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HNN Sponsor       HNN Follows News For You Trump Praises Ford Family "Bloodline": Antisemitic Dog Whistle or Idle Bluster? The President's remarks raised questions of whether he shares Henry Ford's notorious antisemitic and ethnocentric views. Can a Fast-Tracked COVID Vaccine Program Work? Historians discuss the prospects for fast-development of a vaccine for the novel Coronavirus, and speculate on whether Trump is really taking hydroxychloroquine. Historians Share Cute Animal Pictures for Trying Times TGIF   Today's COVID Headlines - Coronavirus: Is Latin America the Next Epicentre of the Pandemic? - Prominent Scientists Denounce End to Coronavirus Grant - The Pandemic Upended Child Care. It Could Be Devastating For Women.   Roundup Top 10 HNN Tip: You can read more about topics in which you're interested by clicking on the tags featured directly underneath the title of any article you click on. The Lessons of the Great Depression by Lizabeth Cohen The larger lesson the New Deal offers is that recovery is a complex and painful process that requires the participation of many, not directives from a few. And that, ultimately, we're all in this together. The Neoliberal Era is Ending. What Comes Next? by Rutger Bregman From higher taxes for the wealthy to more robust government, the time has come for ideas that seemed impossible just months ago. Ida Taught Me by Koritha Mitchell As the United States seems determined to repeat the horrors of the last turn of the century, I remain grateful for Wells's example. Here is just some of what she taught me. The West Is Relevant to Our Long History Of Anti-Blackness, Not Just The South by Walter Johnson The Missouri Compromise paved the path to the Civil War. But it also signaled what would follow: western settlement driven by the idea of expanding a country of, by, and for white men. When University Leaders Fail by François Furstenberg A university governed by long timelines and long-term thinking grows conservatively and cautiously and prepares itself prudently for potential crises. If you turn a university into a giant corporation, on the other hand, it will rise and fall with the business cycle. Most Medical Professionals Aren't Racist — But Our Medical System Is by Ella St. George Carey The medical profession perpetuates racial inequality in health outcomes in large part because medical training still treats white and nonwhite bodies as fundamentally different. When the Economy Collapses, Talk Is Cheap—Just Look What Led Up to the Great Depression by Robert Dallek For American leaders, the Great Depression is as much a lesson in what not to do as it is in what to do. How White Backlash Controls American Progress by Lawrence Glickman Individual backlashes are part of a common strain of reactionary politics that rejects challenges to social hierarchies.  The 'American Way of Life' Is Shaping Up to Be a Battleground by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor The median wealth of a U.S. senator was $3.2 million as of 2018, and $900,000 for a member of the House of Representatives. These elected officials voted for one-time stimulus checks of $1,200 as if that was enough. The Potential Risk of Chasing a COVID-19 Vaccine by Heidi Morefield Vaccine development is important to fighting viruses, but can't come at the expense of other means of prevention.     Breaking News and Historians in the News Stay Up to Date!  You can now receive a daily digest of news headlines posted on HNN by email. It's simple:  Go Here!  What follows is a streamlined list of stories.  To see the full list:  Go Here! Is Capitalism Racist? Nicholas Lemann considers Walter Johnson's new book The Broken Heart of America in light of recent debates among historians about the relationship of slavery, capitalism and racism. A New History of Being Asian-American New Yorker critic Hua Hsu questions whether the PBS documentary series will simplify the experiences of Asian Americans through a lens of celebration that obscures ongoing conflict and prejudice. Keynes and the Good Life Keynes did not give us a checklist of dos and don'ts other than general ones: Don't waste human talents and physical resources through wanton unemployment, avoidable wars, or breakdowns of social and trade relations. America's Immigration Paradox A review of Jia Lynn Yang's new work "One Mighty and Irresistible Tide," and Adam Goodman's "The Deportation Machine." One Parallel for the Coronavirus Crisis? The Great Depression Historians Erk Loomis and Michael Goldfield are among an interdisciplinary group of scholars describing the process by which the New Deal transformed American society.  College Calendars in the Pandemic: No Fall Break and Home by Thanksgiving As universities announce plans to bring back students, a pattern is emerging: shorter semesters to avoid late-fall infections. Historians Named Among Mellon/ACLS Community College Fellows Five history professors at two-year institutions have been recognized for their vital contributions to scholarship, teaching, and their communities. Exclusive First Look at New Photograph of Blues Legend Robert Johnson Even if he didn't sell his soul at the Crossroads, the massively influential Mississippi guitarist remains shrouded in mystery. An upcoming memoir from his 94-year-old stepsister brings new depth to Johnson's mythos—and the third verified picture of him in existence. The Woman Behind Roe v. Wade Got Paid To Embrace Antiabortion Movement "I was the big fish. I think it was a mutual thing. I took their money, and they'd put me out in front of the cameras and tell me what to say. That's what I'd say," she says in "AKA Jane Roe." The Conspiracy Museum: A Speculative Address Where might the spread of conspiratorial thinking and evidence-free discourse lead? Read the opening address for the Smithsonian Museum of American Conspiracy from the year 2041.  The Bible Museum Has Another Epic Issue With One Of Its Artifacts Federal prosecutors in New York filed a civil action to forfeit one of the museum's clay tablets containing an excerpt of the "Epic of Gilgamesh." 8 Podcasts About Civics and U.S. History School Library Journal recommends history and civics podcasts for kids.

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