The Los Angeles Fires Expose the Problem With American Conservation Policy CM NewsJanuary 30, 202503 views Fires continue to burn outside of Los Angeles and they have become a partisan football. President Donald Trump has blamed California governor Gavin Newsom for the devastation, making inaccurate accusations… Read more
The Origins of the Anti-Vaccination Movement CM NewsJanuary 29, 202500 views Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services has the potential to drastically reshape the public health landscape. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who ran… Read more
The Unsung Power of Maya Angelou’s Activism CM NewsJanuary 28, 202500 views Last week’s inauguration of Donald Trump, a man found liable for sexual abuse, was, among much else, an event strikingly lacking in poetry. Inaugural poems have been a key part… Read more
Memorializing the Holocaust Needs to Go Beyond Auschwitz CM NewsJanuary 27, 202504 views Eighty years ago, on Jan. 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers opened the gates of Auschwitz-Birkenau and uncovered unimaginable horrors. For the 7,000 prisoners remaining—more than 60,000 had been forced to undertake… Read more
How Disaster Provides Cover for Authorities to Target Immigrants CM NewsJanuary 27, 202503 views During the early morning hours of Monday, May 4, 1992, Lucia A. and her husband went for a walk around the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles. Tensions around the city… Read more
Surprise over Trump’s Gains With Latinos and Asian Americans Stems From a Flawed Assumption CM NewsJanuary 24, 202501 views Donald Trump is back in the White House thanks in part to making large gains with Latina/o and Asian American voters in states like Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia. While the… Read more
Trump’s Talk of the Panama Canal Taps Into Old Myths About U.S. Power CM NewsJanuary 22, 202500 views In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated threats he has made about the Panama Canal, claiming, “we’re taking it back.” He’d previously declared that the rates Panama charges for… Read more
The History That Laid the Groundwork for Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing Series CM NewsJanuary 21, 202500 views On Tuesday, Rebecca Yarros released Onyx Storm, the highly anticipated third installment in the Fourth Wing series. The series blends together fantasy and romance, which means readers get to enjoy… Read more
When Political History Happens Over Dinner CM NewsJanuary 17, 202504 views Heated elections, fraught presidential transitions, and strategic maneuvering for lame-duck appointments are nothing new in American politics—even in situations that historians deem to be dramatically escalated or wholly unprecedented in… Read more
The Panama Canal Could Be the Thing That Unifies Donald Trump’s Supporters CM NewsJanuary 16, 202502 views For close to a month, President-elect Donald Trump has warned that the Panamanian government needs to reduce the shipping rates and fees placed on U.S.-based vessels going through the Panama… Read more