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… called it "genocide." The violence and destruction is often compared to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. These tragic events have riveted the international community and attracted unprecedented media attention. … and instability. Behind the tragic events in Darfur lies a complex history of deeply entrenched social inequalities, an …

… an uprising at New York’s Stonewall Inn. The event has become iconic in popular memory as the spark for a new radical … Stonewall’s wake, a Gay Liberation movement galvanized gay communities nationwide and its anniversary has become a cultural touchstone, as LGBT communities across the …

… While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving stability in  the South China Sea . … that retains a strong presence, has been particularly complex. Historically Philippine leaders have resented … an unassuming role in the western Pacific, unable to compete with European power or Russian and Japanese …

… for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily … Dr. Thomas McDow Welcome to pandemics past, present and future. Coming to you … just began here in the United States and will continue to grapple with as COVID continues to take people from us. Dr. …

… returned home but evaded murder charges because he committed the crime outside of Hong Kong’s jurisdiction. He … in 2012 waving Hong Kong’s colonial flag. Unrest has only become more intense and widespread over the summer, including … War in 1842. Even more devastating, the Qing were forced to pay a massive indemnity. Hong Kong Island, though not …

… 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 … women’s civil rights, anti-trafficking of women, equal pay for equal work, among others—a global goal of women’s …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … because there is no school which you might go in order to become one. There are no certificates of validation that identify you as one. There are no courses of becoming a public intellectual. So I guess I'd give a …

… Patrick Potyondy   This is your host Patrick Potyondy and welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … play for the love of the sport without any expectation of compensation, financial or otherwise.   Patrick Potyondy   …   Dr. Steven Conn   Not the fact that there's a there's a payoff here.   Dr. Ann McCullough   Right. I think that's …

… Trump held up Carrier, an air conditioning and heating company, as a symbol of the plight of American … by free trade deals that hurt American workers. The company had planned to close an Indiana plant that makes … Such actions are unlikely to “bring back” well-paying manufacturing jobs to struggling communities in the …

… history of a city that has long sat at the crossroads of competing powers, and it still looms large in the … colonized the site. Menaced by pirates and European competitors, the Spaniards continually improved upon their … Manila physically, but they altered place names, imposed a command economy, and gutted the American educational system. …

… total solar eclipse . Dating to 1223 BCE in Syria, it was accompanied by the appearance of  Mars in the sky and … eclipses offer perspective through their enormity. They command respect. The response of Cooper’s New York to the … Cooper and his family squinted with the  newly-marketed Apple Vision Pro headset: “a revolutionary spatial computer …

… states, by thirty other countries, and by private companies. Some visitors recorded that they left simply … excuse for the whole thing. While it is true that one soap company displayed a full-sized replica of the Liberty Bell … the organization created to organize the fair was unable to pay its bills from the feeble gate receipts. Instead, it …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone. I'm … increasing tensions among different religious communities in India, and maybe breaking with past political … rates." And the farmers on those lands said, "Even if you pay us for the land, we can't eat that money. We want to …

… my professor is onto something. Patterson shares with other commentators the feeling that 1965 was a “pivot” or a … the fact no one knew how much it would cost; and struck a compromise on the issue of federal funding to parochial … political polarization than from student protesters. “Don’t pay attention to what those little shits on the campuses …

… 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 , …

… You can't read the newspapers or surf the web without coming face to face with the pivotal human problem of energy … as firms dedicated to "energy conservation"—"green" companies whose management strategies rest on the … that incentives (i.e., prices) were not high enough to pay for exploration for new sources. This failure of the …

… Daniela Edmeier   Hello everyone and welcome to picturing Black History Webinar today brought to you … to everyone who is attending here live and a special welcome to everyone joining us for Getty Images as well. Today … i.e., privileged, I am assuming in terms of, you know, paying for private education and that nature? Dawn Chitty   …

… A common response to the COVID-19 epidemic worldwide has been … It seems clear that verifying personal COVID-19 status is becoming part of our near-term future. And a key part of this … and privilege. Large employers may find it worthwhile to pay for workforce screenings—not for the public good but for …

… safety, and how much states should subsidize the ritual—is complicated. In many countries, demand for hajj visas … in the early 1850s, the colonial government offered to pay for the hajj trips of select “friends of the colonial … Airport in Jeddah ( right ). As today’s European states grapple with their own inheritance of a hajj tradition and how …

… Narrative of the civil rights movement. It is not just incomplete. It distorts the movement so thoroughly that it becomes almost unrecognizable. According to this narrative, … fighting to destroy slavery itself. They endured unequal pay, harsh conditions, and the constant threat of execution …

… the intellect with emotion and place. You can follow our common fight for independence and creating and keeping a … and headed to the Lamar Valley, it was like entering a completely different park. The traffic drops off and the … at Kennecott, the climate and isolation were harsh, the pay low, and the work dangerous and exhausting. Still, the …

… antiwar movement, Black Power, and the generation gap had come even to Ohio. As the iconoclastic journalist I.F. Stone … Guard moved on campus and pushed students from the central Commons back toward the dorms. Having done so, the Guard’s … shot—all were acquitted—and its grudging 1979 agreement to pay $675,000 in civil damages to the victim’s families. …

… in the moment. Some, however, really do represent something completely new in American political history, and not always … set subsequent political norms, permanently altered the composition of national political coalitions, or revealed … Until 1940, no President received a third bite at the apple. (There had been an effort to nominate Grant for a …

… 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 …