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… Once again U.S. Army bases named for confederate leaders are in the news cycle. The outgoing … the place where they were located. The Army needed local “buy in” to build sprawling bases on large swaths of land to … moves from the Jim Crow era. The opportunity to change our common legacy rests fully in our hands. Renaming these bases …

… "For insight into the complicated and complicating events ... , one needs perspective, not … attitudes; context, not anecdotes; analyses, not postures. For any kind of lasting illumination the focus must be on …

… The Italian media mogul, Italy’s richest man, is now the incoming prime minister. How could that not be worrisome for democracy? Politicians and political parties come and … campaigns have amply shown how private fortunes can buy an election by purchasing media time. John Corzine’s New …

… in order to separate it from the scandalous collapse of a commercial bank that had strong financial links to the king. … remittance of funds without having to use banknotes or coins. Emergency wartime arrangements were also extended to … the Federal Reserve Bank of New York continued to buy “unwanted” (read, “commercially worthless”) assets …

… It is possible that in choosing to volunteer in the Black community, Francis was aware of its marginalization. Being … do not know whether Francis was directly involved in caring for Black Montrealers infected with the illness. Only the … parents. The club members volunteered its members as visiting nurses and nurses’ aides. The CWCM also maintained …

… ancient Greece and Rome? What are the consequences of this for our understandings of the ancient era? And what should … Eileen McCoskey , Donna Zuckerberg , and Curtis Dozier . For more on this topic, see: Denise Eileen McCoskey - … Vassar College’s recording studio, we have Curtis Dozier, visiting professor at Vassar and the Director of Pharos: …

… year, not only in the history of the United States but also for the genesis of American capitalism. 1619 saw the arrival … the global economy. This conversation has raised uncomfortable questions about contemporary businesses and … The advocates for “free-produce” sought to convince buyers that their increased consumption of luxury goods not …

… economic distress wrought by swashbuckling capitalism. As Commanders-in-Chief and liberal Protestants, the twenty-fifth and forty-fourth presidents both confronted the knotty issue of … played in McKinley's decision for war. The senator's visit and interventionist bent hardly made him distinct. …

… hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can't even go for a damn jog man! Like … racist Jesse Helms. Jordan quipped that "Republicans buy sneakers, too." Gatorade encouraged kids to "Be Like … about racism and imperialism during the Chicago Bulls' visit to the White House. The Denver Nuggets' Mahmoud …

… Join world-renowned historian Geoffrey Parker for a definitive history of the Spanish Armada. In July 1588 … The genius of Sir Francis Drake is exalted, while Spain’s efforts are belittled. But what really happened during that … finally clashed. Looking beyond the events of 1588 to the complex politics which made war between England and Spain …

…   Brionna Mendoza Previously on Prologued … James Bradford The United States essentially becomes one of the major contributors to Afghanistan's … As any good historian should, we encourage our listeners to visit episode descriptions for citations to background …

… at … well, any number of things. Lumping them together, the commentariat called all these angry voters “populists” and … when things go wrong with our health. Obama’s preference for arugula lettuce became a means for opponents to paint … Mercury , described a very rich person who wanted to buy political influence, a robber baron who, “finding no …

… On May 8, 1946, shortly before 10 p.m., two teenage Estonian schoolgirls, Aili … the new Estonian government erected nearly 200 monuments to commemorate Estonia’s newfound freedom from the tsarist … passed away in 2017, Ageeda Paavel lived to see this latest debate over monuments in Estonia reignite. She passed …

… U.S. military researchers were busy inventing new weapons for the next war. The new Secretary of Defense, Donald H. … launching deadly fighter and torpedo planes. Even as newspapers reported investigations of “the munitions makers” … which plan to test the next generation of bombs on computers rather than under the ground. But who’s paying …

… in the Room by Marc Horger In 2011, I penned an article for this publication on the subject of populism in American … the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, delivering sharp comic material about his recently released long-form birth … and Samar Islands in November 2013, then-Mayor Duterte visited within days and coordinated his own aid effort, …

… government. First Lady Michelle Obama making a plea for the return of the Chibok girls, 2014 “[We] need . . . to … The consensus among many academics, journalists, and commentators is that Boko Haram is an Islamist organization … from Mali, North Africa, Egypt, and the Saharan oases visited the region of West and Central Africa known as …

… Do cardinals really behave that badly? Are elections for new  popes  always so politically fraught? And most … The early version was small (around 30 clerics) and comprised only of “cardinal priests” who served parishes … died somewhere far from Rome, probably never having even visited.   Nevertheless, Christians in Rome from the third …

… parties, struggle with their sexuality, track “likes” and “comments” on Facebook, experience domestic abuse, and dream … of telephone eventually played by writers who had never visited Greenland, reports through the centuries grew more … Nordic architecture, watch American videos on YouTube, and buy party decorations made in China.  Greenlanders …

… 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 …

… announcement marked the end of China’s chaotic era of foreign domination since the mid-18th century and of … governmental upheavals after 1911.  Mao Zedong and the Communist Party’s Rise to Victory During the 1920s and … Nations. In 1979, seven years after President Richard Nixon visited China, China officially established diplomatic …

… to Christmas, head over to the local Wal-Mart. The company’s promise of “everyday low prices” is music to the … dreams. Woolworth’s five-cent promise gave almost everyone buying power. By 1918, a billion people entered Woolworth’s … a place where people would want to work — and love to visit again. Bob Batchelor is the author of "The 1900s" …

… of identity erasure, invisibility and hyper visibility for Urban Indian, graduate students who attended an … Dr. Lucy Murphy  Hello, welcome to "Re-storying the Experiences of Indigenous College … Dependent and Neglected Children in Denver, Colorado when I visited on March 25, in 2018. This picture is on the grounds …

… ubicada en las afueras de la Ciudad de México, prosperó como una ciudad hace casi dos mil años. El ascenso y la … Aztecas, el sacrificio humano probablemente era una de las formas más profundas de apaciguar a los dioses. En 1519, … Aparte de ser un lugar estupendo que turistas pueden visitar, el Zócalo también es usado para protestar contra …