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Bust of Harlan Fiske Stone, the 12th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Following Bad Precedents for Deciding Military Justice

… a great deal about whether the administration respects international law. Until now, the Bush administration has … we wish to make them. Nothing in all history or in international law, at least as far as I am aware, justifies such …
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 …
Refugees eating lunch outside the barracks.

Waiting in Limbo: Life as a Refugee in Serbia

… he left everything behind and departed for the European Union. All that stands in his way is the border fence … Save the Children, UNHCR, Praxis, Oxfam and the International Rescue Committee all operate out of their building … Immigration, & Refugees … Civil/Human Rights … International Organizations … Waiting in Limbo: Life as a Refugee …
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Best in History Online: Public History Commons

… Commons ! The Public His tory Commons is a project of the National Council on Public History, “designed to serve the … in full! … Connecting History … Education … Global/Transnational … Best in History Online: Public History Commons …
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a press conference in Holland in 1964.

Asking Martin Luther King…

… transformed by the end of traditional colonialism and international communism, and domestically by the end of legalized …
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 & …
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 …
An image of Kuwait’s oil fields after they were set ablaze by retreating Iraqi soldiers during the First Gulf War

Oil Empires and Petro-Anarchies

Review of Empires and Anarchies: A History of Oil in the Middle East, by Michael Quentin Morton (London: Reaktion Books, 2017)
… U.S.’s desire to promote its regional interests in a post-Soviet era. Without these details, Morton’s description of … to anti-Western sentiment that later defined the region’s nationalist movements. While Morton points to some of these … larger role in Morton’s narrative because the anti-Western nationalist movements were spurred by feelings of …
The federal government commissioned a series of public murals from the artists it employed: William Gropper's Construction of a Dam (1939) is characteristic of much of the art of the 1930s, with workers seen in heroic poses, laboring in unison to complete a great public project.

Guess What? The New Deal Worked!

… denounced the WPA as “We Putter Around.” The new Republican National Committee chairman, Michael Steele, recently …
A view of the World Trade Center in New York City

Responding to Terror: No Good Choices

… during the anti-colonial revolution spearheaded by the National Liberation Front (FLN) from 1954 to 1960. Hundreds … … Daniel Szechi … History News Service … Global/Transnational … United States … Terrorism … Responding to Terror: …