Palestinians against Fascism
Thousands of Palestinian Arabs volunteered to fight against Germany and Italy during World War II, serving alongside Jewish volunteers from Mandate Palestine.
Dopamine, Hummus, and Iranian Politics
Well-researched stories from Undark, Works in Progress, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Finding Lucretia Howe Newman Coleman
Once a powerful voice in the Black press, Coleman all but disappeared from the literary landscape of the American Midwest after her death in 1948.
The Novels that Taught Americans about Abortion
Twentieth-century novels helped readers to learn about the practicalities of abortion as well as the social and moral questions around the procedure.
Humans for Voyage Iron: The Remaking of West Africa
Europeans used standardized bars of iron mined in northern Europe to purchase humans during the slave era, transforming the coastal landscape of West Africa.
A “Genre-Bending” Poetic Journey through Modern Korean History
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Dictée is an experiment in both lyric and epic modernism that uses form to invoke the tragedy of the wartime partition of Korea.
Luanda, Angola: The Paradox of Plenty
This vast Atlantic coast nation seems poised to become a tourist hot-spot, but uneven political and economic development may be standing in the way.
Political Corruption in Athens and Rome
Bribery was widespread in the ancient world. That didn’t mean it was considered acceptable.
Capturing the Civil War
The images, diaries, and ephemera in Grand Valley State University’s Civil War and Slavery Collection reveal the cold realities of Abraham Lincoln’s world.
How the Universe Forges Stars from Cosmic Clouds
A deep dive into the chaotic journey of star formation.