Current Events that Relate to History
In the Newsletter
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Book ReviewThe Most Conservative Branch
Stephen Breyer criticizes recent Supreme Court decisions and argues for a more pragmatic jurisprudence.New York Review of Books -
DispatchProtecting the Prairie
On the native prairies of North America, green is the problem.Orion Magazine -
CommentThe Unsung History of Heartland Socialism
The spirit of socialism has coursed through the American Midwest ever since the movement emerged, continuing to animate the political landscape today.In These Times -
CommentThe History Behind the Attacks on Tim Walz's Military Record
In 2002, Republicans attacked the patriotism of a distinguished Democratic veteran. It worked and they've kept doing it ever since.Made by History -
Retrieval50 Years Later: Remembering How the Future Looked in 1974
A half-century ago, "Saturday Review" asked some of the era's visionaries for their predictions of what 2024 would look like. Here are their hits and misses.The New Stack -
Q&AHow the “AFL-CIA” Undermined Labor Movements Abroad
During the Cold War, the AFL-CIO actively participated in efforts to suppress left-wing labor movements abroad.Jacobin -
exhibitKidding Around
Stories of American children at work and play.
History and Current Events
From the HNN Archive
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The Forebears of JD Vance and the New Right
Revisiting the Agrarian-Distributists and their fabrication of an American past. -
Overexposed
What happened to privacy when Americans gained easy access to cameras in the Gilded Age? -
An Early Case of Impostor Syndrome
Why were so many medieval books laden with self-deprecation? Blame genre conventions. -
A Nice, Provocative Silence
An interview with the author of Cahokia Jazz. -
Access Denied
When the British government opened its archives to historians — and started relying less on the past for its own business. -
Mastering the Art of Reading an Old Recipe
For every moment of historical significance, there is a figure — often hidden — who fed the figures we do remember.