Anti-migrant rhetoric is running high in the US – but its star proponent would do well to think about his German roots.
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In 1946, a horrific beating left a Black World War II vet blind. His determined fight for justice would earn the support of Orson Welles, Woody Guthrie – and even the president.
Historically, environmental causes enjoyed bipartisan support but gains by NGOs and the emergence of climate change as a social issue have created a sharp political divide.
Underneath the sheen of the Oscars is an arcane organization that’s historically sought to consolidate power.
One historian is plumbing the oft-discarded works of kids – from shipwreck tales to diary entries – to augment our understanding of U.S. history.
Behind the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon lie decades of controversy over federal control of public land in western states.
What explains the anger behind the Malheur occupation in Oregon, and why does the BLM own so much land in the West?
Alice Duer Miller’s analysis of contemporary politics not only made anti-suffragist politicians look stupid. It also made her (and women like her) look completely capable of participating in the political sphere.
An expert on American political rhetoric breaks down Donald Trump’s rhetorical prowess, pointing to the various techniques the candidate has mastered.
Most of the flavor combinations and traditions we’ve come to associate with the holiday date back to the Middle Ages.
What explains the huge gap between US and European consumers on GMO foods? A short history helps explain.
US military censors contained information after the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leaving Americans with a limited understanding of the impact of radiation.
In the face of war, disease and outside cultural pressures, the Chitimacha language has survived – and now thrives.
The first atom bomb test seventy years ago today marks the start of a change in Americans’ thinking about radiation. On balance, our nuclear anxieties endure today.
As a historical document, Watchman is a fascinating read. It gives us valuable insight into how America prefers to remember its history of racism.
Black Like Us? – a new exhibition at the Birmingham Museum of Art – looks at how blackness has been portrayed in American art through the years.
The famous portrait, usually resident in France, is on a rare tour in the US. From looking at it, one might assume its subject had a tranquil, even monotonous, life. But one would be wrong.
President Obama’s recent condemnation of the Confederate battleflag mirrors the current and rapidly-changing public mood on this artefact. But attitudes to the flag have deeper roots.
Alexander Hamilton’s story is our story. It would be a mistake to remove him from the $10 bill.
Why studying South Carolina’s history led to one graduate student’s activism – and how that experience informs his reflections on the Charleston killing.
Principais colaboradores
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Associate Professor of History, Penn State
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Distinguished Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Penn State
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Professor of Earth Science, University of Connecticut
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Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Utah
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Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College
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Chester D. Tripp Professor of History, Yale University
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Teaching Fellow, Queen Mary University of London
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Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Professor of History, University of the Pacific
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PhD Candidate in History, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
