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New Deal

Politics & Government

Debating Welfare Way Before George Will

The debate over welfare goes back surprisingly far.

Social Security cards and a sheet of budget numbers

Politics & History

Social Security at 75

The Social Security Act was signed into law in 1935.

Neighborhood Gardens

Education & Society

Neighborhood Gardens: A Housing Project Born of Unbridled Optimism

Long before Ferguson brought it into the news, St. Louis became famous for its monumentally disastrous Pruitt-Igoe Housing ...

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Education & Society

The History of Reproductive Rights: A Syllabus

A selection of stories on the history of reproductive rights and abortion to foster dialogue inside and outside of the classroom.

Politics & History

The History of Outlawing Abortion in America

Abortion was first criminalized in the U.S. in the mid-19th century. A key argument was that too many white women were ending their pregnancies.

Politics & History

Bodies of the Titanic: Found and Lost Again

Ideas about economic class informed decisions about which recovered bodies would be preserved for land burial and which would be returned to the icy seas.

Politics & History

How Supreme Court Nominations Became Political Battles

The battle to secure Supreme Court justices has a long and contentious history.

Education & Society

Does Law Exist to Provide Moral Order?

Is social cohesion possible in plural societies? Philosopher H. L. A. Hart weighed in amid debates on abortion and same-sex relationships.