May 1, 2018 | Arts & Culture
By Ben Goldson “Downpour notwithstanding, Manchester let Yuri Gagarin in no doubt that the great city had never had a more welcome visitor” “Hail Gagarin”. British Pathe Newsreel, July 1961 On 12 April 1961, from a launch pad deep inside the...
Feb 21, 2018 | Arts & Culture
As Black History Month ends for another year, has it had its intended impact? Maria Armoudian explores this question and revisits the 1920 founding of Black History Month and the pivotal civil rights campaign in Birmingham with V.P. Franklin. V.P. Franklin is a...
Feb 19, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
The relationship between a United States president and his vice-president, however close they may be during their time in office, rarely extends beyond the White House. The bond between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, however, endured as a result of both...
Jan 30, 2018 | Politics & Society
What might be next in American politics in light of the latest developments? Where is the US heading under the Trump Presidency? Will it begin to resemble an authoritarian state? What will the consequences be if Robert Mueller’s investigation comes to a head?...
Jan 18, 2018 | Politics & Society
How does the current right-wing political movement in the United States fit into American history? How did it develop? How has the movement been changing politics and policy in America? Maria Armoudian sits down with Kathleen Blee, Lawrence Rosenthal, and Martin Cohen...