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Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff

… partnership.” Those conciliatory words, however, were accompanied on both sides with qualifications, skepticism, and … 2012 Academy-Award-winning film Argo is the most recent revisiting of these events in American culture.) Almost … to retake the territories Iranian forces had occupied. Ultimately, according to the same source, the continuation …

A History of Stolen Citizenship

… the amendment restored voting rights to ex-felons who had completed their prison sentence and been released from parole or probation, except for those convicted of murder or felony sex crimes. A … Mass Incarceration and Mass Disfranchisement A St. Louis newspaper described the election-day arrests and harassment …

Rash Decisions: Anti-vaccination Movements in Historical Perspective

… the initial onset of symptoms. Measles often causes severe complications, including pneumonia and encephalitis … And we humans have succeeded at many other control efforts. By vaccination, we eliminated smallpox, one of the … in culturing virus samples. Dr. John Enders and his team at Boston Children’s Hospital overcame this hurdle, …

Treating the Symptoms: Northern Ireland’s Incomplete Peace

… II and Martin McGuiness shake hands, June 27, 2012. Before making the turn to politics, McGuiness was a leader of … that, 17 years after its inception, remains stubbornly incomplete. On the positive side, the Belfast Agreement … he allowed Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams (below right) to visit the United States to build support and raise funds. …

Where have you gone, Holden Caulfield? Why We Aren’t ‘Alienated’ Anymore

… Over the last year, we have come to know a good deal about Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab. … a privileged upbringing. His father, a wealthy banker and former Nigerian economics minister, made sure his son had … schemes designed to convince workers that they are a "team" rather than isolated individuals. The stone-faced …
Native woman with her back to the camera

Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma & Indigenous Ways of Knowing

… was in a part an academic exercise, it was also an effort to reclaim pieces of a family’s experience that was … Dr. Lucy Murphy  Welcome to Reclaiming My Family's Story: Cultural Trauma and … programs all throughout the year so definitely make sure to visit our website mcc.osu.edu. And we have a whole calendar …

Canada’s Dark Side: Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s 150th Celebration

… birthday celebrations  in 2017 [photo credit:  TML Weekly Information Project ]. Canada’s Houses of Parliament (its House of Commons and the Senate chambers) sit on the unceded … peoples in Canada’s past and present should be the ultimate message behind Canada’s 150 commemorations. Yet …

Are Women People? The Equal Rights Amendment Then and Now

… victory signals that the ERA has a renewed chance to become the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be … must be approved by Congress and then sent to the states for ratification by a two-thirds majority, or 38 states. … rights activists are hopeful that, if nothing else, the latest interest in the ERA will spark discussion and perhaps …
A makeshift hospital in Iowa during the 1918 flu pandemic

Pandemics: Past, Present, Future

… Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this content do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. … 19th century. The speed of movement is the speed of the steamship. And so when we talk about what's been happening to …