Frances Perkins and the Cost of a Five-Dollar Dress
Frances Perkins (1880-1965)
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Shiv Parihar
Nov 233 min read
Puritans Were Heroes, Not Weirdos
To save our democracy, look to Plymouth Rock.
Caren Ensing
Nov 214 min read
Alice Paul: The National Grassroots Organizer
Alice Paul (1885-1977)
Evan Sevaly
Nov 215 min read
To Win Elections, Embrace Left Populism
Instead of shifting right, Democrats should champion policies that appeal to working-class voters.
Scott Sloop
Nov 174 min read
We Have to Disagree Better
The CMC community must re-commit itself to constructive dialogue.
Julia Mehlman
Nov 153 min read
Overeducated and Underinformed
CMC students reacted with shock and disbelief to the results of the 2024 election. We should have seen it coming.
Ambika Gupta
Nov 52 min read
Trump Pledges to Oppose “Radical” Education and Defend “American Tradition”
Donald Trump’s re-election manifesto proposes major changes to educational policies in the U.S.
Henry Long
Oct 253 min read
Visualizing CMC’s Political “Gender Gap”
Young men and women are drifting apart politically—CMC students are no different.
Joshua Morganstein
Oct 2510 min read
Interview: Jonathan Gienapp
For Constitution Day, historian and law professor Jonathan Gienapp delivered a critique of originalism at the Athenaeum.
Nicole Jonassen
Oct 255 min read
Patsy Mink: Title IX's Misremembered Maven
Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002)
Sophia Lakhani
Oct 44 min read
Herbert Croly: The Forgotten Architect of American Progressivism
Herbert Croly (1869-1930)
Maribella Muñoz-Jiménez
Sep 234 min read
Mercy Otis Warren: The Anti-Federalist Firebrand
Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814)
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