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Why You Should Ask Your Family Questions About The Past
The past is like the present and the future, far from rigid. It is ever-changing and always moving depending on the perspective of the narrator. In school I was taught about history in a standardized and fixed way, learning so-called key moments and key figures. Which moments and figures do we consider key when learning about history?
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How to Fix Democracy Documentary: Part 2
The Bertelsmann Foundation North America and Humanity in Action invite you to the second part of the How to Fix Democracy documentary centered on the crisis of democracy around the world.
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How to Fix Democracy Documentary: Part 1
The Bertelsmann Foundation North America and Humanity in Action invite you to the first part of the How to Fix Democracy documentary centered on the crisis of democracy on both sides of the Atlantic.
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How to Fix Democracy with Maya MacGuineas
"One of the areas which is not as well understood is the contributions and problems of our economic system to the lost of trust in institutions and in our economic system, capitalism."
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Congressman John Lewis: An Offscreen Moment
The solemnity only deepened when the smallest of the three boys said, “I want to be like you when I grow up.” To which the Congressman replied, “We need you now.”
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How to Fix Democracy Live Session 2
Beginning in Mississippi in the 1890s, distinguished Professor Carol Anderson shows viewers how our current moment and fears of a free and fair election in November 2020 are not a aberration in United States history.
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We all live in the same house
In 2011, Humanity in Action honored John Lewis at the home of dear friends in New York City. As always, he spoke eloquently about his background, values, and expectations. In memory of his strength, wisdom, and inspiration, we are pleased to share his remarks through this audio recording.
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How to Fix Democracy with Adam Tooze
"For most of their history, you can see why liberalism and the defense of rights and the rule of law exists in some particular cases in a close relationship with the development of capitalism."
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How to Fix Democracy with Stephanie Kelton
"Modern Monetary Theory upends so many deeply held beliefs of the role that public money and taxes and debt play in our government's finances... The obsession we have and the fear we have of government deficits is very much ill-conceived and misguided."
Humanity in Action Press
Discover some of the publications from our in-house publisher:
On People with Disabilities
What would happen if Hermione Granger was a girl with a disability? Why is disability is rarely discussed in terms of diversity? Who are people with disabilities?
Pre-Genocide - Warnings and Readiness to Protect
An anthology of personal interpretations, by researchers and writers, about alarm bells and the readiness to protect prior to genocides. The essays in this volume focus on the 1930s before the Holocaust in Germany, Poland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and Denmark - as well as the years before the genocides in Armenia, Cambodia, Kurdistan, Rwanda and Bosnia.
Shifting Paradigms: Humanity in Action Senior Fellows on Policy and Pluralism Across Borders
Shifting Paradigms is a volume of diverse articles on cross-border policy and pluralism written by Humanity in Action Senior Fellows.
Two Trees in Jerusalem
Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen in her touching account "Two Trees in Jerusalem" tells about the resistance of her parents, Donata and Eberhard Helmrich, against the horrors of National Socialism.
Transatlantic Perspectives on Diplomacy and Diversity
Recognizing the intensification of transnational conflicts that both violently divide and intimately link our global communities, this book is a collection of diverse essays, which tackle international relations and migration.
Reflections on the Holocaust
The first book published by Humanity in Action, Reflections on the Holocaust is a collection of essays from Humanity in Action Fellows, Senior Fellows, Board members and lecturers from 1997 to 2010.