The Chinese Communist Party would be reborn and re-legitimized through … year, the ROC capital of Nanjing fell in what one military commentator called “the worst holocaust of brutality since the troops of Count [Johann] Tilly sacked Magdeburg in …
Large group of suffragists on steps

One Hundred Years of Women and the Vote

… Leticia Wiggins  Hello everyone and welcome to our webinar on 100 years of women and the vote. I'm … Today is a really important day. It marks the 100 years since the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the US … Just a little bit about the format: we're delighted to welcome three experts on women's history. We have Susan …

WikiLeaks, and the Past and Present of American Foreign Relations

… Arabic, European, and Persian architectural styles, the complex embodied purposefully Egypt's place at the … in Iraq equals killing. The nature of those people is completely different. They are tough and bloody, and they … sits now in a U.S. military prison, awaiting trial for passing along 251,287 such cables—only 2,000 of which are …

Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam

… surreptitiously acquired from Stratfor, the Texas security company, revealing Egyptian and Sudanese plans to build an … a long history of threats and conflicts in the Nile River Basin. Downriver Egypt and Sudan argue that they have historic … II:   Hail to thee, O Nile, that issues from the earth and comes to keep Egypt alive! … He that waters the meadows …
Vice President Walter Mondale speaking with President Jimmy Carter.

Why the Vice-Presidential Nominees Will Be Presidential

… The rise of the presidency and decline of party machines since the New Deal gave presidential candidates control over … and the technology of the information age meant that comments made anywhere are now instantly transmitted … obtained new resources that have allowed them to become significant ongoing participants in the White House. …
Joel Roberts Poinsett on a background of poinsettias.

Poinsettia Day, the Monroe Doctrine, and U.S.-Mexican Relations

… Americans associate with Christmas is everywhere. In fact, since 2002, December 12 has been known as Poinsettia Day, … Congress to honor the passing of Paul Ecke, Jr., who helped commercialize the plant in the United States in the middle … to  Mexican-U.S. relations . The date itself was chosen to commemorate the 1851 death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, the …

Killing the Arctic

… 1200 CE and who have left their imprint on the region ever since. The Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest … patterns in the south, Arctic meteorology has increasingly come to affect them. The Arctic’s terminal decline, then, … into oil, Smeerenburg emerged as a fleshy El Dorado, complete with shops, bakeries, and even a casino and …