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… of these refugees and asylum seekers and the challenges they face should not be minimized. But the shorthand of … such as Turkey and Lebanon. Likewise, Afghan refugees are mainly sheltering in Pakistan: only a minority attempt … face an uncertain future in the sprawling Dadaab camp complex in Kenya barely register on the radar of the global …

… Comparing COVID-19 to HIV is, in many ways, like comparing … airborne, transmissible through coughing and sneezing. Yet, they both expose the underlying, often unspoken, issues … we live. For example, HIV and COVID-19 have both laid bare that stark racial disparities exist in population health …

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated … wanted to avoid a master narrative in the core exhibit, and they did not want to treat the history of Polish Jews as a … the experience of the Holocaust. (Left) Warsaw’s Castle Square, Plac Zamkow w Warszawie; (Right) Jewish cemetery in …

… Potyondy interviews her about one of the most contentious topics today— abortion —as well as her research experience … associate editor Patrick Potyondy. Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to Writers Talk History, a partnership between the … there have been a number of women who have died because they were not able to get access to legal abortion services …

… Dr. Lucy Murphy  Welcome to Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma and … let's get to know Melissa Beard Jacob today. Her pronouns are she her hers. She is Ojibwe from Northern Michigan and … You know, these children were not there really to learn. They were there to unlearn their native culture. So this …

… policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world have become fierce and deeply divisive, to say the least, and will surely continue to dominate politics in the coming years. All the while, lives are in the balance as people around the globe take the often … Dr. Nicholas Breyfogle  Hello, and welcome to Migration and Mobility: Insights from History coming …

… at … well, any number of things. Lumping them together, the commentariat called all these angry voters “populists” and … in the European Union ( bottom right ). Whatever else they may or may not have in common ideologically, these populists share an antipathy toward “elites.” But we haven’t spent …

… Belgium's plans to make a special-edition euro coin commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. Belgium still … know that the French still could not cope with the fact they were defeated." In the years since the battle different … that allows individual nations to unilaterally produce coins of irregular denominations. 70,000 2½ euro coins were …

… over the trajectory of the on-going American military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan has combined with … interest in conflict termination, the process by which wars are ended. While we have paid a great deal of attention to … commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan, concern for what they might be and their consequences are at the heart of …

… Patrick Potyondy   This is your host Patrick Potyondy and welcome to History Talk the history podcast for everyone … and their universities.   Patrick Potyondy   Today, we are the only country in the world that plays big money … the athletes themselves are being treated fairly or whether they're entitled to some kind of compensation. Players at …

… over Confederate monuments. How do these two trends in commemorating our nation’s past relate to one anther? What … Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk, the podcast that brings together a … Confederate monuments around the country and the messages they send. For example, Alabama's governor, Kay Ivey, did …

… in June 2013, in fact, the question of children and their parents was at the very heart of the case. In amicus curiae … of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere—organizations that had come out of gay-father activism of the 1980s—wrote a brief in support of repeal. They included quotes from children raised in lesbian and gay …

… does ideology drive U.S foreign relations? Panelists: Christopher McKnight Nichols , Professor of History and Wayne … Distinguished Lecturer, Nichols is a frequent public commentator on U.S. politics and foreign policy. Nichols is … Nicholas Breyfogle   Hello, and welcome to "How does ideology drive US foreign relations?" …

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … NSA intelligence-gathering programs revealed by Snowden are unprecedented in their sheer scale, their advanced … the CIA’s mandate not to operate in the United States, but they had the general approval of the president. Many of …

… What is the afterlife of an old communist statue? Just what to do with all the Soviet-era … Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has been a topic of popular fascination and discussion. What is most … at right, monument to Soviet Army, Sofia ).  But, there are more subtle architectural traces remaining in various …

… already been showing up in recent history. Millennials have come of age hearing they are the first generation in American history who will not do …

… had written two short articles on urban life. Frugoni combined the two articles, included her own notes, and has … majority derive from Italian frescoes and miniatures, which are complimented with a handful of northern European … their deaths. It is only through divine intervention that they are saved as angels and saints keep them afloat until …

… Trump held up Carrier, an air conditioning and heating company, as a symbol of the plight of American … American Free Trade Agreement (PDF File) . “NAFTA,” declared Trump, “is the worst trade deal maybe ever signed … Senator Bernie Sanders denounced NAFTA and TPP. “I think they have been a disaster for the American worker,” said …

… in the Altstadt, or “Old Town,” is relatively new. This area had to be completely rebuilt after its destruction during  World War … gained popularity among the older generation of Germans. They are angered because of the mass influx of refugees from …

… of the Fallen is a mass burial site that was designed to commemorate the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) as a … from the rural south to the industrial north, where they broke the repressive bonds of postwar life and forged … of the estimated 112,000 victims of Francoism that are still buried in unmarked mass graves. …

… great paradox. With its fast-growing economy, China has become the leading producer of CO2 (though not on a per-capita basis). Simultaneously, it has become the world's leading producer of green and renewable … environment, and what global role China might play in the coming years in confronting climate change. ( Image Source ) …

… of the ERA with hosts Jessica Blissit and Brenna Miller as they speak with three historians: Kimberly Hamlin , Susan … Brenna Miller  Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … it. Many women opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because they believed that it would take away special protections …