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Cover of Philanthropy in America: A History by Olivier Zunz.

The Gifts That Keep On Giving

Review of Philanthropy in America: A History, by Olivier Zunz (Princeton University Press, 2012)
… at the beginning of his splendid history of philanthropy and it serves as a double reminder: first, philanthropy in … this. "Philanthropists were allowed to finance schools for African-American children in the South," he writes at one point, "but were subject to a host …
Voting booths

America's Post-Election Political Landscape

… Talk , hosts Jessica Blissit  (Jessica Vinas-Nelson) and Brenna Miller interview three experts on American politics— Kimberly Hamlin , Marc Horger , and Paula Baker —in the wake of the 2016 presidential … the nature of political campaigns, the role of race, class, and gender in American politics, and what has caused and

The Fate of the Kurds

… in October 2019 with an astonishing display of ignorance and callousness. He dismissed objections to abandoning them … with a population of some 35-40 million people centered in southeastern Turkey, western Iran , northern Iraq , and … Inside The Forgotten War ; Women in the Mideast and North Africa ; and the Syrian Civil War and Arab Spring . …
Carrie (left) with her mother, Emma Buck, at the Virginia Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, 1924.

The Sterilization of Carrie Buck

… boards in 33 states oversaw the sterilization of thousands of people between 1907 and 1977. Nearly all were classified as “feebleminded” and … rates than white women. For example, in North Carolina, African American women accounted for 64.8% of those … Alexandra Fair …
Cover of Zoot Suit The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style by Kathy Peiss.

A Suit, or a Statement?

Review of Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style, by Kathy Peiss (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011)
… the United States experienced a wave of wartime tensions and explosions of violence from New York City to Detroit to … the suit, the historian must move past the quintessential African and Mexican American wearers to examine the youths … which is the premise of chapter six. From Mexico to Canada, Africa and the Caribbean, the zoot suit quickly appeared …
seedlings

Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future

… Bart Elmore takes us on an authoritative and eye-opening journey into how the company Monsanto came … used seed money derived from toxic products―including PCBs and Agent Orange―to build an agricultural empire, promising … Seed Money: Monsanto's Past and Our Food Future …
IRA gunmen in Northern Ireland

From the Cold War to the War on Terror

… global war on terror, that now reaches 76 countries and seems far from over. Although American thought on terrorism persistently goes back to 9/11 and 2001, U.S. interest and rhetoric on terrorism dates back well into the Cold War. … American, a guy who went into a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, and shot and killed nine worshippers in the …
This 1952 illustration by Robert Thom of Sims' gynecological experiments involving enslaved women is part of a larger collection entitled Great Moments in Medicine.

Black Women, Medical Racism, and COVID-19

… Sandra Lindsay, a Black, Jamaican intensive care nurse at … to Lindsay is understandable. Historically, across the African diaspora, Black women were instrumental in the … 2021. The mistreatment and exploitation experienced by African Americans in the name of scientific research helps …
A wheat field in Ukraine resembles the colors on the country's flag.

Ukraine: The Breadbasket of Europe

… February 24, 2022, international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations … portion of Ukraine’s cultivated agricultural land in the south, as well as blockading ports on the Black Sea, a … of poverty.  Countries in the Middle East and North Africa such as Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia are very …
Soldiers in Kosovo

Kosovo: The Lessons of History?

… how come they’re always hitting refugees, hospitals and children?” “How are we supposed to peacefully resolve … might of the United States be applied in Kosovo and not in Africa? The answer seems to be that the United States has … commitments and economic interests in Europe than in Africa. But such a rationalization made me feel like Henry …

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

… In Prague, the last hours of 2008 were crisp and clear, and in that sharp winter chill the flood-lit … very same clear and crisp New Year's Eve, 181 miles to the southeast, a significantly different scene was unfolding in … Austro-Hungarian Empire covered much of East Central and Southeastern Europe. The present-day Czech Republic was …
The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America, by James T. Patterson Book Cover.

Capturing a Moment

Review of The Eve of Destruction: How 1965 Transformed America, by James T. Patterson (New York: Basic Books, 2012)
Three 10th Mountain Division Ski troopers above Camp Hale in the Pando Valley, Colorado in February, 1944.

Skis, Samba, and Smoking Snakes: An Unlikely World War II Partnership

What happened when glacier-goggled American ski troops and samba-loving Brazilian soldiers fought side-by-side halfway across the world?
… elite glacier-goggled “ski troops” rock climbing, skiing, and snowshoeing Colorado’s snow-capped peaks under heavy … fought as joint-combatants with an unlikely set of allies—South American soldiers of the  Força Expedicionária … “We had contact with Americans, British, and South Africans,” one Brazilian veteran wrote after the war, “and

The Human Use of Human Beings: A Brief History of Suicide Bombing

… On February 1, 2013, a suicide bomber killed himself and a security guard at America’s embassy in Ankara, Turkey. … example the bombings of American embassies in East Africa in 1998 and the attack on the USS Cole in 2000. Yet … Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon. The Shiites of south Lebanon, already reeling from civil war, were caught …
A woman on the outskirts of Kyiv carrying a bucket of apricots

Eating at You: Food and Chernobyl

… sidewalks, selling tomatoes, cucumbers, apricots, peaches, and berries of all kinds. Before the locavore, organic food … border of Ukraine, where the smoldering reactor was, south towards Kyiv, home to millions of people. They watched … tons of radioactive meat that had been rolling around the southwest railroad for four years. No one wanted the hot …

From Karl Marx to Karl Rove: “Class Warfare” in American Politics

… of Americans facing unemployment, losing their homes, and racking up student loan debt, the idea of a struggling … to a handful of businessmen to connect the West and the South to the heart of the Union by rail. Oil and steel … people." Hayes campaigned for economic development of the South and currency stabilization, both of which he argued …

Humanitarian Intervention: The American Experience from William McKinley to Barack Obama

… If he were alive today, William McKinley would understand Barack Obama's 2011 humanitarian intervention in Libya. … Like Obama, McKinley confronted geopolitical disorder and economic distress wrought by swashbuckling capitalism. … denomination had established a parish on Chicago's south side in the late 1960s. Derided as a "white church in …

Down and Out (Again): America’s Long Struggle with Mass Unemployment

… to sour with remarkable regularity: in 1914, 1920, and, of course, during the Great Depression. A long stretch … lured more and more Americans off the farm. By the time the South fired on Fort Sumter, cities like New York, … transcribing the life stories of ex-slaves in the rural South. It is crucial to underscore, however, that Franklin …
A shopkeeper sits outside his store in the Cardo waiting for tourists and residents to stop in.

A Postcard from Jerusalem

… Map of the Old City in Jersualem. As it has for thousands of years, Jerusalem remains a place of where many … “The Cardo,” Jerusalem’s ancient main street, runs north-south, typical of ancient Roman cities, and now traverses … remind passersby of the Armenian genocide. Nestled in the southwest quarter of the Old City, the Armenian Quarter has …

Fear and Loathing Around the World: The Rise of the New Populism

… popular anger against elites perceived as distant from and antagonistic to the struggles of ordinary Americans—more … rural and small-town areas voted more like the white south, and major southern metros like Atlanta and Houston shifted blue. The … Fear and Loathing Around the World: The Rise of the New Populism …
A photograph from the tumultuous German-Czech border in 1938 during World War II. The Sudetenland had long been a hotspot of contact between the two groups.

The Space In Between

Review of Cleansing the Czechoslovak Borderlands: Migration, Environment, and Health in the Former Sudetenland, by Eagle Glassheim (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016)
… the 20 th century borders have been fought over, drawn and redrawn, and today the “integrity” of those borders in the face of … when examining the American West, certain parts of Africa and other places where borders don’t function as a … Review of Cleansing the Czechoslovak Borderlands: Migration, Environment, and Health in the Former …
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, pictured in 2002

Apologizing for History

… as if apologies are becoming a regular part of business and politics. Pope John Paul II apologizes for the Crusades, the Inquisition and the long tradition of Roman Catholic anti-Semitism. … Insurance Company will not be paying reparations to the African-American community. But is it really possible for …