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Reading has a complicated history

In this podcast episode, Adrian Johns digs into the complex history of reading, from America’s Reading Wars to today’s fights over book bans.

Indigenous peoples are still feeling the economic shock of the mass slaughter of North American bison in the late 1800s, a new study shows.

A new book examines the life and legacy of the March on Washington’s chief architect, Bayard Rustin.

When and how did hip-hop start? Two experts explain why August 11, 2023, is hip-hop’s 50th anniversary and why the milestone is important.

Ancient DNA reveals for the first time where workers buried at Machu Picchu more than 500 years ago came from within the lost Inca Empire.

The gap in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world occurred much later than commonly thought, say researchers.

The gap in state revenue collection between the West and the rest of the world occurred much later than commonly thought, say researchers.

Researchers have used physics to get a peek at the early history of American money—and Benjamin Franklin’s innovative way of making it.

Researchers have used physics to get a peek at the early history of American money—and Benjamin Franklin’s innovative way of making it.

“The pervasive influence of the law of slavery on contemporary American law raises hard questions,” says Justin Simard of the Citing Slavery Project.