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Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Economy April 16, 2025

Beggar thy neighbor, harm thyself: Tariffs like Trump’s come with pitfalls, history shows

by Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Feeling tariff whiplash? You’re not alone. On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump…

History April 7, 2025

With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars

by Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] I teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my…

outline of a human head with drawing of brain visible

History March 23, 2025

Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation

by Lightning Jay, Binghamton University, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Can you tell fact from fiction online? In a digital…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care March 19, 2025

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net

by Ben Zdencanovic, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump…

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National March 10, 2025

Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history

by Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] English should be the official language of the United States, says a new executive…

The sign in front of Acworth City Hall: Text reading Acworth Georgia 4415 Senator Richard B. Russell Ave, with 1860 (the incorporation date of the city)

Acworth February 26, 2025

Save Acworth History Foundation, KSU, to expand storyboard program

By Mark Woolsey Acworth residents and visitors will get an expanded chance to learn about the city’s rich history later this year. The Save Acworth History Foundation, along with the…

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Smyrna February 25, 2025

Smyrna’s Black History Month dinner to highlight 1881 washerwomen’s strike

Driving home from work one day in 2017, Kelundra Smith heard voices. Inspirational voices. Smith had been thinking of writing about a piece of Atlanta history-the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen strike….

Powder Springs February 24, 2025

Powder Springs History: a 1907 train wreck

[This is an evergreen article, first published in the Courier in May of 2024] Trains played a very important part in Cobb County’s history, and the county still has active…

International February 19, 2025

Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating

by Matt Fitzpatrick, Flinders University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian officials in…

Justice February 16, 2025

60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history

by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College and Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of…

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Environment April 26, 2025

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