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‘Commonweal’ and the Vietnam War
In 1964, Commonweal supported the Vietnam War. In 1966, the magazine condemned it in blunt, theological terms. What changed?
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Peter Steinfels
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Commonweal
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February 22, 2025
By Rejecting Evidence of Genocide in Gaza, the US Is Following a Familiar Pattern
For decades, Washington has denied, downplayed and rationalized atrocities by its allies.
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Stephen Zunes
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New Lines
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February 14, 2025
Inside the CIA’s Decades-Long Climate “Spy” Campaign
How a top-secret satellite surveillance program accidentally documented climate change.
by
Rachel Santarsiero
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3 Quarks Daily
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February 7, 2025
partner
Using Tariffs to Try to Annex Canada Backfired in the 1890s
Instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, the 1890 McKinley Tariff drove Canada into British hands.
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Marc-William Palen
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Made By History
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February 6, 2025
The Beginnings of USAID Can Be Traced to a Famine in Belgium
Trump is freezing the United States’ foreign aid agency, which grew from our relief efforts over the world’s wars and crises.
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Petula Dvorak
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Retropolis
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February 4, 2025
The Spy Who Exposed the Secrets of the Black Chamber
In 1931, Herbert O. Yardley published a tell-all book about his experiences leading a covert government agency called the Cipher Bureau.
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Peter Zablocki
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Smithsonian
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February 4, 2025
Listening Devices
The veterans of Kagnew Station saw the early growth of the surveillance state. Has the passage of time given them a new understanding of their work?
by
Ann Neumann
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The Baffler
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January 6, 2025
A New Bracero Program Is Not the Solution
An Eisenhower-era initiative holds key lessons for Trump’s immigration policy.
by
Mae Ngai
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The Atlantic
on
December 9, 2024
Texas’ Hotbed of Taiwanese Nationalism
For decades, Houston families like mine have helped keep the flame of independence burning.
by
Josephine Lee
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The Texas Observer
on
November 25, 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."
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Anton Jäger
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New Left Review
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October 31, 2024
The Forgotten War that Made America
The overlooked Creek War set the tone for America to come.
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Sean Durns
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The American Conservative
on
October 17, 2024
A Black Woman’s Activism in Postwar (West) Germany
Why one journalist worked with Black American families to adopt mixed-race German children after World War II.
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Silke Hackenesch
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Black Perspectives
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September 18, 2024
Whatever Happened to Martin Van Buren’s Presidential Tigers?
It's a great story. The only problem is that the whole thing is probably made up.
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Isabel Sans
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Boundary Stones
on
August 23, 2024
Dollar Dominance and Modern Monetary Macro in the 1920s
How the U.S. created a new kind of managed and political monetary system in the wake of World War I.
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Adam Tooze
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Chartbook
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August 18, 2024
The Foreign Policy Mistake the U.S. Keeps Repeating in the Middle East
In 2024, the U.S. faces some of the same challenges in the region that it did in 1954.
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Jordan Michael Smith
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The New Republic
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August 2, 2024
At the 1960 Olympics, American Athletes Recruited by the CIA Tried to Convince Soviets to Defect
Al Cantello, a star of the U.S. track and field team, arranged a covert meeting between a government agent and a Ukrainian long jumper.
by
Erik Ofgang
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Smithsonian
on
August 1, 2024
Trump Is Right About McKinley
“The most underrated president” was a model of successful governance in a world in flux.
by
Sean Durns
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The American Conservative
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August 1, 2024
Malcolm X and the Difficulties of Diplomacy
In 1964, he toured Africa and the Middle East on a journey that would both transform his outlook and reveal the limits of transnational solidarity.
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Alex White
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New Lines
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July 19, 2024
How the Vietnam War Came Between Two Friends and Diplomats
Bill Trueheart's battles with friend and fellow Foreign Service officer Fritz Nolting illustrate the American tragedy in Southeast Asia.
by
Timothy Noah
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Washington Monthly
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June 24, 2024
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On the Road to Ruin with Their Characteristic Speed
Waiting for the start of the American Civil War in Canada and the Caribbean.
by
Alan Taylor
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HNN
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May 28, 2024
partner
The U.S. Isn’t the Main Character of This History
Researching the Sandinista Revolution from Nicaraguans’ perspective.
by
Mateo Jarquín
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HNN
on
May 14, 2024
Why We Still Use Postage Stamps
The enduring necessity (and importance) of a nearly 200-year-old technology.
by
Andrea Valdez
via
The Atlantic
on
April 28, 2024
US Worker Movements and Direct Links Against Apartheid
Today's pro-Palestinian activists are utilizing anti-apartheid tactics from thirty years ago.
by
Mattie Christine Webb
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Black Perspectives
on
April 26, 2024
The Enduring Power of Purim
Since colonial times, the Book of Esther has proved a powerful metaphor in American politics.
by
Stuart Halpern
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Tablet
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March 21, 2024
The No Symbol: The History Of The Red Circle-Slash
One of the best-known icons of modern society is a classic example of a symbol—it’s easy to spot, but hard to explain. Who came up with it?
by
Ernie Smith
via
Tedium
on
March 9, 2024
How American Intelligence Was Born in the Trenches of World War I
The Great War forced the US to create a modern spying and analysis apparatus.
by
Derek Leebaert
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SpyTalk
on
March 6, 2024
The Long Shadow of NAFTA
Neither side of the border has seen the benefits it was promised.
by
Helen Andrews
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The American Conservative
on
February 12, 2024
The Blue-Blood Families That Made Fortunes in the Opium Trade
Long before the Sacklers appeared on the scene, families like the Astors and the Delanos cemented their upper-crust status through the global trade in opium.
by
Amitav Ghosh
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The Nation
on
January 23, 2024
The Troubled History of the Espionage Act
The law, passed in a frenzy after the First World War, is a disaster. Why is it still on the books?
by
Amy Davidson Sorkin
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The New Yorker
on
December 11, 2023
The Long, Ugly History of Barbed Wire at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The first barbed wire border fences were proposed to keep out Chinese migrants. They’ve been debated for over a century.
by
David Dorado Romo
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Retropolis
on
December 9, 2023
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