HU22001 (Spring 2020)

Author Matthew Ward

Senior lecturer in American History. Office is Tower Extension 4.6. Drop in hours Monday 4:00-5:00. My interests are in the early American frontier and the relationship between colonists and Native people. I did my postgraduate work at William & Mary in the USA and I've been at Dundee for 32 years. My most recent book is Making the Frontier Man: Violence, White Manhood, and Authority in the Early Western Backcountry. It is the perfect gift for all occasions...

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Today, we’re here to be honest about our past and talk about our future. I strongly believe that we have to confront where we’ve been in order to shape where we’re going. — Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) June 4, 2020

Philadelphia Hospital to Stay Closed After Owner Requests Nearly $1 Million a Month

The New York Times reports that Philadelphia city authorities have declined to buy back a hospital from private developers for the Corinavirus Crisis. Hahnemann University Hospital had been serving Philadelphia’s poorest residents since 1848 but closed last autumn leaving the… Continue Reading →

Coronavirus: Mexicans demand crackdown on Americans crossing the border

You have to laugh, or else you’d just cry a lot… From the BBC:  Mexicans demand crackdown on Americans crossing the border

Coronavirus: What this crisis reveals about US – and its president

From BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52012049

Coronavirus: A problem unlike anything else Trump has faced

Excellent BBC News article on the problems Covid-19 poses to President Trump and the US healthcare system. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51803890

The AIDS epidemic’s lasting impact on gay men

A British Academic Report: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/aids-epidemic-lasting-impact-gay-men

For Urban Poor, the Coronavirus Complicates Existing Health Risks

Thew New York Times reports on the risks that the Coronavirus poses to poor Americans

Former Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock Comes Out As Gay

An article in the Huffington Post reports that Aaron Schock, an former Illinois Congressman known for his hostility to LGBTQ+ legislation, has admitted that he is gay.

‘I live on the street now’: how Americans fall into medical bankruptcy

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/14/health-insurance-medical-bankruptcy-debt

Primarily: 2020

Primarily: 2020: A UK based podcast series about the US elections. https://anchor.fm/primarily

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