interview

How Trump’s Attack on the Post Office Could Backfire

If the USPS slows down, mail-in ballots won’t be the only collateral damage, says historian Philip Rubio.

Trump Doesn’t Understand Today’s Suburbs—And Neither Do You

Suburbs are getting more diverse, but that doesn't mean they’re woke. Historian Thomas Sugrue says if you want to understand where American politics is going, look how suburban whites are sorting themselves out.

It’s Time The ‘Truth Be Told’ About Black Women’s Leadership In The Fight For The Vote

New digital collection tells the untold stories of Black women’s vital role in the suffrage movement.

Historian Daina Ramey Berry on Injustice: People Are ‘Fed Up'

"Social justice means that all human beings are given equal opportunities that are evenly distributed and certain groups are not allowed privileges denied to others," said Berry.

Another Monument to White Supremacy That Should Come Down? The Electoral College

A new book by Harvard historian Alexander Keyssar examines the racist history of how Americans pick presidents.

Is Evangelical Support for Trump a Contradiction?

Religious historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez explains why Trump wasn’t a trade-off for American evangelicals.

Survival Of The Kindest: Can Our Better Nature Help Us Build A Better World?

Read an excerpt from historian Rutger Bregman's "Human Kind: A Hopeful History" before his interview on NPR's "On Point" on July 13th.

‘A Conflicted Cultural Force’: What It’s Like to Be Black in Publishing

When historian Kerri K. Greenidge was trying to publish her book on William Trotter, publishers responded with "who was going to read a book about a Black man that nobody had ever heard about?"

Professor of History Marc Stein looks back at 50 years of celebration, resistance at LGBT pride parades

The historian and author of “The Stonewall Riots: A Documentary History” answers questions about the past, present and future of LGBT pride parades.

Trump Declared Himself the 'President of Law and Order.' Here's What People Get Wrong About the Origins of That Idea

Historian Elizabeth Hinton's research suggests that this platform truly took hold under the Johnson administration.

Confronting the History of a Southern Asylum: An Interview With Mab Segrest

Dr. Segrest's new book uncovers the harrowing story of the Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum.

‘The Merit Myth’

Anthony P. Carnevale, one of the authors of 'The Merit Myth," discusses his new book about how colleges admit and serve students.

How History Informs Our Current Crisis (Audio)

Historian Julian Zelizer contextualizes the mask debate, the U.S. death toll, social distancing, and the U.S.'s international standing.

Lessons From Operation 'Denver,' the KGB’s Massive AIDS Disinformation Campaign

Historian Douglas Selvage sheds light on a conspiracy theory that reverberates to this day.

How a New Show Tears Down the Myths of Asian American History

Executive producer Renee Tajima-Peña says the program is about “how we got where we are and where are we going next.”

'Acts of Kindness Are Really Contagious.' Historian Rutger Bregman Argues for a New Way of Thinking About Humanity

"What I’m trying to do in this book is to turn this narrative around, to show that actually, over thousands of years, people have actually evolved to be friendly," says Bregman.

What History Tells Us About Building Climate Coalitions

Author Matto Mildenberger has examined how politics have shaped decades of climate policy in his new book, "Carbon Captured: How Business and Labor Control Climate Politics."

Historian Draws Parallels Between The 1918 Spanish Flu And Today's Coronavirus Pandemic

An interview with historian Kenneth C. Davis about his book on the 1918 outbreak, "More Deadly than War."

A (Surprisingly) Brief History Of Handwashing

Historian Peter Ward, author of "The Clean Body: A Modern History," contextualizes handwashing among humans.

How the Coronavirus Might Upend the November Election

Author David Daley on coronavirus and the threat to voting rights.