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Boston Colleges To Celebrate Women’s History Month By Editing Wikipedia Pages

Students at Simmons University and Wentworth Institute of Technology are honoring Women's History Month by improving the online representation of female activists.

2 Women Work to Highlight History of Slaves in Maryland Town

One woman is a descendant of people who were enslaved in Taneytown for generations. The other woman’s ancestors belonged to the family line of the owner of those slaves.

The History of Hand Sanitizer

How the coronavirus staple went from mechanic shops to consumer shelves.

John Sears, Who Helped Guide Nixon And Reagan to The White House, Dies at 79

John P. Sears was a powerful influence on Republican politics for over a decade.

Civil Rights Icon Rev. Joseph Lowery Has Died

Lowery remained committed to social justice — from fighting racism to speaking out against income inequality — throughout his life.

'You Must Wash Properly.' Newspaper Ads From the 1918 Flu Pandemic Show Some Things Never Change

While the 1918 flu and COVID-19 are different diseases, newspaper advertisements from 1918 show that, in some ways, the two moments are strikingly similar.

‘White-Collar Quarantine’ Over Virus Spotlights Class Divide

Child care options, internet access and extra living space leave a gulf between rich and poor in coping with disruptions to school and work.

Inside Joe Biden’s Coronavirus Bunker

The Biden campaign is looking to history, specifically the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, for campaign strategy.

10 Virtual History Museums and Experiences to Explore From Home

'Walk' among the terra cotta warriors. Tour Anne Frank's secret annex. Read letters to FDR. And more.

The Biggest Distance-Learning Experiment In History: Week One

With little training and even fewer resources, in a matter of days public schools are shifting from a system of education that for centuries has focused on face to face interaction, to one that works entirely at a distance.

The Power of Purell Compels You!

The Purellification of America is about sanitation, but it is really about sanity. Fear, control, and the fear that we have no control.

‘Zoombombing’ Attacks Disrupt Classes

Online Zoom classes were disrupted by individuals spewing racist, misogynistic or vulgar content. Experts say professors using Zoom should familiarize themselves with the program's settings.

A Troublemaker With a Gavel

by Karen Tumulty

Perhaps, before too long, the troublemaker with a gavel will finally get her wish—to no longer hear herself introduced as the most powerful woman in American history.

Toward an Economic Democracy

by Christopher Mackin

Why the coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to reshape the relationship between workers and their employers.

This Is Just the Beginning

by Yascha Mounk

If we commit to strict social distancing now, we can radically curtail the number of new cases and buy time—time to put in place the measures we need to contain the pandemic in a less economically destructive way.

With Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings, An Old Debate Takes On Fresh Urgency

In media circles, the recent briefings have reignited a familiar Trump-era debate: should the networks carry them live? 

The Untold Origin Story of the N95 Mask

The most important design object of our time was more than a century in the making.

In Blackbeard Pirate Ship Case, Supreme Court Scuttles Copyright Claims

Ruling unanimously, the U.S. Supreme Court said that a videographer who spent two decades documenting the salvaging of Blackbeard's ship cannot sue the state of North Carolina in federal court for using his videos without his permission.

Trump Is Inciting a Coronavirus Culture War to Save Himself

by Adam Serwer

The president’s attempt to racialize the pandemic is a cover-up of the fact that he trusted false reassurances from Beijing.

Troops Say the US Military is not Taking COVID-19 Seriously

"This is a telling indicator of leadership failure," said one Army officer.