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Lessons of democracy, from its bloody roots
Democracy itself is up for reelection this Nov. What can we learn about democracy's future by delving into its past? I visit ancient Athens & Rome to…
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Steven Hill
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More than equal: unlikely (s)heroes of the Revolutionary War
For International Women’s MONTH: Women’s bravery in battle has been lost to history and sexism
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Steven Hill
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December 2023

July 2023

The Animal Spirits of Democracy: Prague’s Martyrs and Modernity
Democracy has been a long battle of contested terrain, and nowhere more so than the capital city of the Czech Republic. Two steps forward, one step…
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Steven Hill
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March 2023

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were feminists – NOT!
Celebrating International Women’s Day (and Black History Month too)
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Steven Hill
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February 2023

James Baldwin vs. William F. Buckley: the debate of the century between Black and White
On February 18, 1965, Baldwin’s moral authority made a fool of the disingenuous Buckley’s patrician racism
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Steven Hill
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September 2022

TimeMachine: The time Susan B. Anthony was arrested -- for voting
Women’s rights have always been contested terrain in Taliban America; but courageous women took on the patriarchy and won
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Steven Hill
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August 2022

What if Congress was elected by proportional representation?
Illuminating lessons from Illinois’ 110-year history with cumulative voting -- more bipartisanship, less polarization, more voter choice, better…
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Steven Hill
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Keep History Alive: Protecting the 57 Year Legacy of the Voting Rights Act
We must never forget: America's soul was forged in a heroic fight for the right to vote for all Americans
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Alissa Bombardier Shaw
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July 2022

Women’s rights yesterday, today and tomorrow
July 19-20 marks the 174th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights gathering in the US
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Alissa Bombardier Shaw

June 2022

TimeMachine: So you think coups and stolen elections are un-American?
Trump before there was Trump
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Steven Hill
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