A Brief History of Eye Care: the Advancements that Ensure We Can Now Safeguard Our Vision for Longer

A Brief History of Eye Care: the Advancements that Ensure We Can Now Safeguard Our Vision for Longer

December 3, 2024

Eyesight continues to worsen across the world. While more of the global population ages, younger generations spend...

St. Augustine and Culture Wars in Early Medieval Europe

November 29, 2024

The the empire had seen dramatic religious change. By Dr. Michael LambExecutive Director of the Program for...

Calls for Christian Nationalism Ignore America’s Religious Diversity from the Start

September 4, 2025

The American Revolution was not a ‘Christian’ event. By Dr. Adam JortnerGoodwin Philpott Eminent Professor of ReligionAuburn...

Accept Our King and God – Or Else!: Spanish Colonial Bloodshed in the Americas

December 11, 2024

Ideology the Spanish used to take over the ‘New World’. By Dr. Diego Javier LuisAssistant Professor of...

Christian Nationalists Fume as Federal Judge Blocks Louisiana Classroom Law

November 29, 2024

“Public schools are not Sunday schools.” By Jake JohnsonStaff WriterCommon Dreams A federal judge on Tuesday blocked...

A History of ‘Blasphemy’ Laws in the United States

June 15, 2025

The complex fight for freedom of religion and speech. By Dr. Kristina M. LeeAssistant Professor of CommunicationUniversity...

Evangelicals See Trump as God’s Warrior to Defeat Satanic Forces

November 29, 2024

They believe that they are waging a spiritual battle. By Dr. Art JipsonAssociate Professor of SociologyUniversity of...

How to Support a Drug Addict in Recovery: A Helpful Guide

October 2, 2025

Supporting someone recovering from drug addiction can be challenging, but your role is crucial. Recovery affects both...

Mauretania: Exploring Sites of Ancient Roman Morocco in Northern Africa

November 28, 2024

Mauretania was annexed by the Roman Empire in 40 CE. Introduction Morocco, then known as Mauretania, was annexed by...

Colonialism and the Origins of Food Insecurity in West Africa

July 10, 2025

Why is hunger a problem in West Africa today? By Dr. Anya GruberVisiting Fellow in AnthropologyCornell University...

‘The Description of Africa’: The First Full Account of the Continent in 1526

March 3, 2025

He wrote the book for a Renaissance audience. By Sikeena Karmali AhmedPhD Student the History of Intellectual...

Putin Attempts Whitewashing Russian Atrocities in Africa

March 12, 2025

War crimes and crimes against humanity in Africa. By Purity MwambiaInvestigative Journalist “In the history of our...

Photographic Postcards of West African Masquerade in the Early 20th Century

March 3, 2025

How photography was utilized. By Dr. Hilary Whitham SánchezAssistant Professor of Art HistoryPurchase College Introduction On the...

Financing Africa’s Future Economic Development

March 3, 2025

Reform is needed for sustainable development. By Dr. Mthuli NcubeChief Economist and Vice-President, African Development Bank (AfDB)Chairman...

How Professional Biohazard Cleaners Handle Complex Situations

November 28, 2024

Cleaning up biohazards goes beyond simply tidying a place—it demands expertise and a deep understanding of safety...

A Beginner’s Guide to Mountain Biking: Getting Started on the Trails

November 28, 2024

Mountain biking is an exciting and rewarding outdoor activity that allows you to explore the great outdoors...

Ancient Sicily as a Locus of Identity between Greece and Rome

November 27, 2024

It was a coveted territory in antiquity. By Dr. Maria do Céu Grácio Zambujo FialhoProfessor of ClassicsUniversity...

National Security Risks from Climate Change Go Well Beyond What the U.S. Government Thinks

November 27, 2024

Attention to implications remains incomplete. By Dr. Bryan FrederickAssociate Director, Strategy and Doctrine Program, RAND Project AIR...

Shared Experience, Geographical Reality: Ideas of Europe in Early Modern History, 1500-1800

November 27, 2024

The shared essence of Europe. By Dr. Péter ErdősiVisiting Faculty, Cultural Heritage Studies Program, Central European UniversitySenior...

How Geopolitical Tensions Are Increasing Global Carbon Emissions

March 9, 2025

Geopolitical tensions have far-reaching implications. By Dr. Laia BarbaràHead of Climate StrategyWorld Economic Forum By Dr. Claudia...

Nationalism and the Rise of the Nation-State in Modern Europe, 1800-1900

November 28, 2024

Europe’s origins in the medieval Christian Church. By Dr. Nere BasabeFinal Year PhD StudentThe History of Political...

How Climate Change Is Reshaping Global Security and the Military

October 8, 2025

Climate change fuels resource scarcity. By Joan MichelsonJournalist and HostElectric Ladies Podcast Climate change has fundamentally reshaped...

Contempt for the Athenian Empire in the Fifth Century BCE

November 10, 2025

Rejecting Athenian hegemony. Introduction Athenian control over Ionia crumbled close on the heels of the disaster in...

Democratic Governors Form Coalition to Fight ‘Increasing Threats of Autocracy’

November 26, 2024

“You come for my people, you come through me.” By Julia ConleyStaff WriterCommon Dreams With Republicans set...

How Native Americans Guarded Their Societies against Tyranny Centuries Ago

January 12, 2026

Their communities were elaborate consensus democracies. By Dr. Kathleen DuValProfessor of HistoryUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel...

Why Democrats Lose Even When Republicans Are So Endlessly Terrible

November 26, 2024

The working people of this country need help. By Chuck IdelsonFormer Communications Senior StrategistNational Nurses United Amid...

Windows onto History: The Defenestrations of Prague (1419–1997)

November 26, 2024

Throwing people out of windows. By Dr. Thom SliwowskiScholar of Comparative Literature This article, Windows Onto History:...

No Surprise: Five Reasons Why Trump Won Again

November 26, 2024

Desperately trying to listen and understand. By Dr. Alex HintonDistinguished Professor of AnthropologyDirector, Center for the Study...

10 Steps to Take if You’ve Been Injured Due to Negligence

November 26, 2024

Imagine finding yourself injured due to someone else’s carelessness, whether it’s a car accident, a slip-and-fall incident,...

Europeans and ‘Otherness’ on the Global Stage in the Nineteenth Century

November 25, 2024

An age of an unprecedented global transformation. By Dr. Ramachandra ByrappaAssistant Professor of HistoryEötvös Loránd University By Dr. Jarsolav...