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The New Normal (Prologued, Season 1, Episode 8)

… On the Season 1 Finale of Prologued, we look back and what we have learned over the last seven weeks and forward to what this means for the future of women in … of women's history who recently joined the University of Southern California's history department. And she found that …
French demonstrators with purple signs that read "ras le viol"

Violence Against Women

… are beginning to give greater attention to this problem and, at times, to stand against misogynistic violence in all its forms. … interesting case in 1977 in Oakland, California, where four African American women brought one of these lawsuits against …
The Cornalvo Dam, near the city of Mérida in Spain.

Top Ten Origins: Dams

… For millennia, dams have played a central role in human life and natural systems.  They have served myriad uses for … from collecting water for irrigation, drinking, bathing, and leisure, to mitigating flooding, milling grain, stocking … and Xilodu dams, and the Itaipu and Belo Monte dams in South America). 8. Under Construction: Belo Monte Dam in …
Pope Leo XIV in the popemobile at his inauguration, 2025.

Faith, History, and the City of God in the 21st Century

… “We are living in times that are both difficult to navigate and to recount,” he  confessed to reporters. These times … Augustine, he encouraged his audience: “Let us live well and the times will be good. We are the times.” While the … history?  Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa, wrestled with these questions 1600 years ago. …
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Energy Policy: How is the “Long Transition” from Fossil Fuels Doing?

… In my November 2011,  Origins  article,  Energy Policy and the Long Transition in America , I concluded that … the economics of alternative sources, sustainable fuels, and clean energy will hinge on the price of coal and … a large wind farm in Baja is supplying electricity to Southern California) or Australia (a nation not known for …

Private Matter or Public Crisis? Defining and Responding to Domestic Violence

… On February 15, 2014, NFL star Ray Rice and Janay Palmer, who were then engaged, were both arrested … In late July 2014, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also handed Rice a two game suspension. Many felt that the … with domestic matters focused on poor, immigrant, or African American households. They blamed individual failings …
Still image from the Movie The Bridge (Criterion Collection).

Top Ten Origins: World War II Films

… the Second World War often include indelible scenes, moods, and sounds. As we move further and further away from the actual events of the war, movies … a French-Algerian filmmaker, tells the story of North African colonial troops, the discrimination they faced, and
NASA marks Earth Day’s 50th anniversary.

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

… to sit on a bench in front of the Swedish Parliament, handing out flyers that read, "I am doing this because you … by prominent scientists, environmental policy makers, and a growing cadre of climate activists, Thunberg has … along the scenic beaches of an upscale resort town in Southern California. On January 28, 1969, a Union Oil well …
The so-called "Elgin Marbles," on display in the British Museum

Classics and the Alt-Right Conundrum

… is often rooted in romanticized notions of ancient Greece and Rome, which alt-right groups have appropriated and promoted in recent propaganda. Why and how do … fascination with, especially Sparta, but also the American South, post reconstruction, sort of like the daughters and
A long line of migrants in India

Migration and Mobility: Yesterday and Today

… more than 80 million forcibly displaced people in the world and another 260-plus million international migrants, humans … today seem to be on the move. Debates over immigration and refugee policy in the U.S., Europe, and across the world … rhetoric, you know, there'd be people who were very recent South Asian immigrants, or very recent Arab immigrants, who …
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Russia and the World

… to shape world affairs. But what exactly does Russia want? And how does this compare to its ambitions in the past? In this episode of History Talk , hosts Jessica Blissit and Brenna Miller talk to two experts— Stephen Norris and …   Gerry Hudson  Yeah.   Stephen Norris      In Georgia, South Ossetia.   Brenna Miller  Well, let's turn a little …
Lenin waving flag in front of crowd of workers and soldiers

From Romanovs to Reds: Russia's Revolutions at 100

… In the aftermath, a myriad of political, economic, social, and cultural changes reshaped life inside Russia as the … anniversary of the Russian Revolutions, hosts Brenna Miller and Jessica Viñas-Nelson interview expert guests Drs. Angela … now that the Republic of Georgia and that in the Caucasus, south of the Caucuses, so that there were so many different …
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1989: The Year That Changed It All

… map of Europe disintegrated, often with little resistance. And the Berlin Wall—that most iconic symbol of the Cold … tumbling down in November. The sense of possibility and astonishment were palpable: the world could change in … Lithuania, and Estonia, in particular, but also in the south of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and other areas where …

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

… security contractor Edward Snowden to the Washington Post and the Guardian this past summer. It was made instead in … it held hearings on the activities of the CIA, the FBI, and the NSA. Domestic surveillance intended to protect … Indian Movement. Hoover had long been suspicious of African Americans, having investigated W.E.B. DuBois in his …

The Kids Aren’t Alright: The Policymaking of Student Loan Policy

… years of out-of-state graduate education was expensive, and student loans were his only option to fund it. The bill … my friends. Around 18 million people were enrolled in two- and four-year degree and non-degree granting institutions in … 8% of borrowers' gross monthly income. In addition, 55% of African-American student borrowers and 58% of Hispanic …

What's in a Name?: The Meaning of 'Muslim Fundamentalist'

… Language and Politics Is it a death tax or an estate tax? Are they … use also become a part of the world we are trying to understand. One cannot understand contemporary American politics … of Western Christendom, like the history of India or Africa, simply illustrates one of a number of the different …

Russia, America, and the Conspiratorial Worldview

… theories have proliferated in both the United States and Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In … Russian media depicted the election protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg (and throughout the country) in December … a different story, for they are marked “ThailandandSouth Vietnam.” While depicting this rapacious appetite as …
Comic from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sun.

“A New and Deadly Menace” (Prologued, Season 2, Episode 2)

… takes us to late imperial China, colonial Mexico, and turn-of-the-century California. Ultimately, a international perspective helps us to understand why the world was ripe was a U.S.-led War on Drugs in … heard this narrative for years from none other than their southern neighbors in Mexico, thanks largely to the …

Cops and Robbers? The Roots of Anti-Doping Policies in Olympic Sport

… Doping scandals have been shaking the world of sport for almost a half century. However, the recent scandal provoked by the announcement from the three-man panel … wins the 100m final at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea ( left ). Bicyclists “sit down” in protest …

Outdoing Panama: Turkey’s ‘Crazy’ Plan to Build an Istanbul Canal

… had imagined for Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey—and Europe. It would be ambitious. Massive. It would be a "crazy project," as Erdogan and the public coined it. Turks imagined : Could it be a … pipeline from Azerbaijan to a Mediterranean port in southern Turkey. Another oil pipeline, scheduled for …
Vladimir Putin seated and surrounded by military officers

World War II Memory in Putin's Russia

… in Ukraine. Panelists: David L. Hoffmann, College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of History, … Breyfogle (Moderator), Associate Professor of History and Director, Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching, … know the answer, in the case of Central Asian countries, or South Caucasus countries, either. Certainly, it is …
a woman at a witch trial. she is wearing white and has her arms up in air with lightening bolts coming out of them. A judge, lawyer and an audience of people look on.

What was Wrong with the Judges at the Salem Witch Trials?

… witch trials concern those who were accused of witchcraft and their accusers, Matt Goldish's new book, "Science and Specters" at Salem, turns the spotlight on the judges. … they will get further names. And that's why especially in southwestern Germany late 16th early 17th centuries you get …