Current Events that Relate to History
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Media CriticismBad Bunny’s Stunning Redefinition of “America”
His joyous, internationalist, worker-centered vision was a declaration of war against Trumpism.The Nation -
CommentHow America Got So Sick
The health of a nation reflects the health of a democracy.The Atlantic -
Book ReviewThe Making of the Deportation Machine
The pillars aren’t new. They were built over decades, with bipartisan consensus.Boston Review -
RetrievalThe Dirt Bikers Who Went to War on Desert Conservation
Today’s anti-environmentalists are following the tracks of the ‘Phantom Duck’ and the Barstow-to-Vegas race.Zócalo Public Square -
CommentTrump Is Tearing Apart the North American Auto Industry
In the 1960s, the Auto Pact deal integrated the US and Canada’s auto sectors. Donald Trump’s trade war will all but guarantee its unraveling.Jacobin -
NewsWhat Is the History of American Progress without a History of Its Workers?
How the Lowell mill working girls are being remembered in Trump's America.HARPPing On History -
exhibitClimate Crisis
The levels of carbon currently in the Earth's atmosphere are unprecedented in the historical and geological records. Still, the climate crisis does have a history.
From the HNN Archive
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How to Succeed in Government Without Really Trying
The long history of promising an “efficient” federal government. -
If the Slipper Doesn’t Fit
A scorched shoe is a crucial part of Zelda Fitzgerald’s modern mythology. But there’s no proof it existed. -
Indifferent to the Fate of Freedom Elsewhere
Jimmy Carter is known for his defense of human rights worldwide. But in 1979, he threatened to deport thousands of Iranian student protesters. -
Elevating the Few
What JD Vance excludes from the history of the Civil War and immigration. -
Whose Side Are College Administrators On?
There’s a long history of politicians targeting student protesters — and of campus leaders abetting those efforts. -
Solve for AI
What the history of the pocket calculator reveals about the future of AI in classrooms. -
“At Any Future Time”
In 1880, the daughter of a Welsh politician turned to fiction to expose perspectives missing from the official record, upending histories for generations to come. -
Slamming America’s Door Behind Him
How a son of European immigrants fought to keep Indian immigrants out of America. -
Governing by Police
The Metropolitan Police Department in DC has been an essential component of Washington politics since its founding. -
When Good Housekeeping Meant Getting Vaccinated Against Polio
The pages of 1950s lifestyle magazines offer a glimpse of a time when childhood vaccines were anything but controversial.