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French Documentary Video: British Tory Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg at Age 12 Loved Money and Thatcher, Feared Future Alimony

A French interviewer and documentary crew interviewed the future Tory leader about his precocious interests in the stock market and his love of Margaret Thatcher.

A Manhattan Dealer Sold Fake Antiquities for Decades

The Manhattan DA's Antiquities Trafficking Unit filed charges against Mehrdad Sadigh, charging him with running an assembly line of distressing new items to sell them as ancient artifacts. 

A Century After Blair Mountain, the Right to Organize is as Vital as Ever

by Dave Kamper

"In many mining regions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mine companies for all practical purposes were the government."

Nevada Judge: Major Immigration Law is Too Racist to Remain in Force

The history of legislative debate over the Undesirable Aliens Act of 1929 was a factor in demonstrating that a law criminalizing reentering the US after being deported was intended to discriminate against ethnic Mexicans and violates the Constitution. 

Texas Teachers: How We Actually Teach About Racism

Some teachers say Critical Race Theory actually informs their efforts to counter racism in the curriculum and classroom, even though they don't teach it directly to students.

He Blew the Whistle on Catholic Church Abuse in 1985. Why Didn't Anyone Listen?

by Ben Proudfoot

Reporter Jason Berry reflects on the difficulties of exposing abuse and the Catholic hierarchy's coverup in the 1980s. 

Adam Harris on Historic Racial Inequalities in Colleges and Universities`

The Chronicle of Higher Ed's Katie Mangan interviews Adam Harris about his new book on the structural inequalities of American higher ed, where there's an inverse relationship between resources and the proportion of Black students an institution serves.

Spike Lee’s New Documentary Platforms a 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist [UPDATE: LEE TO EDIT DOC]

"There’s still time, though, before Episode 4 airs, for Lee to do the right thing by excising the 30-minute section from the film, which is totally unnecessary to the true and important story he tells in the rest of the episode."

Simone de Beauvoir's Lost Novel of Early Love

“I loved Zaza with an intensity which could not be accounted for by any established set of rules and conventions,” Beauvoir recalled in her memoirs, almost thirty years after her friend’s death. 

Americans Never Understood Afghanistan Like the Taliban Did

by Shadi Hamid

"The hubris of Western powers saw Afghan traditions as an obstacle to be overcome when, it turns out, they were the lifeblood of the country’s political culture."

The Phony Feminism of War Cheerleaders

by Natalie Shure

"The fact that Afghan women really do face immense oppression makes their cynical use for war-stoking purposes almost unfathomably galling," argues Natalie Shure.

History Suggests Biden Should Ditch His Yes-Men

"Part of the problem with the Afghanistan decision-making process was that the president didn’t appear to be hearing dissent from his political aides."

Josephine Baker to Be Honored With a Panthéon Burial

"Along with other Black American artists — including the writers Richard Wright and James Baldwin — Ms. Baker said she found in France a freedom that she felt denied in the United States."

Lucille Times, Who Inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dies at 100

“You’ve got to fight,” Mrs. Times said in 2017. “You don’t get nothing for free. I’ve been a fighter all of my days.”

Tom T. Hall, Writer of Numerous Nashville Hits, Dies at 85

"In all my writing, I've never made judgments," he said in 1986. "I think that's my secret. I'm a witness. I just watch everything and don't decide if it's good or bad."

Billie Jean King among those Named to Womens History Museum Board

The council is charged with advising the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents on the location, planning and design of the proposed museum and with helping the institution raise money from private donors.

Finally, the Medal of Honor for the Harlem Hellfighters of World War I

"Unlike many Black soldiers who were limited to manual labor and custodial duties, the Harlem Hellfighters made it to the front lines. There were celebrated for their bravery, helping to change the perception of Black soldiers as inferior."

Both the Right and Left Need to Remember Demography is Not Destiny

by Adam Serwer

The 2020 Census has fueled optimism on the left and panic on the right about American demographics. But past periods of ethnic change have shown the fluidity of racial categories defies expectations.

Felix Hall Remembered 80 Years After Ft. Benning Lynching

"This month — more than eight decades after Private Hall’s death — a plaque at Fort Benning was dedicated in his memory. But major details about his death remain unclear. Officials have been accused of failing to fully investigate what happened, and no one was ever charged."

The Disasters in Afghanistan and Haiti Share the Same Twisted Root

by Jonathan M. Katz

"Both Haiti and Afghanistan owe their sorry conditions to decades of direct U.S. control. Looking closely at the links between the two is essential for understanding how to respond to each in ways that help, rather than do more harm."