Makematic
Who Constructs History?
Historians, archaeologists, archivists and cartographers use primary sources, like diaries, tools, and maps, to unlock the secrets of the past and sort the fact from fiction.
Curated Video
Responding to growing protests, the Vatican firmly distanced itself from a prelate who denied the Holocaust and demanded that he recant his positions before being fully admitted as a bishop into the Roman Catholic Church
HEADLINE: Vatican orders Holocaust denier to recant
CAPTION: Responding to growing protests, the Vatican firmly distanced itself from a prelate who denied the Holocaust and demanded that he recant his positions before being fully...
Bloomberg
Summers: U.S. Would Be Competent Again With Biden Presidency
Aug.17 -- Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. treasury secretary, discusses what a Biden presidency would mean for the economy. Summers is advising Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on economic policy and is also a “Bloomberg Wall Street...
Bloomberg
Thomas Piketty on Inequality, Trump, Wealth Redistribution
Feb.07 -- Political economist and author Thomas Piketty discusses the history of inequality and his proposals to affect wealth redistribution on "Bloomberg Markets: European Close."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to History
Historians ask questions about the past to help understand the present and gain insight into the future. Listen to a history professor from the University of Michigan discuss how and why he studies history.