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

… farmed no longer exist. Four centuries later, we have come to depend increasingly on only a handful of commercial … This package was in turn supported with state subsidies, credit, and price controls. The Green Revolution reflected … and serve as safety deposit boxes. Other similar off-site conservation mechanisms include botanical gardens, DNA …
BJP rally in India

The Politics of India

… A New York Times editorial has declared it “ A New Chapter for America … Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone. I'm … both of those countries in 1947. So that's another ongoing site of tension. A lot of that is around, the around the …
A woman on the outskirts of Kyiv carrying a bucket of apricots

Eating at You: Food and Chernobyl

… of independence. And, for many, knowing where your food comes from, intimately, down to the moisture of the soil, … the accident is piling up, awaiting a final nuclear storage site. Likewise in limbo, over 100,000 evacuees in temporary …
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 … to do for themselves, to have different ideas. And it is a message that unless you cow-tow to an old order this is what … and some women prefer the republican party for the opposite reason, Sarah Paxton A lot of this partisanship is …

A New World Order? Africa and China

… On one hand, huge new markets have opened to American companies; on the other, Chinese producers have created … farmers out of business. The catchy title and menacing themes echo dire warnings from some African academics, Western … companies. In addition, Angola received another line of credit from China that was pegged at 1.5% over 17 years. …

Conflict Termination: How to End -- and Not to End -- Insurgencies

… over the trajectory of the on-going American military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan has combined with … and the US in Indochina gets a D-, for exactly the opposite reasons, the French in Algeria get a solid F. The … Algeria. Like the French in Algeria, the Soviets and their clients in Afghanistan made liberal use of torture and …
The Benin Bronzes in the African Gallery at the British Museum.

LOOT: Colonial Collections and African Restitution Debates

… North to share collections. Ironically, it was the shortcomings of a UNESCO convention that brought M’Bow to this … in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, suggested that in the coming five years “conditions be put in place for the … and others. Collectors’ motivations were diverse: sometimes removing objects was motivated by a show of power, …
NASA marks Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.

“Give Earth a Chance”: Earth Day and the Politics of Modern Environmentalism

… emerged as a spokesperson for a diverse global movement to combat the climate crisis following a spate of … Germany. Although it might seem that there is little comparison between today’s climate crisis and the … Valedictory Speakers is Somber” article in The New York Times , June 1969. Her words hit a national nerve. Under the …
Dreamcatchers shown against the sky

Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College Students

… Dr. Lucy Murphy  Hello, welcome to "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College … an overarching noun. And I use that interchangeably  sometimes with American Indian although I rarely use that term … and Neglected Children in Denver, Colorado when I visited on March 25, in 2018. This picture is on the grounds …

The Politics of International Adoption

… violence, malnutrition or disease. Ten million is hard to comprehend. Nor is it any easier if we break it down: thirty … adoption, by an unintended irony, re-traces the discredited preoccupation with "matching" that wrote children … countries in question: orphanages, and the street. I have visited orphanages in several Asian countries; no child should …
People holding signs: "More Mental Health Care + Less Jail Time" and "Support Mental Health - It's the Right Thing to Do"

Mental Health and American Society

… Jessica Vinas-Nelson   Welcome to History Talk the podcast that brings together a … the kind of social networks that existed at different times in places, especially things like the family, where you … song and band information can be found on our website. You can find our podcasts and more on our website

Should Age Matter? How 65 Came to Be Old and Old Came to Be Ill

… United States. The press, the government, and the medical community claim, often and loudly, that these numbers augur … quiet the conservative opposition? Louis Pink, a former client and insurance expert with New York Blue Cross/Blue … individuals for years of optimal health in their homes. The emphasis should remain on creating the “well …

America's "Big Brother": A Century of U.S. Domestic Surveillance

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … on the activities of the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA. Domestic surveillance intended to protect American citizens … thus began “active measures” against King, seeking to discredit him by portraying him as an Uncle Tom figure beholden …
Women at desk marked "Learn to Vote"

So...what now? (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 4)

… the polls were moved to schools and churches and community centers. There was some change in how candidates … politics. Next time, on  Prologued . Sarah Paxton ( Credits) This season of Prologued was brought to you by  … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …

Population Bomb? The Debate over Indian Population

… the early nineteenth century, when the British East India Company controlled an increasing swath of territory across the subcontinent, Company officials pronounced that large and expanding … For instance, in 1966 Indian farmers produced 1.7 times the amount of grain as they had in 1951. Skeptics, …

The UN, the WHO, and the Future of U.S. Diplomacy

… Trump. While this backlash was perhaps concentrated on domestic matters and perceptions, Trump’s foreign policy also … policies as altruistic during the ideological competition of the Cold War. But these institutions and … with supranational institutions allowed the country to “get credit for practicing altruism instead of power politics.” …
Official Program: Woman Suffrage Procession, Washington DC March 3, 1913

I have many things to say (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 2)

… call the Anthony Amendment, and what would eventually become the 19th Amendment. But not for a long time. California … next time on  Prologued . ( music ) Sarah Paxton ( Credits) This season of Prologued was brought to you by  … Oranjudio. Song and band information can be found on our website, and we encourage our listeners to visit episode …
The Norwegians Land in Iceland 872 by Oscar Wergeland (1877).

Why We Love the Vikings

… and Joanne Harris’s  The Gospel of Loki,  to video games like  Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla,  and  God of War: … ties were also immensely important, for one often needed community support at the assembly to win a legal case. Thus, … slavery, alongside broader themes of religion, romance, and loyalty.  Although the show conflates and rearranges certain …
Billboard of Nursultan Nazarbayev in Kazakhstan, 2015.

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the Democratization Shell Game

… both countries appear to break from the autocratic past and complicate our understanding of their political future. In … when it was set to assume the position. In reality, the opposite occurred. By the time Kazakhstan assumed the … the Kazakh parliament, filled to the brim with Nazarbayev loyalists, overrode his veto. Luckily, Nazarbayev could turn …
man with giant crab

A Tale of Two Fisheries: Fishing and Over-Fishing in American Waters

… of effort. Profits became less assured for many fishing companies beginning in the 1970s and accelerating in later … 2,716,000 metric tons of fish from the banks, ten times the size of the catch taken by American fishers and … owners because they have a more difficult time securing credit. Only a few boat captains and no crew members were …
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 … University’s Melvin Barnes Jr. and Princeton University’s James Watson-Krips as they discuss Barnes’ research on the … out to me at OSU. My email is On the History Department site, and I can share some of the readings that I have. …