Faulkner discusses the simplification of past protest movements in NY Times
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Bennett discusses prejudice during NYC's cholera outbreaks in Truthout
According to David Bennett, professor emeritus of history, immigrants "drew hostility because of their poverty; the diseases they brought with them after the perilous ocean voyage; [and] the slum housing they were forced to live in."
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Thompson talks with Spectrum on impact of Reade allegation, election
"As disturbing as these allegations against Vice President Biden are, similar allegations have been made against President Trump... I think [voting for Biden is] a legitimate choice to make that does not negate the possibility that Tara Reade is telling the truth," says Margaret Susan Thompson, associate professor of history and political science.
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Thompson discusses role of nuns in past pandemics in Global Sisters Report
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McCormick, Ackerman piece explores how Mexico is handling the pandemic
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McCormick speaks to Bloomberg about Mexico's response to the pandemic
"As communities take matters into their own hands, implementing their own safety protocols and taking the helm of how they each prepare for the coming pandemic, we see a further erosion of the federal government’s authority," says Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
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McCormick discusses Mexico's response to coronavirus in the Hill
"With poorly communicated and inconsistent messaging that offers no clear guidelines, [Mexico's] federal government’s inaction has given rise to widespread rumors that are beginning to stoke panic and insecurity," says Gladys McCormick, associate professor of history and Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations.
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Khalil discusses the Syrian war, Russia in USA Today
"Moscow views the Syrian civil war as a foreign-influenced crisis that threatens the broader Middle East region and its interests there and at home," says Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history.
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Khalil quoted in USA Today article on US-Iran tensions in Iraq
"Iraq has become a battleground for American and Iranian influence," says Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history.
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Khalil discusses Iran's missile attacks with CNY Central
"We would hope now is that cooler heads will prevail within the Trump administration that can reason with the President that the time is now for negotiations rather than further escalation," says Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history.
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Schmeller discusses how the poinsettia came to the US in Washington Post
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Khalil comments on death of Iran Gen. Soleimani in USA Today, LA Times
The killings of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy Chairman of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units, "were a dangerous and ill-advised escalation by the United States," Osamah Khalil, associate professor of history and Middle East expert, told USA Today. " Khalil also talked to other outlets about this development, stating that "Their deaths will make it more difficult to resolve the ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran and will only destabilize Iraq further."
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Unfaithful: Love, Adultery, and Marriage Reform in Nineteenth-Century America
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United States Relations with China and Iran: Towards the Asian Century
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McCormick discusses Mexico, drug cartels in Bloomberg, Reuters
According to Gladys McCormick, Jay and Debe Moskowitz Endowed Chair in Mexico-U.S. Relations, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard are anticipated to resist and challenge the designation of Mexican cartels as terrorist groups by the United States.
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