BooksHistorian Ned Blackhawk’s new book stresses the importance of telling US history with a wider and more inclusive lens
Four centuries after African captives arrived on the shore of Virginia, America’s origin story was recast by the 1619 Project with slavery and the contribution of African Americans at his heart. It was a long-overdue corrective to white, Eurocentric narratives. But it was the not the last word.
The big idea: why you can’t leave climate out of historyRead more“Scholars have recently come to view African American slavery as central to the making of America, but few have seen Native Americans in a similar light,” writes Ned Blackhawk, a historian at Yale University and member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone. Read More...
House of RepresentativesUS House Republican says pay bump would attract ‘credible people’ to officeNorth Carolina representative Patrick McHenry argues for increase from $174,000 salary, but voted against increasing minimum wage
A retiring US House Republican who has previously opposed proposals to raise the federal minimum wage has advocated for an increase to the $174,000 salaries collected by rank and file Congress members, saying that would motivate “credible people to run for office”. Read More...
Workers survey the damage after the IRA bombing in February 1996, which ended a 17-month ceasefire. Photograph: ReutersWorkers survey the damage after the IRA bombing in February 1996, which ended a 17-month ceasefire. Photograph: ReutersGerry Adams This article is more than 1 year oldGerry Adams ‘unaware of Docklands bomb but would not have stopped it’This article is more than 1 year oldSinn Féin leader said he would have faced ‘serious dilemma’ if he knew, according to declassified documents Read More...