We needn’t lose our conviction that Trump is a dangerous extremist. That conviction is correct and will be proven so. But it ...

Native people have always creatively resisted the violence of assimilative schooling. For each historical period of U.S.

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Readers respond to David Mamet.

Federal arts and cultural organizations have spent decades funneling taxpayer dollars into projects ranging from the profane ...

We are taught to thank God for every day we live, but why would we thank God for bad days?” The rabbi responded, “Go find ...

The movies mentioned here are a strong starting point for anyone who wants a unique course in American history, but a deeper dive into American cinema will paint a larger, stranger, and more ...

Over four centuries ago, the Pilgrims planted the roots of what would ultimately become the constitutional republic of the United States of America.

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 on KPBS TV / stream now with the PBS app. Discover the story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup ...

Politico Magazine recently published an article titled "Everyone in Congress Is Obsessed with This Book About the Post-Civil War Era." We talk with the book's author, Jon Grinspan, on today's episode.

The American Hebrew reported in August 1902 that impoverished Jews were seen as the “legitimate prey of the police.” Yet this ...

President-elect Donald Trump calls the recent election results the most historic in U.S. history. Although that may be an exaggeration, it is worthwhile looking at past major political realignments to ...