Politics
Untold Stories of American History
Frederick Douglass Thought This Abolitionist Was a 'Vastly Superior' Orator and Thinker
A new book offers the first full-length biography of newspaper editor, labor leader and minister Samuel Ringgold Ward
Why French Authorities Placed a Young Pablo Picasso Under Surveillance
Police suspected the 19-year-old Spanish expatriate of harboring anarchist views
How Edith Wilson Kept Herself—and Her Husband—in the White House
A new book about the first lady reveals how she and the ailing President Woodrow Wilson silenced their critics
Untold Stories of American History
The African Diplomats Who Protested Segregation in the U.S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy publicly apologized after restaurants refused to serve Black representatives of newly independent nations
Hong Kong Is Giving Away 500,000 Free Plane Tickets
The government hopes to boost tourism in the wake of the pandemic and civil unrest
Untold Stories of American History
The Forgotten 1980s Battle to Preserve Africatown
A new book tells the definitive history of an Alabama community founded by survivors of the slave trade
India Wants to Replace Valentine's Day With 'Cow Hug Day'
The Hindu nationalist government says that Western culture threatens Indian traditions
When Lyndon B. Johnson Chose the Middle Ground on Civil Rights—and Disappointed Everyone
Always a dealmaker, then-senator LBJ negotiated with segregationists to pass a bill that cautiously advanced racial equality
Rioters Damage Art at Government Buildings in Brazil
The government has released a list of artworks that were harmed during the attacks
Archaeologists Unearth Viking Hall in Denmark
The structure may have been used for political meetings or other community gatherings
Five Major Storylines From the COP27 Climate Summit
Delegates agree to a loss and damage fund, but some experts worry the conference didn’t go far enough to address climate change
The Nation's First Woman Senator Was a Virulent White Supremacist
In 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton, a Georgia women's rights activist and lynching proponent, temporarily filled a dead man's Senate seat
From a White House Wedding to a Pet Snake, Alice Roosevelt's Escapades Captivated America
Theodore Roosevelt's eldest daughter won the public's adoration with her rebellious antics
What You Need to Know About the COP27 Climate Summit
World leaders are gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to discuss climate action
Untold Stories of American History
The American Ambassador Who Tried to Prevent Pearl Harbor
A new book explores the diplomatic efforts of Joseph C. Grew, who was assigned to Tokyo between 1932 and 1942
The Father-Daughter Team Who Reformed America
Meet the duo who helped achieve the most important labor and civil rights victories of their age
The 250-Mile Trans Bhutan Trail Will Reopen After 60 Years
After a major restoration project, the path connecting 400 cultural and historic sites is once again passable
The Contradictory Legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev
The Soviet leader, who died on August 30 at age 91, attempted to enact "revolution from above"
What the Inflation Reduction Act Hopes to Do About Climate Change
The spending bill aims to spur investment in renewable energy and slash greenhouse gas emissions
The 20th-Century History of Anti-Semitic Attacks on Jewish Politicians
Russian rhetoric against Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoes the language directed toward Jewish leaders in post-WWI Europe
