A weekly public affairs program geared toward teens, led by University of Massachusetts history professor David Wyman with a group of high school students in a roundtable discussion. The focus for this episode was the Holocaust, the lessons of history,…
To explore the evolution of right-wing extremist groups in America and their connection to Trump, author, and historian Kathleen Belew joins Walter Isaacson.
With hate crimes and antisemitism on the rise, marginalized groups under attack, draconian laws in place restricting the right to vote, and the rescinding of human rights by the Supreme Court, this moment demands a close examination of how our…
A difficult but important look at the post-WWII Nuremberg trials, held by the Allies to bring to justice prominent Nazis who participated in the Holocaust and other crimes against humanity. The work of filmmaker Pare Lorentz, Part 1 of the…
Hate crime targeting Asian Americans is on the rise, and many are recalling the gruesome murder of Vincent Chin in 1980s Detroit. Helen Zia was on the front lines as an activist then and still leads the fight today. She…
The report titled, “Hate in the Empire State: Extremism & Antisemitism in New York,” details increasing extremism across NY.
History itself has been distorted and deployed as a weapon in the war in Ukraine.
The film offers an eye-opening impression of attitudes and beliefs about LGBTQ+ life at the time, a reference point for advances achieved in ensuing decades -- and a sense of the importance of continuing the struggle.
A rare glimpse into some of the debates that centered around homosexuality and equal rights in 1961.
The rise of the far right after the election of President Obama. The government buries a report about the threat of domestic terrorism.
In the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history, army veteran Timothy McVeigh bombs the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.
"While official recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation are important and necessary symbolic steps, the Indigenous still face a very real threat from forces attempting to rewrite history."