Elwood Watson, PhD is a professor of history, Black studies, and gender and sexuality studies at East Tennessee State University. Sign up for our daily newsletter to get two stories in your inbox ...
A liberal arts education is often derided, but the humanities promote the kind of critical thinking that’s needed in an AI world.
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He has no authority to run federal elections. In this year’s midterms, the big threat to democracy is apathy and complacency.  Founded in 1969, the Washington Monthly is an independent media ...
Trump has no authority to run federal elections. In this year’s midterms, the big threat to democracy is apathy and complacency.
I wrote a book about Jesse Jackson, and we became friends. The cynics didn’t get how he fused moral simplicity and political ...
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President Donald Trump and his administration have sanctioned violence toward immigrants and ordinary American citizens.
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I've learned Trump will kill Netflix’s bid for Warner and help Paramount win, giving him control of Fox, CBS, CNN, and TikTok.
On the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, when some manipulate memory, a scholar calls for a new look at the past.