Origins at eHistory Podcast
1) America's "Big Brother": A Century of U.S. Domestic Surveillance
{"p":["Looking Inward: A Century of Domestic U.S. Surveillance"]}
2) Justice Denied: The Killing of Trayvon Martin in Historical Perspective
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3) Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff
{"p":["Iran-United States Standoff"]}
4) European Disunion: The Rise and Fall of a Post-War Dream?
{"p":["The economic crisis in Europe has had many predicting the end of the Eurozone and an end to the grand dreams of European unity. This month historian Donald A. Hempson III charts how the Europea...Show More
5) Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: America's Love Affair with the Two-Party System
{"p":["Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: America's Love Affair with the Two-Party System"]}
6) Two Popes and a Primate: The Changing Face of Global Christianity
{"p":["While the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to head the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Francis received widespread international attention, in fact the last six months have seen the ele...Show More
7) A New World Order? Africa and China
{"p":["For many Americans, the \"rise\" of China over the past two decades is primarily measured in economic terms and is seen by many as an economic threat. For many Africans, however, the rise of Ch...Show More
8) The Human Use of Human Beings: A Brief History of Suicide Bombing
{"p":["Since the attack on the World Trade Center in on September 11, 2001 the world has grown accustomed to reports of \"suicide bombers.\" They are often portrayed as deluded or crazed, and they hol...Show More
9) Who Owns the Nile? Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia’s History-Changing Dam
{"p":["Egypt and Sudan are utterly dependent on the waters of the Nile River. Over the past century both of these desert countries have built several dams and reservoirs, hoping to limit the ravages o...Show More
10) Should Age Matter? How 65 Came to Be Old and Old Came to Be Ill
{"p":["Baby boomers, 78 million strong, are turning 65 at a rate of 4 million per year. The press, the government, and the medical community claim, often and loudly, that these numbers augur a mass de...Show More