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Affordable Healthcare 2.0

by Scot Faulkner

It's time for politicians and health care providers to focus on the well-being of their patients, not their pocketbooks.

What It Was Like for Whites to Travel in Apartheid South Africa

by Vaughn Davis Bornet

A travelogue from 1969.

The GOP's Mandela Problem

by Juan Cole

Rick Santorum compares apartheid to Obamacare, Rush Limbaugh complains about all of Mandela's media attention, and Dick Cheney is STILL defending his vote against sanctioning the apartheid government.

Why the Social Security Rollout Worked Better

by David Stebenne

Public-private partnerships can at times do things better than government alone.

Nelson Mandela Was Truly One of History's Great Men

by James Mittelman

A moral force in the world, Nelson Mandela sacrificed dearly for the values of freedom and social justice.

Mandela's Lasting Legacy: An Interview with Judith Byfield

by David Austin Walsh

Cornell professor Judith Byfield on Nelson Mandela's passing.

Slim Majority of History PhDs Hold Tenure-Track Jobs

by David Austin Walsh

But nearly a quarter of recent PhDs are in non-tenure track/contingent positions.

How the New Deal Defines the Debate Over Obamacare

by David Davenport and Gordon Lloyd

Lessons from Messrs. Roosevelt and Hoover.

Channelling George Washington: Should Obama Have Gone to Gettysburg?

by Thomas Fleming

Our first black president is proof that we've finally had a new birth of freedom in America. But it's complicated.

Does the Road to Mideast Peace Run through Tehran?

by Juan Cole

The diplomatic breakthrough at Geneva is still only a down payment on a much bigger deal.

The American Way of Manners

by Tom Engelhardt

Col. Manners answers your questions on the etiquette of war, nuclear threats, and surveillance.

Andrew Jackson: Symbol of a Southern Age

by Mark R. Cheathem

From the Revolution through to the Civil War, the South dominated American political life.

Corporations Can Speak... But Can They Also Be Religious?

by Emma Long

The Supreme Court will consider religious exemption challenges to Obamacare in the upcoming term.

The Battle for Ohio's Middle Class

by John T. McNay

Labor's 2011 victory in Ohio offers a blueprint for the future.

Public Interest Declassification Board Seeks Input on Declassification Priorities

by Lee White

The PIDB is seeking the input of historians on the declassification process.

The Nazis' Gun Ban Facilitated Kristallnact

by Stephen Halbrook

Jewish-owned guns were registered and were easily confiscated in the weeks before the onslaught.

Averted: The War Between Iran and America

by Juan Cole

The dream of the neoconservatives during the Bush administration -- an American flag in Tehran -- looks to be just that: a dream.

Documenting Historians' Revolutionary Demographic Change

by Alan M. Kraut and David A. Gerber

In 1962, the president of the American Historical Association warned about young historians of "lower middle-class or foreign origins." How times have (thankfully) changed.

I Don't Care Who Killed JFK

by Peter Dreier

It really doesn't matter who killed the thirty-fifth president.

The Problem with "Extraterritoriality"

by Alan McPherson

U.S. soldiers accused of crimes in Afghanistan are tried in U.S. courts. That's been a problem before during the occupation of the Dominican Republic.