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America’s Pernicious Rural Myth
An interview with Steven Conn about his new book, “Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn’t.”
by
Steven Conn
,
Jacob Bruggeman
via
Public Books
on
April 9, 2025
The Weekend That Shook the World
Lessons from Bear Stearns's collapse 17 years ago.
by
Garrett M. Graff
via
Washington Post
on
April 1, 2025
Women’s Work: Section 213 and the Women Fired from the Federal Government
In 1932, married women were among the first targets in a campaign to reduce federal spending and balance the budget.
by
Tanya L. Roth
via
The Saturday Evening Post
on
March 24, 2025
The Steel Mill That Built America
Bethlehem Steel was the birthplace of skyscrapers, bridges, and battleships. What happened after the plant's furnaces went cold?
by
Matthew Christopher
via
Atlas Obscura
on
February 25, 2025
How America Wasted Its Most Powerful Economic Weapon
If world leaders had been clearer about the sanctions Putin would face, they might have deterred his invasion of Ukraine.
by
Edward Fishman
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The Atlantic
on
February 24, 2025
Francis Fukuyama Was Right About Liberal Democracy
For all of its faults and weaknesses, no serious competitor has emerged to capture people’s imagination or seriously challenge it.
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Michael A. Cohen
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The New Republic
on
February 18, 2025
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.
by
Yoni Appelbaum
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The Atlantic
on
February 10, 2025
The Gulf of Mexico’s Long History of Colonization and Varying Names
Long before Trump expressed interest in a name change, conquerors have battled to claim the wealth of its rich waters.
by
Petula Dvorak
via
Retropolis
on
January 13, 2025
The Long Struggle for Greenland
Throughout its history, the vast Arctic island has been viewed by competing powers as a strategic prize and geopolitical asset.
by
Paul Lay
via
Engelsberg Ideas
on
January 8, 2025
Letters Hidden in My Family’s Attic Reveal a 1910s Bank Con in Key West
The con artist was either a very unlucky man or a trickster who got away with it all.
by
Asia London Palomba
via
Atlas Obscura
on
January 3, 2025
The Panama Question
Trump’s canal comments resurrect a forgotten American interest.
by
Joseph Addington
via
The American Conservative
on
December 29, 2024
partner
Jimmy Carter Was a Successful (Conservative) President
Common conceptions of Carter are all wrong because they don’t acknowledge a crucial reality: he was a conservative.
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Paul Matzko
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Made By History
on
December 29, 2024
We Care a Lot: White Gen Xers and Political Nihilism
Since the 2024 election, liberals, progressives, and the left has been wringing our collective hands over why Trump won yet again.
by
Mindy Clegg
via
3 Quarks Daily
on
December 20, 2024
Echoes of Rage
Our new age of violence looks a lot like the Gilded Age.
by
George Dillard
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Looking Through The Past
on
December 18, 2024
The Bipartisan Origins of the New Cold War
Starting with Obama, American presidents embraced the idea of arresting China’s rise, opening the door to Trump’s trade wars and hawkishness.
by
Michael Brenes
,
Van Jackson
via
Jacobin
on
November 25, 2024
America's First Major Immigration Crackdown and the Making and Breaking of the West
Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion contributed to a backlash that led to immigration clampdown.
by
Greg Rosalsky
via
NPR
on
November 19, 2024
How the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Continues to Impact Modern Life
A new Smithsonian book reckons with the enduring legacies of slavery and capitalism.
by
Jennifer L. Morgan
via
Smithsonian
on
November 7, 2024
partner
Why People Should Stop Comparing the U.S. to Weimar Germany
Those who draw a line from today to that infamous historical moment when democracy slid into authoritarianism are missing a key difference.
by
Christine Adams
via
Made By History
on
November 5, 2024
Hyperpolitics In America
When polarization lacks clear consequences, Americans are left with "a grin without a cat: a politics with only weak policy influence or institutional ties."
by
Anton Jäger
via
New Left Review
on
October 31, 2024
Jenny Lind, Taylor Swift, and Another Era's Tour
How the Taylor Swift of her age captivated New Orleans.
by
Craig Fuchs
via
The Historic New Orleans Collection
on
October 24, 2024
Making the American Orbit
The U.S. military operated a Grand Turk missile tracking station for 30 years, with limited local benefits, highlighting American expansionism's impact.
by
Andrew J. Ross
via
Perspectives on History
on
October 8, 2024
What’s the Matter With the Democrats?
Two new books reveal the shortcomings at the heart of the liberal critique of Trump voters.
by
Sean T. Byrnes
via
Dissent
on
September 23, 2024
How the War on Terror Warped the American Left
A new book on how 9/11 altered the national psyche also demonstrates how it stunted progressive politics.
by
Gal Beckerman
via
The Atlantic
on
September 10, 2024
Who’s to Blame for White Poverty?
Dismantling it requires getting the story right.
by
Elizabeth Catte
via
Boston Review
on
September 5, 2024
How 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.
by
Jeff Schuhrke
,
Cal Turner
,
Sara Van Horn
via
Jacobin
on
September 2, 2024
Where Inflation Comes From
How we calculate inflation has always been a subject of debate. Small changes that might seem trivial lead to enormous changes in how well-off we think we are.
by
Carola Conces Binder
via
Works In Progress
on
August 30, 2024
Can the 1980s Explain 2024?
The yuppies embodied the winning side of America’s deepening economic divide. Bruce Springsteen spoke for those left behind.
by
Nicholas Lemann
via
Washington Monthly
on
August 25, 2024
Reconsidering Expansion
Historians question "expansion" as the defining process of U.S. growth, proposing alternative terms like "empire" and "settler colonialism."
by
Rachel St. John
via
Teaching American History
on
August 20, 2024
America as Filibuster Society
American expansionism goes beyond territory.
by
Nick Burns
via
American Affairs
on
August 20, 2024
How Renaissance Art Found Its Way to American Museums
We take for granted the Titians and Botticellis that hang in galleries across the U.S., little aware how and why they were acquired.
by
Ashley Couto
via
JSTOR Daily
on
August 14, 2024
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