18 NOV 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ In the past six months, over a dozen states have passed new restrictive voting laws meant to favor Republicans. If you follow the money, the original source of these efforts to undermine democracy becomes clear. Cat lovers, rejoice: it all dates back to a couple of pooch-lovers... Today’s story comes from Dark Money by Jane Mayer, as well as a recent investigation of hers called “The Big Money Behind the Big Lie.” For audio versions of this week’s episode, a transcript, and more Skipped History, check out the full post: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/blame-two-old-dog-dads-for-claims

4 NOV 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ Have you ever wondered how elected officials became so beholden to money? Well, look no further than the Powell Memo, a confidential document from 1971 that inspired corporations to take over US politics. Today’s story comes from "We, the Corporations" by Adam Winkler, and "Dark Money" by Jane Mayer. Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-secret-genesis-of-corporations

21 OCT 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ In the 1940s and 50s, "Christian libertarians" hoped spiritual arguments would convince US citizens to oppose business regulations and big government. Although their efforts backfired (how delicious), we investigate why US students have pledged allegiance to a nation "under God" ever since. Today's story comes from "One Nation Under God" by Kevin Kruse Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-corporate-execs-quietly-shaped

6 OCT 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ In 1953, Senator Arthur Watkins, a devout Mormon, thought it was time for native peoples to become “white and delightsome.” Guided by the Book of Mormon, he helped engineer a policy called "Termination." As we explore, it didn’t end well. Today's story comes from "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" by David Treuer Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-the-book-of-mormon-inspired-the?s=w

4 OCT 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ We left off in September of 1971 when tensions at Attica State Prison had reached a boiling point. After demanding improved conditions, prisoners rebelled. New York State, however, would have the final say. The state’s lies helped spark mass incarceration. Also- shoutout to my family cat for making his first cameo on Skipped 😽 Today's story comes from "Blood in the Water" by Heather Ann Thompson. Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-ny-covered-up-a-massacreand-sparked

4 OCT 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ In September 1971, over 1,000 incarcerated people at Attica State Prison rebelled. Here's the first of a two-part series exploring why and how tensions at Attica reached a boiling point. Today's story comes from "Blood in the Water" by Heather Ann Thompson. Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-attica-prison-uprising-50-years

1 JUL 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ This season on Skipped History, we’ve explored a lottt of destructive US interventions abroad. One of the most misguided wars of all—the War in Afghanistan—is still going on. Today we unearth where the rationale for US interventions was born. It all dates back to a self-flattering presentation by Frederick Jackson Turner at a history conference in 1893. Today's story comes from "The End of the Myth" by Greg Grandin; "How the South Won the Civil War" by Heather Cox Richardson; and The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock. Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-historian-who-inspired-justifications

17 JUN 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ We explore how a war-hungry faction in the Reagan administration called “the cowboys” secretly funded white supremacist mercenaries to fight leftists in Nicaragua. And though they got caught, pretty much everyone involved in the outrageous affair was let off the hook, with consequences for people all over the world to this day. Today's story comes from "Bring the War Home" by Kathleen Belew; "The End of the Myth" and the updated, expanded version of "Empire’s Workshop" by Greg Grandin; and "Landslide" by Jane Mayer and Doyle McManus. Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-the-us-began-funding-white-supremacist

3 JUN 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ Nowadays, images of people on the far right sporting both swastikas and confederate flags are ubiquitous. But neo-Nazis and neo-confederates weren't always pals. So when and why did they unite? The answer dates back to an event in 1979 North Carolina. Today's story comes from "Bring the War Home" by Kathleen Belew. Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/how-the-alliance-that-fuels-the-far

20 MAY 2021 · Subscribe to our newsletter for more history! https://skippedhistory.substack.com/ Today, we explore the Berkeley Mafia, a group of Indonesian economists who, with US support, laid an economic blueprint for Indonesia still in place to this day. In the process, a lotttt of people died—and yes, contrary to what US officials said, it was all bad. Today's story comes from "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein and "The Jarkarta Method" by Vincent Bevins Learn more here: https://skippedhistory.substack.com/p/the-us-most-violent-cookbook-inspired