Tag: history

• The Manhoff Archives – Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

  June 25, 2026

  Stalin’s Soviet Union comes to life in full color with the discovery of a long-hidden collection of images. https://www.rferl.org/a/the-manhoff-archive/28359558.html more ›

• Ensemble

  June 9, 2026

  When two instruments in an orchestra play simultaneous pure tones at sufficient intensity, a third tone nobody is playing emerges. more ›

• The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers (Published 2022)

  May 3, 2026

  In 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until… more ›

• Haiti still plagued by ‘independence debt’ 200 years later: ‘We continue to pay this ransom through underdevelopment’

  May 3, 2026

  Haitian essayist and speaker Monique Clesca urges President Emmanuel Macron to acknowledge the ‘injustice’ committed two centuries ago when the nation achieved independence and France imposed a heavy debt burden… more ›

• The EI Podcast: The Trial at 100: revisiting Kafka’s prophetic masterpiece

  May 1, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/H4WdyTN This year marks the centenary of the publication of Franz Kafka’s novel, The Trial – a seminal work that continues to captivate and unsettle its readers. EI’s Alastair… more ›

• Gerrard Winstanley, the man who got the Diggers digging | Aeon Essays

  April 30, 2026

  Gerrard Winstanley led a small band of radicals whose vision of justice encompassed the globe and continues to inspire https://aeon.co/essays/gerrard-winstanley-the-man-who-got-the-diggers-digging?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=054df2db96-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-947a0f3c79-71652312 more ›

• Successful Iranians: Unveiling The 1979 Revolution: Amir Taheri Interview

  April 29, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/rYkJ9He What if you could witness the 1979 revolution of a nation through the eyes of someone who lived it? Join us for an insightful conversation with Amir Tahiri,… more ›

• Boomerang

  April 28, 2026

  Empires have a way of seeding their own destruction. more ›

• Battle of Waterberg

  April 26, 2026

  The Battle of Waterberg (Battle of Ohamakari) took place on August 11, 1904, at the Waterberg, German South West Africa (modern day Namibia), and was the decisive battle in the Herero uprising. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterberg?wprov=sfla1 more ›

• Past Present Future: Where Are We Going? Societal Collapse – Origins

  February 27, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/AaiZqgF Today’s episode is the first in a series of conversations about what causes human societies to fall apart and what might come next. David talks to Luke Kemp,… more ›