Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
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Native Pasts
This exhibit showcases the cultural, political, and environmental histories of American Indians, from ancient civilizations to contemporary activism.
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Anti-Americanism in Canada Is Nothing New — It’s a Tradition
Trump’s tariffs/threats have sparked boycotts and motivated voters north of the border, but Canadians’ desire to distance themselves from the US has deep roots
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Israel-Gaza War
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Trump: The US Lost Vietnam and Afghanistan Due to Woke
Trump thinks the US was constrained by “political correctness” in Vietnam and Afghanistan. But those wars were characterized by dehumanization and destruction.
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Why Italian Americans Loved Armani
With sumptuous fabric and big shoulder pads, 'King Giorgio' draped us in an outsized identity.
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Whose Independence?
The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.
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The History Behind the Movement to Replace Columbus Day
Though the first Indigenous Peoples’ Day was celebrated in the early 1990s, the idea took shape many years earlier.