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Thomas Piketty accuses Germany of forgetting history as it lectures Greece

Piketty says that the Germans are only in the strong economic position they are today because they benefited from the forgiveness of their neighbors after World War II.

Greek ‘No’ May Have Its Roots in Heroic Myths and Real Resistance

Experts and analysts say the vote sprang from a deep cultural and historical strain of defiance in apparently hopeless situations, honed over centuries.

150 years later, schools are still a battlefield for interpreting Civil War

Five million public school students in Texas will begin using new social studies textbooks this fall based on state academic standards that barely address racial segregation.

The Memorial Where Slavery Is Real

America has only one federally funded slave memorial—and it’s been falling apart.

Richmond split over Confederate history

In the capital of the Confederacy, calls are rising to properly memorialize the slave trade

NYT says a woman should replace Jackson on the $20 bill.

by NYT Editorial

The Times says Hamilton should remain on the $10 bill.

Where are America's memorials to pain of slavery, black resistance?

Erecting historical markers and memorials of both slavery and black resistance would be the first among many necessary steps in breaking the cycle of the past.

Bernie Sanders’s Revolutionary Roots Were Nurtured in ’60s Vermont

Long before Mr. Sanders was a presidential candidate, he went to Burlington, where he supported himself with odd jobs and planned to remake the world.

And now this, ISIS?

Now they have destroyed a tomb dating back to the 13th century. 

Jon Stewart draws attention to proposal to rename Mt. McKinley in honor of Native Americans

Ohio ridiculed for standing by McKinley name.

'Old Ironsides' restoration salvages warship's storied history

The world's oldest commissioned warship still kept afloat will be spending a little time in dry dock undergoing repairs to keep it watertight.

US has long history of burning black churches: Historian

The United States has a long history of white supremacists targeting black churches and law enforcement ignoring such crimes, an African-American historian says.

Iwo Jima Marines, gay pride and a photo adaptation that spawns fury

More than a decade ago, photographer Ed Freeman set out to capture the gay rights struggle in a photograph for the cover of Frontiers, a gay magazine. To do so, he relied on an image — the flag-raising at Iwo Jima.

Dylann Roof’s eerie tour of American slavery at its beginning, middle and end

Retrace Charleston Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof's steps as he traveled through South Carolina.

Catching One Nazi Became His Life

When McKay Smith went looking for his grandfather, he found demons. Some of them his own.

The World's Jewish Population Is Nearing Pre-Holocaust Levels

The Jewish People Policy Institute said there are currently 14.2 million Jews in the world.

Historians take issue with Apple's Civil War games ban

The controversial symbol is key to depicting history, they said.

Nazi propaganda is still working

Germans who were born in the 1930s show significantly more anti-Semitism than those who were born earlier or later.

Where Stonewall fits into the story

The long path to the Supreme Court's decision began in the 1960s.  Stonewall marked a turning point. 

This Is How Fast America Changes Its Mind

We looked at six big issues—interracial marriage, prohibition, women’s suffrage, abortion, same-sex marriage, and recreational marijuana — to show how this has happened in the past, and may again in the very near future.