News and Views

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Benjamin Nathans - Opinion: Putin is banning the group that memorializes Stalin’s crimes. That’s bad for Russia.
Sarah Yu

Sarah Xia Yu - Past plagues, current pandemics, and public hygiene messaging
Prof. Serena Mayeri

Prof. Serena Mayeri, a professor of Law and History, on abortion rights in the Supreme Court: Reproductive freedom “remains in grave jeopardy”.
History Speaking Poster

Past confronts present at 'History Speaking' lecture series. Penn Historians will present a series of lively discussions of historical issues that seek to better orient attendees in the current moment.
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Benjamin Nathans - "To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement." A podcast from the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) - University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Cheikh Babou interviewed on New Books in African Studies
Mary Berry

Mary Frances Berry, winner of the 2021 Lewis Award for History and Social Justice - American Historical Association

Honoring William Still on his 200th birthday. A conference, a website, and more are planned on campus and around the city to celebrate the abolitionist who helped nearly 1,000 enslaved people to freedom.

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Benjamin Nathans - Stalin’s Lawyers at Nuremberg. The Soviets were not just part of the prosecution team at Nuremberg; they were instrumental in defining the crimes of which the Nazi leaders were accused. (The New York Review of Books)
Prof. Lee Cassanelli

Lee Cassanelli - Afghanistan reclaimed, again. While we may be dismayed by the outcome of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, we should not be surprised. We saw the same thing happen in Somalia in the 1990s.