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President Reagan in February 1985.

Will the GOP Find a New Reagan?

… Reagan on issues ranging from taxes to negotiating with the Soviet Union.   For all of his conservative bona fides, as far back …
Lady Bird Johnson in the Texas Hill Country.

The Power of the Pedestal

… of California, Riverside. She is the author of "A Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American …
A rhino standing on the beach

The Sixth Extinction and Our Unraveling World

… many which are already illegal, of course, under the international treaty under the CITES treaty, but that really is … So then turning to the bigger picture about how we act on national and on and on a global scale. Are their current US … big things that that we could do that would require international cooperation would be to put aside big tracts of …

America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System

… created a groundswell for reform. The signing of the National Mental Health Act in 1946 and the subsequent creation of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) signaled that the … officials enact gun legislation as part of a broader national student walkout on the one-month anniversary of the …
Dian Fossey with mountain gorilla.

Dian Fossey: Conservationist in the Mist

… At this site, a coalition between the local community, national wildlife representatives and international researchers (stakeholders with sometimes … of Fossey’s work popularizing his life—that led to an international outpouring of grief, the creation of the Digit Fund …
The Dalai Lama speaking in front of Tibet's flag.

A New Chance for Peace in Tibet

… remains China’s greatest challenge, domestically and internationally. Instead of the peace, stability and economic … Despite increased repression, public expressions of Tibetan nationalism continue–even terrorism, with a few bombs … the Tibetan spiritual and lay leader, has successfully internationalized the question of Tibet, resulting in universal …
Cover of Philanthropy in America: A History by Olivier Zunz.

The Gifts That Keep On Giving

Review of Philanthropy in America: A History, by Olivier Zunz (Princeton University Press, 2012)
… Yale made a donation of books, and in return a small denominational college in New Haven was named after him. Benjamin … on to chart how American philanthropic activity became international, first as a result of World War II, and then … now to a greater extent by government. And what about international development work? Is this the role of the State …
Multicolored hanging telephones

From the Transatlantic Telephone to the iPhone

The real origins of the iPhone’s power stems from the pioneering efforts of communication innovators that preceded the AT&T engineers of the 1920s.
… long-distance communication really begins with the Western Union post-diggers who laid the first American … Bart Elmore … Atlantic … Science & Technology … Global/Transnational … Internet … From the Transatlantic Telephone to …
Stenciled graffiti of a priest pursuing two children

Secrecy and Celibacy: The Catholic Church and Sexual Abuse

… by priests in the Boston area brought the issue to national attention in the United States. Yet the sexual … month. … Lauren Henry … Eric Michael Rhodes … Global/Transnational … Christianity … Religion … Sexuality & …
Grover Cleveland-Benjamin Harrison presidential (1888) campaign poster about the trade policy of the two candidates

Reform: The Long-Term Winner in Close Elections

… opening of world markets to facilitate competition across national boundaries. Record campaign spending occurred in … who this year said little about big problems like international child labor or global warming may, pressed by …
Anti-government protesters in Kiev

"Ukraine, Headed for a Revolution?"

… Ukraine's refusal to sign a trade deal with the European Union. These protests have continued for months, leaving … to clash. … Connecting History … Europe … Ukraine … International Organizations … Russia … "Ukraine, Headed for a …
Aurangzeb in a pavilion with courtiers below.

Aurangzeb: Mughal Emperor

… communal violence that plagues South Asia today.  To Hindu nationalists, he is the ultimate villain: an oppressive …