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… They discussed the legacy of enfranchisement, especially for women of color; the ongoing gender disparity in elected officials; and how history informs the 2020 election. Panelists included: Susan Hartmann, … in. We've received dozens of questions, and we'll do our best to answer as many as we can. But to begin, with is …

… Change, conference representatives will endeavor—not for the first time—to find ways to "stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the … define climate change? I think we define climate change the way scientists define climate change, which is looking for …

… of HIV/AIDS  as a phenomenon that began in the 1980s, when news first broke of a mysterious and highly deadly disease. … to the globalization and economic neoliberalism that transformed the global economy in the late twentieth century. On … of HIV/AIDS in both the United States and around the world. For more Origins coverage of HIV/AIDS and other related …

… This year, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice—the nation’s first memorial to the … over Confederate monuments. How do these two trends in commemorating our nation’s past relate to one anther? What … The job of history is to tell the truth about the past as best as we can manage to do it. And that doesn't necessarily …

… People. Dr. Jacob is the Intercultural Specialist for Native American and indigenous Students and Dr. Rivers … homelands and contemporary homelands as well. So the way that today is going to proceed is we have received a … as well. We received a lot of questions. So we'll do our best to answer those. But of course, Daniel and I, you know, …

… in, bowing their heads in prayer. Barely five meters away on the opposite shore, two Jordanian soldiers looked on from the shelter of a reed-covered platform – no visitors had come to visit their side of the river yet that … pick up a video recording of their own baptism ceremony and buy empty plastic bottles and jerry cans to fill up with …

… moment in the global process of decolonization. The 1960 visit to Northern Rhodesia of Iain Macleod, British … Projects born from colonial plans were realized in new ways by post-independence leaders through foreign investment … in legacy. Soviet and Chinese involvement in Africa is best described as a competition resulting from divergent …

… Patrick Potyondy   Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together a … besides the fact that they tend to be grouped together in ways that other continents are not, is that they're … the West African cases, because those are the ones I know best, where processes of democratization early on can …

… Long before the recent initiatives to strengthen the border wall … tell us about the current state of affairs and prospects for the future between the U.S. and Mexico? Join us as hosts … economic power shift that might not at all be in the U.S.' best interest. So alienating Mexico strategically for global …

… NATO “officially” ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in late December 2014, but … only nominally in control. And the Taliban — that American forces went in to banish in 2001— remains a force to be … Crews ,  Scott Levi , and Alam Payind about Afghanistan’s complex history to ask what the past of these peoples and …

… Native Americans visited colonial cities from New Orleans to Montreal, … “the chiefs now in this city,” namely, treaties. Colin Calloway’s book focuses our attention before and after those … and working in early American towns. It is among the book’s best. Whereas tribal delegations punctuated the calendar of …

… called the "Trump of the Tropics," campaigned on a platform that mixed anti-corruption with open nostalgia for the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to … history of Brazilian politics, and what his success means for the future of the world's fourth-largest democracy. For …

… A highway bridge collapses in Minnesota, lead poisons the water of … infrastructure—the roads, pipes, power lines, and waterways that make modern life possible. On this episode of … and what it can tell us about  changing conceptions of the common good. In addition, host Patrick Potyondy interviews …

… the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smith was visited that night by an angel who told him of an ancient … though, was a series of failed financial schemes that forced the family of twelve to move from town to town. The … point, however, the young seeker attempted to reform his ways: he participated in a string of revivals, married the …

… Like so many Detroiters, our families had wound their way to the city in circuitous, sometimes serendipitous ways. … Authority (FHA) mortgages that our parents had used to buy our homes; the Social Security checks that paid our … crying. We'll still talk, we tell each other. We'll come to visit. Nothing will change. And we believe what we're …

… that have settled in the south or elsewhere. But there's always questions about their reliability. So we use those with … than 30,000 in South Korea. So it's always the one of the best information you get is from human intelligence. Before … overt fear and repression, and in some cases, sort of buying over the loyalty of the elites in Pyongyang, but …

… Zoos are some of the world’s most visited attractions. Yet they often make headlines for controversial reasons such as in 2016 when the … zoo, historically zoos have represented far more than a fun way to spend an afternoon. Explore zoos past and present in … prolific correspondence for many years. And Hagenbeck was always telling Hornaday to come and see this new zoo and these …

… Prologued … James Bradford The United States essentially becomes one of the major contributors to Afghanistan's … control efforts during the era of the Cold War weren’t always so peaceful. In the fight against communism, American … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… pilots, and today’s suicide bombers? How can the history inform policy decisions to try and prevent such acts? Join … just self-sacrificial violence, and we can trace it all the way back. Even if we use the concept of technology. I mean, … to be careful in noting is that suicide bombing functions best tactically and strategically, when there is a community …

… conflict.  Today we talk about the women who led the charge for suffrage, their successful advocating for the nineteenth amendment, and who they left behind along the way. … quickly became clear to many of these women that the only way to truly have a voice in their society was through …

… over-exploitation of resources increasingly dominate the news, there may be an even larger threat on the horizon. By … event of our own making? And if so, what will this mean for humanity and what can we do about it? Listen in as hosts … have reshaped ecosystems in the past, their consequences for animal and plant diversity, and what this may mean for …

… Ohio State University Dr. Sarah Brady Siff , Drug Enforcement & Policy Center, Moritz College of Law; Ohio State … Professor of History and Director of the Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching, Ohio State University … We received several questions in advance and we'll do our best to answer as many questions as we can. Now, let's begin …

… resolution to this decades-long conflict seems farther away than ever. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in … of the Other When Egyptian President Anwar Sadat visited Jerusalem in 1977, he said that some walls … believe that their survival and safety would be guaranteed best, or perhaps only, to the extent that the Palestinian …