The Roundup Top Ten from HNN for May 1

HNN Sponsor       HNN Follows News For You What's Next for Presumptive Dem Nominee Joe Biden? Joe Biden's campaign has been overshadowed by the COVID-19 crisis, but his choice of a VP, his policy advisers, and sexual assault allegations have put him in the news.  Updated! News About Books Historians are publishing, reading and talking about books despite this crisis. Armed Protesters Swarm Michigan Capitol A recent rise in far-right activity culminated in a mob of protesters--many armed--swarming the Michigan State Capitol on April 30. Historians discuss. Historians Share Cute Animal Pictures for Trying Times We will run this feature every Friday for as long as we must.   Video of the Week The Dark History of IQ Tests by Stefan Dombrowski Since 1905, IQ testing has been put to constructive and highly destructive uses, as this Ted video explains.   Today's COVID Headlines - U.S. Crafting Retaliatory Actions against China over Coronavirus as Trump Fumes - Republican-Led States Signal they Could Strip Workers' Unemployment Benefits if they Don't Return to Work, Sparking Fresh Safety Fears - Trump's Disinfectant Talk Trips Up Sites' Vows Against Misinformation   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. States Are in Crisis. Why Won't Trump Help? by Lizabeth Cohen The abandonment of a federalist system where states are accountable to Washington and residents everywhere can expect equitable treatment is recasting the United States of America to favor States over United.  Front-Line Workers in the COVID-19 Fight Need Unions by William P. Jones Without strengthening labor laws, and extending them to all sectors, we cannot ensure workers have the power to protect their own health and safety on the job and the health and safety of our communities. As Coronavirus Magnifies America's Housing Crisis, FDR's New Deal Could Offer a Roadmap Forward by Jill Watts The coronavirus crisis has exposed one of America's greatest needs: adequate and safe housing. A History of Inconvenient Allies and Convenient Enemies by Alexander Aviña The history of American alliances abroad doesn't make sense as a drug control strategy, but is consistent with a strategy of invoking the war on drugs to punish governments that resist U.S. domination. If the Great Depression Is Any Indication, Things Won't Just Go Back to 'Normal' After the Coronavirus Pandemic Ends by James C. Cobb New Deal programs had difficulty returning the United States to "normal" life because FDR had difficulty persuading many Americans that the federal government was supporting their economic security. This failure makes a comprehensive response to COVID-19 less politically feasible. Excluding Those in the Sex Industry from Covid-19 Relief is a Mistake by Leah LaGrone Government needs to back off making moral value judgments shaped by Christian values when it comes to women's work, and instead to focus on the harsh economic reality facing millions of women.  Why History is Hard — and Dangerous — to Teach and how to Get Kids to Stop Thinking it is 'Boring and Useless' by Edward Ayers Young people love history, just not history as it is forced upon them. My Native American Father Drew the Land O'Lakes Maiden. She was Never a Stereotype. by Robert DesJarlait The son of the Red Lake Ojibwe artist who redesigned "Mia" contends that taking her image off the butter package destroys a symbolic connection between indigenous people and place.  Queen of Heaven, Empress of Hell by Vanessa R. Corcoran Contemporary depictions of Mary tend to be gentle in their holiness, but Christians centuries ago envisioned her as a powerful agent who fought for their salvation. The (Yelling) Mothers of Us All by Rachel Shteir A review of Leandra Zarnow's biography of Bella Abzug, "Battling Bella: The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug."     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! National Park Service Awards More than $3.1 Million in Grants to Preserve World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites The 22 projects funded will help tell the stories of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II. Prominent Scholars Threaten to Boycott Colleges That Don't Support Contingent Faculty During Pandemic Historians Nell Irvin Painter, Samuel Moyn, and Premilla Nadasen are early signatories of a letter aimed at pressuring universities to offer greater job security to adjunct, contingent, and term-contracted instructors. Will a Pandemic Shatter the Perception of American Exceptionalism? Historians including David Kennedy, Andrew Bacevich, David Oshinsky and Wilfred McClay discuss whether the idea of American uniqueness has hurt national preparedness for an epidemic, if it will help or hinder recovery, and if the COVID-19 crisis will dislodge the idea from popular consciousness. "A Terrible Price": The Deadly Racial Disparities of COVID-19 in America New Orleans's famed Krewe of Zulu celebrated Mardi Gras as federal and state health officials proclaimed low risk for Coronavirus. In two months, 30 members would have COVID-19 and eight would be dead, illustrating dire and longstanding racial disparities in health in America. Another Way the 2020s Might Be Like the 1930s The strikes and protests of the past month have been small, but they aren't inconsequential. 260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus "He doesn't speak the language of transcendence, what we have in common," said Jennifer Mercieca, a historian of American political rhetoric at Texas A&M University. How the Spanish Flu Almost Upended Women's Suffrage Canceled rallies. A looming election. A stretched health care system with a predominantly female face. Women's frustrations then resonate loud and clear today. Frances Perkins: The Unsung Creator of U.S. Social Security Author Kristin Downey covered Social Security for years, which has driven her to correct the tendency to overlook Frances Perkins's key contributions to the most important social welfare program in America. "Bulletproofing America's Public Space: Race, Remembrance, and Emmett Till," a Lecture by Mabel O. Wilson Architectural Historian Mabel O. Wilson delivered the Cooper Union's annual Eleanore Pettersen Lecture on the memorialization of racial violence on April 29. As Putin Seeks to Reinvent History, Russia-Czech Relations Hit a New Low The dispute over a statue of a Soviet Army officer in Prague reflects Russian efforts to claim a heroic role in defeating fascism, eastern European nationalism, and contemporary power dynamics in the region.  After the Coronavirus, Don't Repeat 9/11's Mistakes The drastic changes to American national security policy instituted after 9/11 helped make the nation vulnerable to the COVID-19 outbreak and less able to fight it.  Detroit Students Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy, Court Rules A major ruling in a lawsuit involving the Detroit public schools comes at a time when school shutdowns are expected to affect poor children most adversely. This is how Bad Things are for Museums: They Now Have a Green Light to Sell Off Their Art The Association of Art Museum Directors has relaxed its guidelines against selling works of art for operating funds. Now, the notion of selling off a Claude Monet or two to plug a budgetary hole—or to fend off a total financial meltdown—is suddenly something to contemplate. Internet Access Proves Necessary to 'Participate in Life' During Pandemic Harvard Law Professor Susan Crawford argues that the regulatory system for electric utilities established by Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s is a model for necessary reforms to the telecommunicatins industry to ensure all Americans can access the internet.

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