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George Padmore
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Black Americans in the Popular Front Against Fascism

The era of anti-fascist struggle was a crucial moment for Black radicals of all stripes.
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A Brief History of "The System"

Tracing the twisting path of a resistance slogan, from the Nazis to the hippies to Trump.

Beyond the End of History

Historians' prohibition on 'presentism' crumbles under the weight of events.
A colorized photo of migrant children in 1942.

How to Interpret Historical Analogies

They’re good for kickstarting political debate but analogies with the past are often ahistorical and should be treated with care.

The First Lady of American Journalism

Dorothy Thompson finds a room of her own.
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Why Superheroes Are the Shape of Tech Things to Come

Superman et al were invented amid feverish eugenic speculation: what does the superhero craze say about our own times?
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The Last Time Democracy Almost Died

By examining the upheaval of the nineteen-thirties, we can recognize similarities between today and democracy's last near-death experience.

American Immigration: A Century of Racism

On Daniel Okrent's "The Guarded Gate: Bigotry, Eugenics, and the Law That Kept Two Generations of Jews, Italians, and Other European Immigrants Out of America."

Mayberry Machiavelli

The self-congratulatory legacies of ‘A Face in the Crowd.’
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Black Radicalism’s Complex Relationship with Japanese Empire

Black intellectuals in the U.S.—from W. E. B. Du Bois to Marcus Garvey—had strong and divergent opinions on Japanese Empire.
An ad published in the first issue of 'Consumer Reports' (1936).
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Can Consumer Groups Be Radical?

A historian looked at the consumer movements of the 1930s to find out.

Timothy Snyder’s Bleak Vision

"The Road to Unfreedom," Timothy Snyder's book on Russian influence around the world, is built on contradiction and conspiracy.

End of the American Dream? The Dark History of 'America First'

When he promised to put America first in his inaugural speech, Donald Trump drew on a slogan with a long and sinister history.

Jordan Peterson & Fascist Mysticism

The bestselling guru's ancient wisdom is unmistakably modern – a disturbing symptom of the social malaise he sets out to cure.

Nazi Punks F**k Off

An oral history of how Black Flag, Bad Brains, and other hardcore acts reclaimed punk from white supremacists.

A Night at the Garden

Newly discovered footage of the time 20,000 American Nazis descended upon midtown Manhattan.

Recontextualizing the Ocean Blue

Italian Americans and the commemoration of Columbus.

The Nazis Were Obsessed With Magic

What can their fascination with the supernatural teach us about life in our own post-truth times?

Triumph of the Shill

The political theory of Trumpism.

Trump Hasn’t Killed Comedy. He’s Killed Our Stupid Idea of Comedy.

You and I have grown up during a period in which comedy became strangely bound up with truth and virtue. Trump has cut the knot.

American Nazis in the 1930s—The German American Bund

A collection of photos of American Nazis – and the Americans who took a stand against them.

Trump's Predictable Rise

Trump's election isn't cause for reassessing politics as we know it.

Horrible Histories

The perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators.

History and Its Limits Under Trump

A warning about the ways we compare Donald Trump to atrocities in history.
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The Pledge of Allegiance's Creepy Past

Seventy-four years ago today, lawmakers passed an amendment to the U.S. Flag Code.

Columbus Day Is the Most Important Day of Every Year

Acknowledging the truth about colonialism is crucial if we want to comprehend the world around us today.

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