‘Feminist’ platform can be electorally risky
ANN ARBOR — The outcome of the contentious 2016 presidential election still baffles many political pundits, scholars and voters. (more…)
Category Archives: Politics
UN strategy for eliminating HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is unfeasible, according to UCLA study
Effective care and prevention strategies have managed to reduce the spread of HIV in the U.S. and other resource-rich countries. But in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than 25 million are infected, the epidemic rages — as does the debate over how to stop it. (more…)
New report focuses on the effort to solve global food and nutrition security challenges
University leaders served on Challenge of Change Commission to find solutions for food insecurity
Leaders at The Ohio State University working to combat the growing problem of food insecurity have joined a comprehensive and coordinated effort to address global hunger. (more…)
Q&A with Centeno: The paradox of war
For more than a decade, Princeton University sociologist Miguel Centeno has taught “The Western Way of War,” a popular undergraduate course that explores the evolution of organized violence from the earliest archaeological record to the present day.
A version of the course he taught online drew tens of thousands of participants. (more…)
Colonial enslavement of Native Americans included those who surrendered, too
Study by Brown University historian finds that Native Americans who surrendered during King Philip’s War were sold into slavery, with long-lasting effects.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] —A study by Linford D. Fisher, associate professor of history at Brown University, finds that Native Americans, including noncombatants, who surrendered during King Philip’s War to avoid enslavement were enslaved at nearly the same rate as captured combatants. (more…)
Serious. Kathy Griffin didn’t make any fun. She must have a hidden message.
The Photo of comedian Kathy Griffin holding a blood-stained decapitated head of President Donald Trump can’t be a fun. She created the scary image together with photographer Tyler Shields. Whatever excuse she makes now, is just for distraction. (more…)
One Belt, One Road international forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening of the One Belt, One Road international forum in Beijing. The event is dedicated to China’s projects – the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. (more…)
John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Cigar
JFK bought 1,200 cuban cigars just hours before signing the embargo against Cuba. pic.twitter.com/HqvZib27Oz — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 28. April 2017