Read the descriptions and listen to the clips of protest songs from American history.
Tag Archives: Current Events
Arctic 2.0: What Happens After All the Ice Goes?
As global climate change increases temperatures at the poles, researchers consider the likely effects of all that extra liquid water.
George Washington’s letter to Jewish community becomes musical call to action
An historic letter written by George Washington is the inspiration for a cantata recently performed at a Jewish congregation in Philadelphia. Read why the creators of the musical piece found the document to still be relevant and important.
Why Reconstruction Matters
Columbia University history professor Eric Foner argues that Reconstruction ended before it could become truly successful, and he draws parallels to current affairs.
Republican lawmakers introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 18 states
In response to the growing number of large protests in recent years, state lawmakers have introduced bills to curtail protestors and the tactics they use.
When fear is a weapon: How terror attacks influence mental health
A psychiatrist analyzes the long-term effects of terrorist attacks.
In the Age of ISIS, Is War Reporting Worth the Risk?
Journalist Janine di Giovanni reflects on how war reporting has become more dangerous since she started her career over 20 years ago.
What America’s Gilded Age tells us about the Trump era
Annabelle Quince, a broadcaster with a background in law, psychology, and history, draws parallels between American robber barons of the past and today’s political and business leaders.
Berlin Duo Launch a Supermarket With No Packaging
Are you sometimes drawn to certain food products because of the flashy packaging? How would you feel about shopping in a store with zero packaging, selecting food based on the quantity you need and paying by the weight of goods?
‘My neighbour murdered nearly all of my family, but now we are friends’
Read about villages set up to bring perpetrators and survivors of genocide together in reconciliation.
It’s Not the Economy: Why Unique Baby Names Are Trending Up
An increase in individualism has led to parents choosing original baby names.
The Exhausting Work of Tallying America’s Largest Protest
Two university professors share their method of counting the number of people who attended the Women’s March on January 21 and suggest what that number might signify for the movement’s future success. You can find a link to their Google spreadsheet in the fourth paragraph.
The Aleppo Project
Stay on top of the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Syria.
Why It’s Impossible to Predict When That Giant Antarctic Ice Sheet Will Split
There are many factors that will affect when the Antarctic ice sheet named Larsen C will collapse and what the impact will be to sea levels. Larsen A and Larsen B disintegrated in 1995 and 2002.
How To Get Dads To Take Parental Leave? Seeing Other Dads Do It
Statistics show that seeing other fathers take parental leave helps remove the stigma of leaving work for an extended time.
Should U.S. pay reparations for slavery? U.N.-appointed experts think so
Read why the United Nations recommends formal apologies and reparations be made to black Americans and why the subject is controversial.
Scientists just accidentally discovered a process that turns CO2 directly into ethanol
Excess carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere is causing extinctions, killing coral reefs, and feeding global warming. Scientists recently stumbled onto a remarkably simple solution.
‘The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words.’
In the shadow of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, alarming echoes of the past are being heard.
The Israeli-Palestinian basketball teams that are breaking all barriers
Organized by PeacePlayers International, a basketball team of Israeli and Palestinian teenage girls is bringing people together.
Are charter schools truly innovative? The answer can depend on your definition
As residents of Boston prepare to vote on the expansion of charter schools in their city, they examine the innovation and success of those that already exists.