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Bartolomé de las Casas, Witness to the Violent Conquest of the Americas

Bartolomé de las Casas, Witness to the Violent Conquest of the Americas

From Greg Grandin's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted "America, América"

By Greg Grandin | September 23, 2025

What <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> Tells Us About British History, Class, and Women’s Leisure Time

What Pride and Prejudice Tells Us About British History, Class, and Women’s Leisure Time

Patricia A. Matthew Explores the Historical Context of Jane Austen’s Most Famous Novel

By Patricia A. Matthew | September 22, 2025

The Other King Henry: On the Many Afterlives of Haiti’s Misunderstood Henry Christophe

The Other King Henry: On the Many Afterlives of Haiti’s Misunderstood Henry Christophe

From Marlene L. Daut's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “The First and Last King of Haiti”

By Marlene L. Daut | September 22, 2025

Inside the Political Economy of New World Slavery

Inside the Political Economy of New World Slavery

David McNally Offers a Marxist Perspective on the Economics of Human Exploitation

By David McNally | September 22, 2025

The Power of the Podcast Collaborators: On the State Cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel

The Power of the Podcast Collaborators: On the State Cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel

“If all of your fantasies are imagined confrontations, you are not so secretly rehearsing for the chance to fight and punish your enemies.”

By James Folta | September 19, 2025

No North, No South: The Tragically Unfulfilled Promise of Korea’s Asian Spring

No North, No South: The Tragically Unfulfilled Promise of Korea’s Asian Spring

From Kornel Chang’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “A Fractured Liberation”

By Kornel Chang | September 19, 2025

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How Photographer Frank S. Matsura Challenged White America’s Hegemonic View of the West

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