Columbia University graduate student Nick Donias argues that protest movements must move beyond slogans and hashtags in order to affect long-term change.
Author Archives: Anita Hacker
A New Museum of the American Revolution, Warts and All
Culture reporter Jennifer Schuessler reviews the Museum of the American Revolution, which opened in Philadelphia in April.
Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animal Nature
In this interview, molecular biologist Nathan Lents discusses his book, Not So Different: Finding Human Nature in Animals.
Wonder Women have been smashing the patriarchy since classical times
English literature lecturer Roberta Magnani draws comparisons between comic book heroine Wonder Woman and characters from mythology and classical literature.
Hurricane Harvey shows benefits, risks of turning to social media in disaster
Social media has become a useful tool when seeking and disseminating information during a national disaster, but there are a few risks to keep in mind.
Immigration In Esports: Do Gamers Count As Athletes?
This article examines how immigration policy and gaming meet.
Tired of war, South Sudanese youth turn to art to push for peace
Ana Taban, a group of artists in South Sudan, promotes a peaceful resolution to the conflict in its country. Click the link at the bottom of the article to view a photo essay of the organization’s members.
Billionaire Philanthropists Are Shaping a New Gilded Age
Is the solution to economic inequality for billionaires to give it back? Author David Callahan talks to the University of Pennyslvania’s Knowledge@Wharton podcast host about his new book, The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age, in which he wites about this topic.
Course explores new field at intersection of genomics and society
As sequencing one’s genes becomes more common, the field of social genomics is growing.
Extracting the Woodchuck
In this biographical essay, literary critic Adam Kirsch argues that Robert Frost led a kind of double life that was necessary to create his acclaimed poetry.
Three Reichs, You’re Out
At the end of World War II, American servicemen in Europe organized a “World Series” baseball game, played in Nuremberg’s Stadion der Hitlerjugend, formerly the site of Nazi Party rallies.
Sherman’s March to the Sea: A military triumph left a bitter legacy
In 1864, William Tecumseh Sherman led a hard-war strategy of pillaging and destorying property in the South, leaving civilians depleted.
The Science—and Art—of Taking Risks
This article offers tips for contructive risk-taking.
The Letter That Won the American Revolution
George Washington led an effort to create a network of spies to help win the American Revolution.
Tech firms protest proposed changes to U.S. net neutrality rules
Tech companies such as Facebook and Google are urging customers to oppose changes to net neutrality rules. Read more about the issue in this article.
Total Failure: The World’s Worst Video Game
Read how former video game designer Howard Scott Warshaw turned failure into a career in which he helps others going through the same thing. Read or listen to the other articles in the “Total Failure” series for more stories of lessons learned.
Why American Cities Are Fighting to Attract Immigrants
Read about the efforts city officials across the country are making to welcome immigrants and why.
In one small Mexican town, the citizens become armed vigilantes to take on a drug gang
Citizens of a town in southwest Mexico take matters into their own hands in an attempt to stop the violence in their area.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
In this biography, read how the events of Emerson’s life led him to be a central member of the American Transcendalist movement.
Wives are partly to blame for the fact that men won’t take ‘female’ jobs, professor says
This article examines why men may be hesitant to pursue traditionally-female jobs.