History
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What Has Happened to the America I Remember?
At least we in Europe have one thing to thank Trump for
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Mr. Trump, Your Ballroom Will Not Stand
The White House ballroom project is outside the centuries-old boundaries of common law
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Will Trump Meet His Russian Winter in Minnesota?
ICE is up against cold-hardy people whose forebearers fought for justice
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Common Ground is Found at a Montana Barn Raising
The former speaker of the Montana House and Missoula mayor reflects on working together across differences
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The Myth of the Constitutional Sheriff
A once-fringe idea has gone mainstream—its flawed roots are as visible as ever
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Barbara Kingsolver on the Women of the Great Arizona Mine Strike
“If we could just get rid of these broads, we’d have it made,” said an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer
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At Gilliard Farms, Food, Healing and Heritage Grow Together
For 150 years, a family of Gullah Geechee descent has preserved their story through family land
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Can a Family Resurrect the American Chestnut Tree in Appalachia?
Virginia tree farmers reintroduce an iconic tree that was decimated by blight
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The Trees at the Center of Our History
From the Pequot War to the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps, trees tell a living story
History
July 24, 2025
Iowa Republicans Are Erasing the State’s History
Sixty percent of the historical society archives are being trashed with no transparency
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Religion
June 2, 2025
What Counts as American Religion?
A new history reconsiders who belongs in American religious history and what should count as religion
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History
May 15, 2025
How the U.S. Enlisted Farmers to ‘Feed the World’ in the 20th Century
As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them
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