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In the 1980s, Cold War tensions led to thousands of Cubans languishing in American prisons, unable to be released or repatriated. Uprisings followed.

It has been nearly 50 years since New York’s jails erupted in protest, but the lessons of that era feel more relevant than ever.

On this tiny British outpost, conditions of isolation and alcholism mixed with the era's revolutionary fervor to inspire a number of revolts.

After 40 years and more than 25 million copies sold, what story does ‘Legend’ tell us about Bob Marley and the people listening to it?

In the fight over keeping Trump’s name on the ballot, the 2000 decision is a warning but not a precedent.

In the 19th century, civil wars tore apart the US, Mexico and Argentina. Then came democracy’s fight against reaction.

On the folly of relying on history to settle the debate over whether the Fourteenth Amendment should bar Trump from office.

What might appear to be common values about shared identities can serve not as a bridge but a wedge.

Attacks on private property enraged Colonial leaders and the British public, hardening positions and ruling out compromise.

While many Americans gushed about the effectiveness of the ‘Destruction of the Tea,’ others thought it went too far.

A Cambodian scholar who fled the Khmer Rouge as a child writes about the legacy of Henry Kissinger, who died at the age of 100 on Nov 28, 2023.

On the 14th amendment – and if it might stop Trump.

John Brown and the Secret Six—the abolitionists who funded the raid on Harpers Ferry—confronted a question as old as America: When is violence justified?

Scholars and pundits are suddenly interested in the section disqualifying insurrectionists from offices. But text and history don't offer clear answers.

Will Hermes's new biography, "Lou Reed: The King of New York," tries—and fails—to pin the rocker down.

To address these atrocities and treat Jewish victims, survivors, and families with dignity, we must confront Israel’s subjugation of Palestine.

The only question is whether American citizens today can uphold that commitment.

Conflict over centralization, political power, and national identity were not unique occurrences in the Americas during the middle decades of the 19th century.

A new book argues that the American right emerged out of a backlash to multiracial democracy following the Civil War.

Stories of 1776 and Santa Claus.