#Historical

utterly vapid

UtterlyVapid

Every time I see a conservative attempt to use historical imperialism and caste systems by non-European countries to justify why racism can’t possibly be real I cringe and want them

Mohammad Fadel, Mask-Wearing Job Killer

Shanfaraa

A very interesting (if long) discussion of early understandings of scope of the #ATS. The Alien Tort Statute and the Law of Nations: New Historical Evidence of Founding-Era Understandings https://www.justsecurity.org/73376/the-alien-tort-st

yung📉walken

as_a_worker

america is perpetually haunted by two historical archetypes: the fordist factory worker and the yeoman farmer. each has been overcome by historical development, but live on as political/cultural signifiers even

White House History

WhiteHouseHstry

How many pieces of Bohemian glass do you think make up one of the chandeliers in the East Room of the White House? How about all three? (1/8)Image Credit: White

Dr. Kate Dahlstrand 🦦

KateDahls

Andrew Johnson died 6 years after his term in office ended. He returned to his hometown community where he was revered until the day he died. Eventually the state historical

Margaret Killjoy 🏴

magpiekilljoy

I think sometimes anarchists don't know how to dream big enough. Which is weird, because we envision a complete rebuilding of society along cooperative, antiauthoritarian lines. Yet we don't envision

Wokal Distance

wokal_distance

Imagine letting old people die because they're the wrong skin color and you want to rectify a historical injustice.Now imagine being a doctor and actively advocating for that. She suggests

Steven Schwinghamer

s_schwinghamer

On Heritage Day in NS, amid panic about changing street names, statues, etc., I'd like everyone in #halifax to reflect on what they learned about the past by driving on

Cawareere

mahdi_ina

(1) The infamous ‘Nus Qiyaamo’ attack on North Galkacyo is typically presented as an unprovoked attack by the United Somali Congress (USC) against innocent civilians. Proper historical analysis however bears

Andrew Leach

andrew_leach

$66,563 for the rights to mountain top removal in the eastern slopes. Seems to me that @jkenney could have asked @CorbLund, @kdlang, @paulbrandt and a few others to hold a

goldie bone.

zeniaontop

A thread from my masters and RE: evictions...although socio-economic rights are recognised under the constitution, even where the claim to these rights in a given case succeeds, their recognition alone

Mudia Uzzi

MudiaUzzi

Hey y’all. Wanted to bring to your attention an article that has been important in shaping my research trajectory during my doctoral program. It’s called “The enduring impact of historical

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

The GOP spent most of 2020 rejecting science in the face of a deadly pandemic; now it's rejecting democracy in the face of a clear election loss. How did we

Brian Riedl 🧀

Brian_Riedl

You are not getting screwed.A common Twitter theme right now is now the middle class gets screwed - paying all the taxes, not getting the benefits. The reality is the

Alicia Elliott

WordsandGuitar

A reminder that justice for Barbara Kentner could be about more than a prison sentence for the man who killed her. Justice could also involve emotional, financial and physical support

Piper J. Drake

PiperJDrake

I know there are silent people wondering why the responses are so "mean" when a person "just asked a question" so I'm going to break this down as if we

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