New York University
Professor of History and Education and Department chair at New York University; author of Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory
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Jonathan Zimmerman
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Woodrow Wilson's Legacy at Center of Princeton Protests Students at Princeton are demanding that Woodrow Wilson’s name be removed from university buildings and institutions because of his racist views. What is Wilson’s legacy when it comes to race, and what should Princeton do?
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Disgust with Congress Through the Years The approval ratings of Congress are at historic lows, according to the modern measurements of public opinion polling. But what about the days of spitting, punching and even dueling with pistols on the floors of the House and the Senate? Jonathan Zimmerman is a professor of History and Education at New York University. He's also the author of Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory .
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Partisan Battles in Swing States and the November Elections In tomorrow's Wisconsin recall election , the target is Republican Governor Scott Walker, and the issue is the rights of public workers. If tea partiers and big money can defeat the efforts of organized labor, what about other states and the presidential campaign? In Florida, Republican Governor Rick Scott and his Secretary of State Ken Detzner have set out to purge the voting rolls of thousands of suspected non-citizens. Two newspapers have concluded that Hispanics, blacks, Democrats and Independents are being targeted at a much higher rate than white Republicans. The Governor says, "Absolutely not true." But in a state George W. Bush won by 537 votes, anything could make a difference.
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