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Argument
What the Shadowy History of Women’s Health Tells Us About Its Uncertain Future
Clare Beams on the dark legacy of a purported pregnancy miracle drug.Literary Hub -
Museum Review
The Cosmopolitan Modernism of the Harlem Renaissance
The world-spanning art of the Harlem Renaissance.The Nation -
First Person
Archival Shouting
Silence and volume in collections and institutions.Perspectives on History -
Q&A
Slavery Was Crucial for the Development of Capitalism
Historian Robin Blackburn has completed a trilogy of books that provide a comprehensive Marxist account of slavery in the New World.Jacobin -
Antecedent
What ‘Nutrition Facts’ Labels Leave Out
The history of the Nutrition Facts label exposes the power — and limitations — of such transparency.Made by History -
Argument
Indigenous Artifacts Should Be Returned to Indigenous People
It’s time to start learning about Native history from museums and cultural centers that are run by Native nations.Time -
exhibit
American Environmentalisms
Tracing the many forms that environmentalism has taken in the U.S., from transcendentalism and conservationism to the 20th century push for regulation to today's climate justice movement.
From the HNN Archive
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No Place to Make a Vote of Thanks
On the long tradition of Black third-party activism. -
Why Does American History Feel Like Ancient History to High School Students?
An argument for returning the recent past, and the history of modern conservatism, to classrooms. -
Plate Tectonics
A Brief History of the License Plate