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Acclaimed 20th century philosopher J'rgen Habermas dies at 96
4+ week, 2+ day ago (691+ words) Chloe Veltman | March 14, 2026 The German philosopher and influential thinker on modernity and democracy J'rgen Habermas died Saturday in Starnberg, Germany at the age of 96. Habermas" death was confirmed in a statement on the website of his Berlin-based publisher, Suhrkamp Verlag....
NPR's middle school champion: A moving podcast about Japanese incarceration
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (912+ words) Janet W. Lee | September 24, 2025 When Ameya Desai won the fourth grade prize of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge last year, something surprising happened: A neighbor reached out asking if the 11-year-old journalist would interview his grandmother, a survivor of the Japanese incarceration…...
Amid debate about U. S. history, Harlem Hellfighters receive Congressional Gold Medal
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (935+ words) Alana Wise | September 6, 2025 The Harlem Hellfighters of the New York National Guard's 369th Infantry Regiment were posthumously honored this week with a Congressional Gold Medal. They received the highest civilian honor given by Congress, decades after their service during World War…...
Hitler's bunker is now just a parking lot. But it's a "dark tourism' attraction anyway
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1606+ words) Greg Rosalsky | September 3, 2025 BERLIN " On a Wednesday afternoon in late August, I traveled to a tourist attraction in the heart of Germany's capital. If I had no context, it would have seemed like a really weird place for tourists to…...
China's Xi displays military might, global ambitions at elaborate parade
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (451+ words) Sherisse Pham | September 3, 2025 HONG KONG " China staged a highly choreographed military parade on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It was a grand display of China's ambitions, its alliances and its expanding influence. Thousands of…...
As China commemorates 80th anniversary of WWII, battle over legacy of war continues
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1627+ words) Jan Camenzind Broomby | September 2, 2025 Set during 1937s Nanjing Massacre, these scenes are from Chinas latest hit film Dead to Rights. Released in July, the movie has caused a stir among some in China. In Beijing, people stood outside the cinema waiting…...
How one Canadian's misplaced signature caused a diplomatic incident at the end of WWII
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1433+ words) Henry Larson | September 2, 2025 It was " quite possibly " the worst day to make a mistake. Sept. 2, 1945 was the day Japan formally surrendered to the Allies. It marked the official end of World War II. The ceremony happened on the deck of an…...
New books this week: unconventional novels and an oral history of Hiroshima, Nagasaki
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (225+ words) Colin Dwyer | August 5, 2025 Eighty years ago this week, the world passed into a terrifying new age. In Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, mushroom clouds announced that humans not only could slaughter each other in staggering numbers " but now also possessed the…...