How Women Won WWII: With a Flash and a Rumble

How Women Won WWII: With a Flash and a Rumble

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Learning From Our Differences and the Antidote to Doomscrolling Anxiety

Did you know that only 4% of new marriages in America happen between Democrats and Republicans? Or that three quarters of white Americans don't have a single friend who isn't white? David McCullough III — grandson of the beloved historian — shares his bold idea for fixing what's ...  Show more

The Long History of Demonizing Immigrants: From the Great Depression to Today

Before ICE raids, there were pamphlets warning Americans about immigrant "peasants" stealing their jobs and "hell ships" dumping people into the Mexican desert with no food, water, or way to reach their families. Sharon looks back at the parallels between the mass deportations of ...  Show more

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