| Don't Miss Original Stories from HNN!  by Jeffrey H. Jackson Two introverted French Lesbian artists conducted a campaign of subversion against the Nazis occupying the Island of Jersey that a trial judge called "more dangerous than soldiers." A new book explains how. |
 by Rachel Gunter After a patient count, Joe Biden has claimed victory, and fears that late-arriving military absentee ballots could be subject to litigation that might decide the election have receded. This is fortunate, because history shows parties won't hesitate to interfere with the military vote for political advantage. |
 by David Welky Conservative demands for "patriotic" history education echo the culture war fought by the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. |
 by Ian Worthington "Hellenistic" Athens may not shine as brightly as Classical Athens, but it has lived unfairly in the shadow of its famous predecessor. It's time it emerged from that shadow. | Today's News Headlines - Postal worker admits fabricating allegations of ballot tampering, officials say - Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Affordable Care Act over latest challenge from Trump, GOP - Biden Moves to Confront a Pandemic Racing Out of Control Breaking 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!
 NPR court analyst Nina Totenberg discusses the case being argued today in front of the new 6-3 conservative majority which could jeopardize millions of people's health insurance during the COVID pandemic. |
 In a moment of reflection, Harris invoked her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who left her home in India for California in 1958, at the age of 19. "Maybe she didn't quite imagine this moment," Harris said. "But she believed so deeply in an America where a moment like this is possible." |
 A leading election law scholar warns that Trump allies may still try to steal the election. |
 Election law scholar Rick Hasen of UC-Irvine Law School says that lawsuits filed by Team Trump thus far lack both evidence and scope necessary to be significant factors in the election outcome. |
 Political Science Professor William Adler warns that while Trump may be on his way out, the period between election and inauguration will be dangerous--think about Buchanan-Lincoln or Hoover-FDR for instance. |
 Trump grasps the theatrics of authoritarian leadership, but doesn't have the skill or diligence to follow through with policy to turn the crises he creates to his advantage. More resilient autocrats elsewhere provide examples that other American politicians are likely to follow. |
 In 1863, Cherokee Nation passed an act to abolish slavery in the Cherokee Nation, and later those freed slaves and their descendants were granted "all the rights of native Cherokees" through the Treaty of 1866. |
 René de Reuver, speaking on behalf of the General Synod of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, said the church's role began long before Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. |
 "It strips out Vance's sociopolitical commentary entirely, which, however you feel about the commentary, leaves the story without an all-important ingredient: a political and sociological point." |
 The National Native American Veterans Memorial will open with virtual programming, including a tour and video tribute, on Wednesday, November 11. |
 It is probably the least consequential outcome of the election result, but dogs will be returning to the White House. |
History 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!  Over 10 million people are stateless today, and governments seem hell-bent on increasing their numbers. A new book examines how the rise of modern states created the dire circumstance of statelessness. |
 The Trump presidency has raised issues about the extent of racial resentment in White America, the significance of identity politics, and the place of intellectual discovery and academic research in American life that are a long way from resolution. |
 A paper by a researcher at the Schuyler Mansion finds overlooked evidence in letters and Hamilton's own account books indicating that he bought, sold and personally owned slaves. |
 Here's how the loser's concession went from nonexistent to an essential custom that all candidates have observed—albeit some less graciously than others. |
 Historians Tera Hunter, Keisha Blain, Daina Ramey Berry, Manisha Sinha and Joanne Freeman are among experts who predict the impact of Harris's service as Vice President. |
 Education historian Diane Ravitch and education policy advocate Carol Burris write for Valerie Straus's education column and recommend rejecting the failed experiment applying market values to public schools through "choice," charter schools, and high-stakes testing. |
 Historian Martha S. Jones places Stacey Abrams's political leadership in Georgia in the historical context of Black women's political organizing and activism. |
 The government of the Iroquois Confederacy wasn't a template for the Constitution, but it was an example, visible to the framers, of concepts of federalism that were only abstractions in European political theory. |
 David W. Blight reviews a new book on the 1898 Wilmington massacre and the violent overthrow of multiracial democracy in North Carolina. |
 Asian American studies scholar Karen Kuo discusses the complex relationship between Asian and African Americans and sources of solidarity and division among minority groups. | Browsing: News from Around the Internet
 As Trump refuses to concede, few Republicans have repudiated his baseless charges of election fraud. Are they indulging a sore loser or starting a coup? |
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