History

July 18, 2019

In countries where right-wing leaders have come to power, like Brazil, many new young, diverse leaders are choosing to run for office. São Paulo has elected the country’s first Afro Brazilian lawmaker.

Global Politics

Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race

PRI's The World

July 16, 2019

In October 1957, a beach-ball sized metal globe hurtled through space a couple hundred miles above the United States. That orb was the first artificial Earth satellite — Sputnik. Sergei Khrushchev, former missile engineer and son of Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, remembers the US-Soviet race into space.

Development

Puerto Rico’s Vieques island ousted the US Navy. Now the fight’s against Airbnb.

GlobalPost

July 16, 2019

As gentrification takes hold on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques, many local residents find they're being priced out of living there.

Immigration

Trump's hard-line immigration policies build on the history of former US presidents

PRI's The World

July 12, 2019

To Trump critics, immigration raids and squalid holding cells at the US southern border characterize his hard-line stance on immigration. But how do his policies compare to past US presidents?

History

Scenes from Seoul unearthed in unpublished collection of Korean war-era photos

PRI's The World

June 25, 2019

Allan Manuel’s never-before-seen photos reveal much about vibrant life on the Korean peninsula in a time of overwhelming death — and when most were certainly suffering.

Conflict & Justice

From Franco’s ‘stolen babies’ to Nazi Germany, social services have a dark past — it’s time for a global reckoning

The Conversation

June 21, 2019

Despite the many positive changes social services have made in many people's lives, it has a dark past in many of history's most brutal regimes. One way the profession of social services could come to terms with this past is through a truth and reconciliation commission.

Immigration

A Japanese American newspaper chronicles the ‘searing’ history of immigrant incarceration

PRI's The World

May 30, 2019

As Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II die, one newspaper finds its community’s history carries new resonance in the current era of immigrant detention.

Arts, Culture & Media

How do we forget what was once famous?

Innovation Hub

May 29, 2019

Researchers at MIT’s Collective Learning Group have investigated big questions behind fame. From new material to changing ethics, a variety of factors may impact what we ultimately remember as a society.

History

The forgotten history of Memorial Day

The Conversation

May 27, 2019

The holiday was Memorial Day, and this year’s commemoration on May 27 marks the 151st anniversary of its official nationwide observance. The annual commemoration was born in the former Confederate States in 1866 and adopted by the United States in 1868. It is a holiday in which the nation honors its military dead.

Arts, Culture & Media

'World Heritage' site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money

The Conversation

May 24, 2019

Among the 845 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a surprisingly high number are located in just a few European countries, and even more are based off European influence. This has serious implications about the cultural preservation for the history of much of the rest of the world's people.

History

Brazil’s first Afro Brazilian lawmaker says she’s a rebuke to the country’s history

Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race

Puerto Rico’s Vieques island ousted the US Navy. Now the fight’s against Airbnb.

Trump's hard-line immigration policies build on the history of former US presidents

Scenes from Seoul unearthed in unpublished collection of Korean war-era photos

From Franco’s ‘stolen babies’ to Nazi Germany, social services have a dark past — it’s time for a global reckoning

A Japanese American newspaper chronicles the ‘searing’ history of immigrant incarceration

How do we forget what was once famous?

The forgotten history of Memorial Day

'World Heritage' site selection is Eurocentric – and that shapes which historic places get love and money

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