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Jewish history scholar talks antisemitism in today’s world
Protesters march across a bridge protesting against hate and antisemitism.

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    • Jewish history scholar talks antisemitism in today’s world

    Historian Beth S. Wenger discusses the history of modern antisemitism, its effect on the Jewish people, antisemitism on the right and left, Kanye West, Kyrie Irving, criticism of Israel, and the history of Jewish people in America.
    Ensuring equitable health care for veterans
    Pete Groeneveld
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    • Ensuring equitable health care for veterans

    Peter Groeneveld, a Penn physician and director of the Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, discusses why this work is so crucial right now and how the VA has evolved in the past three decades.

    Michele W. Berger

    From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’
    A photograph of a wheeled cannon pointing out at the horizon

    The U.S. fought a bloody civil war over whether sovereign authority should reside at the state or federal level. Battles like the one at Gettysburg, pictured here, were only a small part of the ideological fight. (Photo by John Kostyk on Unsplash)

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    • From ‘the United States are’ to ‘the United States is’

    Political scientist Melissa M. Lee on how the linguistic shift from plural to singular demonstrates the evolution of sovereign authority in the U.S.

    Kristina García

    Novel practices on how businesses relate to customers
    Shoppers in a market.
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    • Novel practices on how businesses relate to customers

    In a new book, Peter Fader, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School, shows business leaders the path toward understanding the health of their overall customer base.

    Dee Patel

    Q&A on the UK’s new prime minister
    New UK prime minister Rishi Sunak sits at a table with his cabinet at Downing Street in London.

    Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, center, holds his first Cabinet meeting in Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP)

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    • Q&A on the UK’s new prime minister

    Political scientist Brendan O’Leary discusses Liz Truss’ fall, Rishi Sunak’s rise, and what it all means going forward.

    Kristen de Groot

    A modern history of ancient trees, through the lens of climate change
    jared farmer sitting on a bench on college green

    Jared Farmer, history professor and chair of graduate studies. (Image: Eric Sucar, University of Pennsylvania).

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    • A modern history of ancient trees, through the lens of climate change

    Historian Jared Farmer discusses his new book, “Elderflora,” looking at why humans have no trouble looking at the ancient past but can’t seem to envision the deep future, and what trees can teach us.

    Kristen de Groot

    The uncertain future of DACA
    Dreamers from Mexico living in Houston rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, holding signs reading "DACA is temporary; our home is here"

    Susana Lujano, left, a dreamer from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2022.  (Image: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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    • The uncertain future of DACA

    Sarah Paoletti of Penn Carey Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic sheds some light on a federal appeals court ruling earlier this month.

    Kristen de Groot

    ‘Citizenship on the Edge’
    A book cover depicting a woman wearing a striped top and face and body paint. She is holding a rainbow flag. The book cover reads: Citizenship on the Edge: Sex/Gender/Race

    A new book by anthropologist Deborah A. Thomas and political scientist Nancy J. Hirschmann compiles a series of essays examining citizenship from an interdisciplinary lens. 

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    • ‘Citizenship on the Edge’

    In a new book, anthropologist Deborah A. Thomas and political scientist Nancy J. Hirschmann look at who’s kept out of social governance and belonging.

    Kristina García

    The television and the President
    A black and white image of Harry Truman speaking in front of a microphone.

    The first televised presidential speech was given by Harry Truman on Oct.5, 1947. (Image: AP Photo/Herbert K. White)

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    • The television and the President

    On Oct. 5 1947, Harry Truman delivered the first televised presidential speech. Communications expert David Eisenhower looks at the history of politics and media and the significance of this moment 75 years later.  

    Kristina García

    Iran protests, explained
    Protesters and cars jam a street in Tehran, Iran.

    On Sept. 21, 2022, a crowd chanted slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Iranians saw their access to Instagram, one of the few Western social media platforms still available in the country, disrupted on Wednesday following days of the mass protests. (Image: AP Photo)

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    • Iran protests, explained

    Historian Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet, an expert on modern Iran and gender in the School of Arts & Sciences, discusses what sparked the protests and why they’re important.

    Kristen de Groot