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… Delegates from across the globe will soon gather at the Paris Climate Change … the earth you can go where the atmosphere is the same as it was before people began burning fossil fuels. And likewise, … two or three years. The essential problem is a debate about when and where in human history, in Earth's history, human …

… planet, water has defined every aspect of human life: from the molecular, biological and ecological to the cultural, … us about the the current dilemmas that we're often facing when it comes to water. I want to begin by asking sort of … that we do as people in irrigation agriculture and waste and sanitation in drinking and disease and floods and …

… As the effects of climate change, toxic pollution, and … events, is the event that in the dinosaurs, which was probably caused by an asteroid impact. And then each one … relatively short periods of time on a geological scale, when the diversity of life on Earth, for some reason …

… From Donald Trump’s Access Hollywood  tapes to the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment … on the East Coast out of Philadelphia and New York, which was really creating space for survivors to find community … a real, I think, a historic shift.   Martha Chamallas   When Anita Hill was at Ohio State, and gave a series of …

… This last week, "Go ahead and squeal," he taunted us. The cause of his outburst? Likely American protests in the … American foreign policy and jeopardized world peace. When Venezuela's Hugo Chávez throws one of his rhetorical … breathed "new oxygen" into the Cuban government and that Washington should do more to quell dictatorships throughout …

… host Patrick Potyondy interviews historian Sarah Siff about the roots of "class warfare" in the United States. ( Image … and setting warehouses on fire. And so class warfare was an actual thing that happened. These days what it is a slander that often conservatives use when they want to talk about someone as redistributive, or …

… remarkable guests, Prologued offers in-depth discussions of the historical roots of the world today—a past that has … both tourists and researchers at the National Archives in Washington D.C. The phrase is meant to remind readers that … in American politics since the turn of the 20th century, when men who opposed women's suffrage based their concern on …

… speech; a “My China Dream” university student conference was held in August of 2013; “The Sounds of China Dream,” a … traumatic for others. The China Dream has emerged at a time when, as a consequence of these reforms, the state exerts … a product of the Confucian tradition as it is of Marxism-Leninism. China is becoming an increasingly liberal society, …

… We live at a moment in American politics when there has never been more anger directed toward “big … Senator and Tea Party darling Rand Paul traveled across Washington, D.C. to deliver a speech to students at Howard …

… the Soviet system came crashing to the ground—its Marxist-Leninist ideology rejected, its socialist economy scrapped … Conservative commentators postulated that the Soviet system was incapable of reform, and that it could only be altered … officials of Gorbachev’s generation had been disappointed when Brezhnev ousted Khrushchev and replaced nascent reforms …

… is so advanced that even its government works remotely!” As the civil war in Yemen continues to inflict heavy losses on … left ). Aerial bombing of Sana’a in 2016 ( right ). How and when did the situation in Yemen collapse to such an extent? … provinces as part of a new federalist state and the plan was a central grievance of the Houthi movement. A map of …

… Civics quiz: Is and was the United States a) a democracy b) a republic c) both d) neither?  The answer depends on who you ask and when. In 2000, democracy – rule of the majority – lost out …

… University Department of History faculty experts discuss the historical context of Election 2020. Panelists include: … respond to your questions. Many of you submitted questions when you registered and we'll answer some of those to begin … here. You know, when I first thought about this question, I was thinking about some of the kind of more obvious stuff …

… The U.S. Senate debate on establishing Permanent Normal … that Americans are too fond of imposing their own standards when evaluating the political situations in other countries. … vulnerable members of Chinese society. Jiang's generation was once galvanized to action by concerns such as these. Now …

… China has expanded its global presence over the last decade much to the concern of U.S. officials. … | Assistant Professor, Department of History This podcast was supported by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI … This accelerated over the course of the Korean War when PRC forces engaged with UN forces led by the United …

… Which person described below would you call an “elite”? A) The multimillionaire real estate tycoon who inherited his … the wrath of voters, and what the implications might be when voters turn on them. Americans have a funny … apart from those that followed, however, is that it was in many ways a revolt of the “better classes,” or the …

… After the Second World War, national self-determination became a … the American Historical Review, Past and Present, and The Washington Post , among other venues. With that … Because postwar global decolonization is a big topic even when focusing on its discontents. And those are big words …

… Akin (R-Missouri) caused a political firestorm this August when he told a television reporter that he opposes abortion … decisions on behalf of women." Politicians frequently use their stances on abortion to elicit electoral support, and … diverge. While Europeans continued to believe that abortion was a desperate act of unfortunate women, some powerful …

… Whenever a famous politician dies, obituary writers and … to be drawn between the two, and not just because Nixon was the first American president to visit the People’s … position when it came to the promise or threat of Marxism-Leninism. Nixon never wavered in believing that the Soviet …

… Prize-winning author and historian Taylor Branch on the contentious yet interlinked history of the American … by Origins . I'm your host, Patrick Potyondy. What happens when antitrust class action lawsuits meet college sports? … for, I think, a combination of selfish reasons and brainwashed reasons, to the notion that it is a noble thing to …

… individuals that defy all reason. But is this actually the case? When and why did suicide bombing begin? Are there … the to keep it simple. I'd say the bomb, the modern bomb, was what created the suicide bomber. The development of …

… educational documentary about water affordability in Ohio. The film aims to amplify the voices of those who work toward … with water affordability in other places. This project was made possible by the support of the School of … time can be a considerable burden. But what do people mean when they talk about water being affordable? The answer is …

… socialist fellow travelers. The two-year struggle of 1905 was the product of an autocratic state which failed to … that Bolsheviks saw “ civil war as the path to triumph .” Lenin returned to Russia in April, and in October, the … wove violence into the fabric of politics and stood unified when other socialist camps fragmented. Engelstein provides a …