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News and insights from the journal Modern American History, devoted to all aspects of American history since the 1890s.
Also from 8.2: a Soapbox feature by Alexander Jacobs: "The Crisis of American Conservatism," which examines the contradiction of the crisis in American conservatism while conservatives are in political power.

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The Crisis of American Conservatism | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
The Crisis of American Conservatism - Volume 8 Issue 2
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October 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A new Q&A in 8.2: "The Indigenous Turn in Museums." Two historians and three curators reflect on their work, curatorial visions, goals for reaching wider publics through Indigenous arts, and the extent to which an “Indigenous turn” has transpired.

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October 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Keep an eye out for the full article in a future issue of MAH!
October 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Our last research article from 8.2: @henrymjtonks.bsky.social looks at Lowell, MA, as an example of how deindustrialization & urban decay in the 1970s forced policymakers to focus on public-private partnerships as mechanisms of economic regeneration

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September 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Molly M. Henderson, who is a VAP in Gender & Women's Studies @uwmadison.bsky.social, explores how Mobil Oil used its investments in children & families to bolstered its reputation and prevent alternate visions of economic redistribution.

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September 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
8.2 also includes "Unity and Struggle: The Twilight of Maoism in the United States" by Kazushi Minami.

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September 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Another exciting new piece of research from 8.2: "A Tale of Two Superports: Oil, Empire, and Anti-Colonial Environmentalism in Puerto Rico and Palau" by Dante LaRiccia.

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August 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The latest issue includes several exciting research articles.

Our cover article is "The Specter of Waste: Incarcerated Bodies, “Healthy” Labor, and the Production of Recreational Forests" by Anaïs Lefèvre

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August 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Check out new scholarship and exciting features at the link below:
Modern American History: Volume 8 - Issue 2 | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Modern American History - Volume 8 - Issue 2
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August 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM