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History for the Future

Through interviews with historians and journalists, History for the Future explores the historical roots of contemporary social issues and policies, often revealing the hidden assumptions and political choices defining the present.

HFTF Audio Interview Invisible hands By Kevin C. Brown \| Corporations, History, Politics A discussion with Kim Phillips-Fein, author of a book that traces the conservative movement in the U.S. as it slowly regrouped in the aftermath of the passage of the New Deal. More	HFTF Audio Interview Fighting over how to define and empower families By Kevin C. Brown \| History, Politics Robert O. Self discusses how struggles over family were central to the ascendency of conservative ideology in the U.S. after the 1960s and how disputes over the relationship between government and family could result in future political realignments. More
HFTF Video Interview The struggle for citizenship in historical context By Craig Gurian \| Citizenship, Civil rights, History, Law An interview with Rebecca Scott, professor of law and history at the University of Michigan. More	HFTF Audio Interview From Kelly Girls to Permatemps By Kevin C. Brown \| Employment, History, Labor An interview with Erin Hatton, a SUNY Buffalo sociologist and author of the book, “The Temp Economy: From Kelly Girls to Permatemps in Postwar America.” More
HFTF Audio Interview “Class Dismissed” By Kevin C. Brown \| Education, History, Poverty John Marsh discusses his book, "Class Dismissed: Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality." Marsh’s study questions the limits of education as a tool for eliminating inequality and poverty in the United States. More	HFTF Audio Interview “Stayin’ Alive” in the 1970s By Kevin C. Brown \| History, Labor, Politics A History for the Future interview with labor historian Jefferson Cowie on the death of the New Deal order and the rise of working class conservatism over the course of the 1970s. More

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