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photo of FDR.

Picking Up Where FDR Left Off

… at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … United States … …
Two women in black hijab in Yemen

Yemen: Inside The Forgotten War

… States and in Europe with devastating effect. This month, History Talk explores the current conflict in Yemen and its … ( Image Source ) … Eric Michael Rhodes: Welcome to History Talk , the podcast that brings together experts to … has facilitated the largest outbreak of cholera in recorded history. Eric Michael Rhodes: Many people know little about …
Nixon shakes hands with Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

Nixon and China, Bush and Cuba?

… at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of … e-mail:  Stephen.A.Allen2@nd.edu ] … Stephen A. Allen … History News Service … South & Central America … Caribbean … …
People celebrating anniversary of the revolution in Mashhad in 2014.

Iran: Still Struggling toward Self-Determination

… in the family of nations. Dino E. Buenviaje writes for the History News Service and is a graduate student at the … dino.buenviaje@ email.ucr.edu . … Dino E. Buenviaje … History News Service … Iran … Middle East … Nuclear Power & …
Undated photo of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany.

Democracy-Building Will Be Tougher This Time

… ever in Iraq. Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the … Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. … Henry Butterfield Ryan … History News Service … Global/Transnational … World War II / …
Abandoned nuclear weapons depot in Northern Germany.

What About the WMDs that DO Exist?

… of vast proportions. Lawrence S. Wittner is a professor of history at the State University of New York/Albany and … "Toward Nuclear Abolition" (2003). … Lawrence S. Wittner … History News Service … Nuclear Power & Weapons … Cold War … …
The flag of the United Nations

America’s Intervention Predicament

… candidates.  Henry Butterfield Ryan is a writer for the History News Service. He is also an associate of the … Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. … Henry Butterfield Ryan … History News Service … Global/Transnational … …
Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center display.

America Needs New Words on Sept. 11

… in taxes” — that is, “putting patriotism ahead of pocketbooks.” That’s a far cry from contemporary politicians who … nation’s leaders ask in their own words, and make their own history. Andrew M. Schocket is author of “Founding Corporate … at Bowling Green State University. … Andrew M. Schocket … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … U.S. …
President Barack Obama signed the ARRA into law on February 17, 2009. Vice President Joe Biden stood directly behind him.

A New New Deal Must Be For All

… issues. … Eileen Boris … Lisa Levenstein … Sonya Michel … History News Service … Economics/Business/Trade … U.S. …
WE.177A was an air-launched boosted fission weapon deployed by the UK

The Two Sides of the Nuclear Coin

… without the other!” Lawrence S. Wittner is a professor of history at the State University of New York/Albany and … "Toward Nuclear Abolition" (2003). … Lawrence S. Wittner … History News Service … Global/Transnational … Cold War … …
A Memorial to the "Forgotten War" of Korea with the insignias of the United States Uniformed Services ringed around it.

Forgotten War, Tragic Peace

… at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … East Asia & Southeast Asia … …
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (left) and nature preservationist John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, on Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. In the background: Upper and lower Yosemite Falls.

Why Today’s Politicians Love Teddy Roosevelt

… is on the rise. Rosemarie Ostler writes about the cultural history of American English. She is the author of “Slinging … of American Politics” (2011). … Rosemarie Ostler … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … Why …
San Francisco frae the Marin Heidlands, with the Gowden Gate Brig in the foregroond.

The Real West Is an Urban West

… at Portland State University, Ore., and a writer for the History News Service. … Carl Abbott … History News Service … Cities/Urban & Rural … U.S. Politics …
George H. W. Bush Speaking in St. Louis, 1988. Behind him is Missouri Governor John Ashcroft.

The Danger of Scaring the Voters

… at the University of Colorado at Boulder and a writer for History News Service. … Ira Chernus … History News Service … United States … U.S. Politics … …
A photo of the Great Synagogue of Rome.

The Catholic Church and the Holocaust

… at the University of Notre Dame and a writer for the History News Service. [The Medieval Institute, University of … e-mail:  Stephen.A.Allen2@nd.edu ] … Stephen A. Allen … History News Service … Europe … World War II / WWII … …