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Syria's Islamic Movement and the 2011-12 Uprising

… in the Ba'th Party and armed forces, particularly high-ranking 'Alawis. But through the 1970s, violence broadened to … the Ba'thi order with a liberal democratic system. In taking this step, the Brotherhood openly allied itself with … moves. Cadres opposed to negotiating with the regime and working with Khaddam resorted to armed struggle in an attempt …
The remains of the crash of TWA Flight 5 in 1931 [Photo from the Kansas Historical Society]

Top Ten Origins: Aviation Disasters that Improved Safety

… there seemed to be issues with the radio navigation aid, making it impossible to find the field with instruments alone. … Report” called for a number of measures aimed at making aviation safer in the air and on the ground. The … in 1956. The tragedy came at a time when Americans were taking to the air in ever greater numbers. And they were …

Interracial Marriage in "Post-Racial" America

… known interracial marriages between abolitionists—William King and Marry Allen (1853)—resulted in their fleeing the … masse to ferret out “passers.” A certificate from 1924 mockingly “guaranteeing” a person’s racial “purity." … a Polish American from marrying. Sheet music from 1897 mocking African Americans and Chinese Americans ( left ). “The …
An MP looking north from South Korea in the Demilitarized Zone, 2008.

The War That Never Ended: The Legacy of the Korean War

… North Korean diplomats in Africa became infamous for trafficking ivory and arms. The North Korean government, committed … their authoritarianism and the surveillance state by invoking the North Korean threat. North Korean guerillas …
L to R - Indigenous, African American, and Jewish Peoples

Ideas of Race and Racism in History

… open things up for discussion. If you're interested in asking a question, please write it in the Q&A function just at … with the focus on the 20th century. She's currently working on a transnational history of French anti-racism … were wrong. In so doing, these experts gave the backing, the prestige, the authority of science, to the most …

The Fate of the Kurds

… the eastern borderlands against the Armenian “threat.” Taking full advantage of their commissions, these Kurdish … the territorial integrity of what remained of the shrinking empire, but embraced different tactics. The governor of … approach to suppress communities he believed to be working with Europeans to threaten Ottoman territorial …

The International History of the U.S. Suffrage Movement

… use for the next 50 years—the mass petition, public speaking, and the boycott. Transatlantic networks of … for overstepping boundaries of female propriety by speaking out in public threw into sharp relief that, as … suffrage from British Chartists, the first mass working-class movement in England, directly inspired Stanton’s …

Russia, America, and the Conspiratorial Worldview

… Russian history is replete with stories of enemies seeking to undermine the state: conspiracy theories, as many … hands of the West stretched to all corners of the earth, working behind the scenes to prevent Soviet achievements. As we … they confirmed that the CIA had played a role in Lumumba’s assassination. The Office of the Historian has stated …

Baptized in the Jordan: Restoring a Holy River

… Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) is nonetheless working to revive the Jordan River, restoring the basin as a … “which she received with joy and gratitude, drinking it and spreading it over her body to wash away the sins … by 19 th -century Russian travelers described pilgrims taking bottles of holy water and burial shrouds dipped in the …

A Sea of Troubles: The Philippines and Pacific Geopolitics

… to the west of the Philippines. While not explicitly backing Manila, Obama stressed his commitment to preserving … Pacific coincided roughly with that of Japan, perhaps making a fight over the Philippines inevitable. To  … rights. Nonetheless, Washington remained steadfast in backing the Marcos regime. Playing to nationalist sentiment, …

Beyond 'Tribes': Violence and Politics in Kenya

… the Kenyan Parliament in early March, the army was cracking down on groups in the western Mount Elgon region who … the cost of a proper repair. Colonialism and the Making of "Tribes" The severe economic and social problems … the political scene and the source of some of the murders/assassinations. But hired thugs have been perpetually on the …

Good Guys and Bad Guys with Guns: Gun Control in Canada and the U.S.

… responsible for security at the House of Commons, with taking down the gunman. Commentators not completely caught up … were supposed to be “the nation’s bulwark” slouching, slacking, or sticking their hands down their pants. Militias in … who was shot in the head during John Hinkley, Jr.’s assassination attempt on the President—as well as the …

Conserving Diversity at the Dinner Table: Plants, Food Security, and Gene Banks

… we see signs everywhere of what some observers call the sinking ark of agricultural biodiversity (agrobiodiversity). As … agricultural research centers beginning in the 1970s. Working in collaboration with hundreds of governments, civil … on CGIAR's gene banks to improve their agriculture, taking advantage of the CGIAR's open access to resources for …

The Second Amendment Goes to Court

… had nothing to do with firearms. Jefferson was actually talking metaphorically, about having all of the facts one … from the 18th to the 21st centuries is crucial to making sense of the 2nd Amendment today. Consider the language … the modern individual nor collective rights models, making it hard to interpret. The best way to describe the …
Graffiti on wall: "Broken Promises"

Jefferson Cowie on Deindustrialization, Trade, and the 2016 Presidential Election

… and "Stayin' Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class". During this presidential race, Donald Trump and … the foundation of that idealized past that there are talking about. What were the core characteristics of the New … in 1972 when Wallace, there's an attempted says there's an assassination attempt on his wife in Maryland and at that …

Feminism in Egypt: New Alliances, Old Debates

… From 2011 to 2014, breathtaking political changes transformed the lives of men and … of women’s rights activism emerged during the revolution, taking the debate over gender relations in new directions and … rights, and offered extended legal protections for working women (such as paid maternity leave, accessible …

America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System

… to “normal” habits. In many cases, these habits included working. Most institutions were attached to farms, partly to … in hospitals. Patients performed manual tasks like shoe-making at the Willard Asylum for the Insane in New York ( left … increasingly serving as custodial institutions. Doctors working with patients suffering from dementia or late-stage …

Becoming 'European:' The Diverging Paths of the Czech and Slovak Republics

… also queued up at ATMs to withdraw fresh new currency marking Slovakia's latest move toward an integrated European … also appealed to Western statesmen more concerned with mapmaking than understanding the realities on the ground in East … that Slovakia was losing out as its neighbors were basking in the warmth of a new-found European identity, …