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The War on the Peasantry: Stalin, the Grain Crisis, and the Road to Famine (Part 2)
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In the second part of our deep dive into the origins of the Soviet famine, Nick continues his exploration of 1928-1929, the critical …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
De-Dollarization and the Trumpist Threat to the Fed
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In this episode of Explaining History, Nick turns his attention to the economic chaos brewing in Washington. With Donald Trump threat…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Sultan Abdulhamid's Counter Revolution - 1909
In this episode of Explaining History, Nick returns to the turbulent twilight of the Ottoman Empire. Following the euphoria of the 1908 Young Turk Re…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Anonymous Ideology: Neoliberalism, Capital, and the Invisible Hand
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In this episode of Explaining History, Nick explores the pervasive yet elusive ideology…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Emergency Episode: The Murder of Renée Good and the Rise of the American Death Squad
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In this urgent episode of Explaining History, Nick addresses the breaking news from Minnesota: the execution of 37-year-old Renée Goo…
4 months ago
Official remembering and forgetting in Xi Xinping's China
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In this episode of Explaining History, Nick explores the complex and often suppressed memory of China's recent past. Drawing on Tania…
4 months ago
The End of NATO? Greenland, Trump, and the Collapse of the Atlantic Alliance
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In this episode of Explaining History, Nick explores the escalating crisis that threatens to destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organi…
4 months ago
Was the Russian Revolution Inevitable? Historiography, Myth, and the Collapse of States
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In this episode of Explaining History, Nick explores one of the most debated questions in modern history: Was the Russian Revolution …
4 months ago
24 Hours Later: The Reality of Trump's Venezuelan Adventure
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One day after the shock attack on Caracas, Nick returns with an update on the US intervention in Venezuela. With President Maduro rep…
4 months ago
Emergency Episode: The attack on Venezuela - implications and consequences
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In this special emergency episode of Explaining History, Nick reacts to the breaking news of US military action in Venezuela. Reports…
4 months ago