History The myth and the hero: the writing and rewriting of Vietnam’s history The creation of heroes lies front and center of the identity and legitimacy of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party. How has that shaped the nation’s identity today? Thiện Việt
History Israel and the ‘crime of crimes’ The International Court of Justice says Israel might be committing genocide in Gaza. Scholar of genocide A. Dirk Moses explains to Coda how we got here q&a Avi Ackermann
History The Kremlin revises a textbook to dictate future understanding of Russian history A level of political interference in education not seen since it was part of the Soviet Union suggests that the Kremlin believes its own propaganda feature Katia Patin
History Echoing its battles in Florida, Disney circles a Turkish maelstrom Pulling a TV show about Ataturk from Disney+ unleashes a backlash in Turkey feature Frankie Vetch
History Vatican’s influence falters in Ukraine and across the region The Vatican’s failed attempts to mediate for peace underscores a retreat from a larger European focus brief Amanda Coakley
History In Poland, a manufactured panic about ‘reds under the bed’ The governing Law and Justice party exploits memories of national trauma to keep a hold on power feature Amanda Coakley
History The politics of teaching US history A university professor reflects on the uneasy task of showing students how the US national story is told and retold q&a Erica Hellerstein
History Poland’s ruling party demands Germany pay reparations to score political points Poland is demanding WWII reparations from Germany ahead of its fall election. But most Poles want to look to the future instead feature Amanda Coakley
History Nigeria’s economy is in the hands of a UK judge A lawsuit seeking an $11 billion payout threatens Africa’s largest economy and raises questions about where responsibility for corruption in Nigeria lies feature Ope Adetayo and Frankie Vetch
History Why Florida’s new university restrictions are ‘straight out of the global authoritarian playbook’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just unveiled a sweeping plan to overhaul the state’s public university system. If enacted, it could become the most extreme set of higher education restrictions in the country q&a Erica Hellerstein
History China wages war on ‘historical nihilism’ Alternative interpretations of history are treated by the CCP not as matters to debate but as threats to its power and control explainer Liam Scott
History Politics hijack history at the movies Movies have long taken liberties with historical truth. But these films cross into polemical nonsense roundup Mariam Kiparoidze
History The Capitol insurrection in the classroom We talked to social studies experts on how students should learn about January 6th q&a Mariam Kiparoidze
History Mexican newsrooms fire opening salvo in fight against political disinformation Disinformation flooded Mexico’s 2018 presidential election. As the country’s midterms loom, journalists are teaming up to weed out fake news brief Erica Hellerstein
History Drawing borders on a map leads to charges of treason A 30-year-old tug of war over a sliver of territory has led to a flood of disinformation ahead of a fiercely contested parliamentary vote in Georgia dispatch Giorgi Lomsadze
