| | By Made by History / Produced by Olivia B. Waxman | International cooperation facilitated the creation of the COVID-19 vaccine which has saved millions of lives in the United States and around the world. Yet, the Trump Administration has recently retreated from global health alliances including by withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO). As Luke Jorgensen writes in Made By History, the past provides important references for how global public health crises can only addressed by prioritizing international cooperation over politics. In the 20th century, smallpox was eradicated not by the actions of individual nations, but through an unlikely collaboration between Cold War adversaries—the U.S. and USSR— working together under the guidance of the newly-created WHO. By minimizing the influence of politicians and prioritizing a science-led response to the crisis, this unprecedented partnership led to the elimination of smallpox in 1980. This history reminds us that advances in global health are best served when guided by cooperation and connection. | |
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| | | | | |  | The History of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit | Expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit could make a successful program even better—and address a major crisis. |
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|  | The History of White Refugee Narratives | The Trump Administration's reasons for resettling Afrikaners echo early U.S. debates about Haiti's independence. |
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|  | What to Know About 'The Last Twins' | In The Last Twins, twins who survived medical experiments at Auschwitz talk about a man who helped them live |
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|  | Trump Renames 7 Military Bases to Honor Confederate Figures | The names would be restored to Fort Hood, Fort Robert E. Lee, and five others. |
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|  | Why Do So Many Serial Killers Come From the Pacific Northwest? A New Book Offers a Theory | Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser's 'Murderland' delves into the lead-crime theory behind the proliferation of serial killers from the Pacific Northwest. |
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| | | | | This week in 1996: Bibi Netanyahu |  | The June 10, 1996, cover of TIME |
| Andre Brutmann |
| "For the next four years, though, all eyes will more than likely be focused on Benjamin Netanyahu in an intensive quest to discover what he will really do now that he has achieved his burning ambition to be Prime Minister. Some claim he is pragmatic enough to jettison hot campaign rhetoric for cool reason and enlightened choice when he must. But who can say whether the realpolitik pressures of governance will override an ingrained skeptical and vigilant view of the Arab world that underpins Likud's siege mentality? Its fundamental belief, says political scientist Sprinzak, 'is, 'We're still at Masada, much stronger, not as isolated, but still a Jewish island in a sea of hostile Arabs.' Leaders who can assess their choices only in terms of preconceived, fixed notions, who refuse to benefit from experience, who reject contrary signs of a better course, says historian Tuchman, are the ones doomed to folly. That, she notes, is what cost Rehoboam, son of King Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel and the 10 tribes forever." |
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| | This week in 2004: Ronald Reagan dies |  | The June 14, 2004, cover of TIME |
| Michael Evans |
| "President Reagan restored America's can-do self-belief — his 'Morning in America' slogan resonated with an electorate ready to hear that things were getting better even before objective indicators confirmed that fact. And that optimism and confidence in itself helped to turn things around. Today, politicians of both parties routinely seek to capture some of the Reagan magic...For Republicans in particular, Ronald Reagan and his legacy have become the guiding political compass of their party. To be sure, the guiding principles of the presidency of George W. Bush are those introduced by President Reagan: Smaller government, reduced taxes and the confident projection of military against perceived threats abroad. Reagan believed America had paralyzed itself in the wake of the bruising it suffered in Vietnam, and saw reversing that psychology of caution over the use of force as an important goal if the confrontation with communism was to be pursued." |
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| This week in 2014: Laverne Cox |  | The June 9, 2014, cover of TIME |
| Peter Hapak |
| "Almost one year after the Supreme Court ruled that Americans were free to marry the person they loved, no matter their sex, another civil rights movement is poised to challenge long-held cultural norms and beliefs. Transgender people–those who identify with a gender other than the sex they were 'assigned at birth,' to use the preferred phrase among trans activists–are emerging from the margins to fight for an equal place in society…'We are in a place now,' Cox tells TIME, 'where more and more trans people want to come forward and say, 'This is who I am.' And more trans people are willing to tell their stories. More of us are living visibly and pursuing our dreams visibly, so people can say, 'Oh yeah, I know someone who is trans.' When people have points of reference that are humanizing, that demystifies difference.'" |
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