They were dependent on external sources of income and resources, usually procured from sedentary communities. Introduction Since...
Today, Africa is the only continent where 70% of its people are under the age of 30....
The violent sacking and pillaging of Benin City by the British in 1897 was framed as a...
World leaders and those holding the purse strings have remained largely on the side lines. Introduction The...
The most visible indication of levels of violence is warfare, but that wasn’t the only source. Mwezi...
Democracy can’t survive if it can’t deliver results. An uninterrupted swath of African countries from the Atlantic...
Advertisements on lower rates make homeowners think that this might be the best time for them to...
Coal-hungry inventions of the Industrial Revolution created a massive and sustained boom in coal mining. Introduction Coal...
But many foresee problems ahead with transition to renewables and oppose breaking from fossil fuels altogether. By...
By building canals, laying sewers, and jacking up buildings, the windy city grew. In 1833, Chicago was...
Green jobs are found in fields from design to economics and in many types of management. Introduction...
Urban elites with a fancy hobby and rural farmers teamed up in a movement that transformed the...
BlocPower has trained over 1,700 New Yorkers to join the clean energy workforce—and is paying them to...
Everyday risks surround individuals and businesses, from the potential for car accidents to the hazards faced by...
The Late Roman Republic’s more active military policies concerning the region began to jeopardize their hegemony. Introduction...
Uncivil obedience is the opposite of the more commonly known protest strategy of civil disobedience. Introduction When...
When America was young, its leaders had no trouble retiring from public service and public life. Honeymoon...
A combined assault on the U.S. Constitution now bars Trump from public office. Unless sensible minds prevail,...
For Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War fulfilled a lifelong dream. Among Theodore Roosevelt’s many accomplishments were two terms...
Only a two-thirds vote by both chambers of Congress can lift the disqualification. A pair of conservative...
People sometimes assume religious traditions’ ideas about gender have always been conservative and unchanging. Introduction “Genderqueer” and...
Judges had strong words for how the laws violated the First Amendment. Introduction Nearly 500 anti-LGBTQ bills...
Close woman–woman friendships that supported and made the work of the visionary possible. The medieval women whose...
Comic book depictions of superheroines as politicians illustrate how sexism weakens democracy. Introduction Each July, comics fans,...
The “Battle of the Sexes” was a turning point for female athletes earning greater recognition and respect....
A growing number of countries are legalizing same-sex marriage amid a steady advance in rights for LGBTQ+...
Every business strives for success and to beat its competitors, and the only way you can make...
The various postal systems that transversed Europe, and, crucially, how they were interconnected. By Nikolaus Schobesberger, Paul...
“This clear and present global threat demands clear and coordinated global action.” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres...
He was executed alongside 20 of his colleagues during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Introduction Jacques-Pierre...