Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less known is her role as a Union spy during the Civil War.
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Parks and refuges are important for conservation, but without connections, they’re like islands. Linking them by protecting land in between makes it possible for wildlife to move over bigger areas.
Judith Kaplan became the first American bat mitzvah in 1922. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony has become more popular for girls ever since.
A scholar of ancient Greek literature goes back to the account of Greek historian Thucydides on the spread of plague and finds parallels in the American response to the health crisis today.
A scholar of early Greek classics explains what the myth of the weapon-carrying god of love, Cupid, a child of the gods of love and war, conveys about the pleasures and dangers of desire.
Myths related to Jewish conspiracies to control the world have long circulated in the US and continue to fuel hatred.
Tsunamis aren’t just bigger-than-average waves. Triggered by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions like the one in Tonga, they are fast, massive and potentially destructive. Here’s why.
In 2019 a scholar visited the Iraqi Kurdistan, where Yazidis have been resettled. He explains their religious beliefs and their current conditions.
Every president since Jimmy Carter has recognized Hanukkah with a special menorah lighting ceremony.
The number of fatal drug overdoses in the US over a 12-month period has surpassed 100,000 for the first time. Fentanyl is the main driver of the spike in deaths.
In the late 19th century, a satiric weekly stoked fears about how Jewish immigrants would change New York City’s character.
While neoliberalism has allowed U.S. markets to grow, the resultant stunted public health system left Americans to figure out how to protect themselves from COVID-19 and its fallout on their own.
As young children learn about politics and political figures, they internalize the idea that politics is a man’s world, which ultimately means political representation is heavily skewed toward men.
Colin Powell, par sa carrière militaire et politique, fut un pionnier pour les Afro-Américains. Mais plus qu’un symbole d’intégration, il était celui de la complexité de l’identité noire américaine.
Samhain will be particularly poignant this year for Wiccans who are members or veterans of the US military as they process the end of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.
A scholar of African American studies explores how the former secretary of state, who died at 84, dealt with what WEB DuBois described as the ‘double-consciousness’ of being Black and American.
Americans are getting more comfortable with new forms of spirituality, but their views of atheists are still complicated.
Groups who share support for white supremacy say they are planning to return to the nation’s capital for a demonstration to support those arrested for their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Art is a risky investment, with estimated long-run returns, on average, below stocks. But investing in artworks may provide diversification to an investment portfolio, as well as enjoyment.
Ancient Athenians and Romans also let shared mass tragedies propel justifications for going to war – even when it wasn’t clear what that violence would solve.
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Professor of Management and Economics, Brandeis University
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Research Manager, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Brandeis University
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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Associate Research Scientist, Maurice & Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University
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Affliated Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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Professor of History, Brandeis University
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Research Associate, Brandeis University
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Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Brandeis University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University
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Associate Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University
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Professor of American Studies, Brandeis University
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Research Scientist, Brandeis University
