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The color of American money goes back to the British colonies.
The day and a half it takes to get from New York to Singapore and back offers plenty of time to ponder the economics of ultra-long-haul flights – and wonder why we’d want to make it any longer.
From mobile phones to artificial wombs: what a breathtakingly visionary set of predictions from a century ago can teach us about our attempts to forecast the future today.
Billionaire Robert F. Smith made a big splash when he told Morehouse grads he would pay off their student debt. Yet his generosity adheres to a long African American tradition.
The USA has a long colonial history – as does Denmark. The USA has even tried to buy Greenland before. But this time, Greenland isn’t Denmark’s to sell.
Looking back at Lviv’s Soviet past, there are clues about how to preserve history for everyone – not just the affluent.
As well as an attack on the working classes, Peterloo was also an episode of violence against women.
New research suggests people from Germany, Russia, the UK and US all think their own country was the most important in World War II.
A recent article in The Atlantic called for a “new science of progress” - this is dangerous and ignores the academic study of the history of human development.
The 2020 US election could set a record for ugliness and division. Two previous elections provide important context for what that division can mean.
Old injustices don’t simply disappear with time – they tear a nation apart.
Like many great men, the legacy of Ghana’s independence hero is not uncontested.
Just what is Boris Johnson, the UK’s new prime minister: a liberal or conservative? A historian writing a book about Brexit, the focus of much of Johnson’s career, says the man is hard to pin down.
They reflect wider concerns about the US – and its leaders.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
Why the UK should follow the US lead in plans to issue an annual certificate of Hong Kong’s autonomy.
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is leaving her job, and two media scholars reflect on the career of the very first press secretary – a model of openness who respected news reporters.
Far from being a technical, commercial instrument, money can be a social and political construct that has immense radical potential.
Research shows that England was one of the first sovereigns to default on its international debt obligations.
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Fashion History, De Montfort University
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professor of History, McGill University
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Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Winchester
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Research assistant, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Professor of History, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
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