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History Bites

ART

A Painter of Modern Life: Ben Shahn’s Rough-Hewn Canvases Pulled No Punches

A survey at the Jewish Museum reveals an artist for his time — and ours.

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SEVEN DECADES

Andrew Cuomo and the Incredible Shrinking Congressional Delegation

Republicans have launched a gerrymander war across the nation in 2025. As Democrats respond, we look back at how Andrew Cuomo lost New York a seat in 2020.

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VOICE CHOICE

‘Blacklisted: An American Story’ Reveals Past As Prologue

An exhibition of artifacts from the mid-20th century at the New York Historical offers plenty of warnings about Trump and MAGA today.

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History Bites

Back to the Future: Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July Barn Burner

In 1852, the former slave and forever abolitionist called out America’s basest hypocrisies.

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NEW YORK

NYC’s ‘No Kings’ Protest Defies Trump and Swipes at Cuomo

Ten years after: As a protest sign read, “We knew it would be bad, but Holy shit.”

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THE FRONT

Memories of ‘Phantom Utopias’ Are Paving the Way for Fascism Around the Globe 

Recent books reveal how current dictators and wannabe autocrats use revisionist histories to gloss over the bad old days of European despotism.

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History Bites

Fighting Fires: A 1989 Billy Joel Hit Would Include Cory Booker’s Stemwinder and Democracy Marchers Today

Led by a coalition of labor unions, veterans, and civil rights, LGBTQ+, and women’s rights orgs, this past weekend’s nationwide “Hands Off!” protests attracted millions.

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