It’s not often that a Sunday spent vegging on football devolves (evolves?) into a Google search to parse the meaning of “déjà vu.” For the N.F.L., that’s not a good thing. Amid the Buffalo Bills’ drubbing of the New York Jets this weekend came an all too familiar sight. Just before halftime, Jets running back […]
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The Secret C.I.A. Operation That Haunts U.S.-Iran Relations
ARCHIVAL (MSNBC, 9-22-22): NEWS REPORT: The death of a 22-year-old woman in Iran who was arrested by the morality police has now sparked extraordinary scenes that we’re seeing. ARCHIVAL (BBC, 9-21-22): NEWS REPORT: They said she wasn’t wearing the mandatory hijab, or headscarf, properly. Women cry “death to the dictator” and wave their headscarves at […]
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Physical Violence Has a Deep-Seated History in Congress
Viewers who were scanning cable news on Tuesday might have thought they’d stumbled onto a sort of bizarro coverage of professional wrestling. “I got elbowed in the back, and it kind of caught me off guard, ’cause it was a clean shot to the kidneys. And I turned back and…there was Kevin,” the tan-jacketed man, […]
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Six Videos That Will Spark Classroom Discussion for Veterans Day
Retro Report has a selection of videos to help teachers commemorate Veterans Day (Nov. 11). Learn more about our resources below. Agent Orange: Last Chapter of the Vietnam War This 10-minute video explores the decision by the U.S. military to spray millions of acres of Vietnam with a toxic defoliant, and illustrates how that decision […]
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Cutting Through a Fog of Misinformation Online
In the days since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted, false information and misleading videos have flooded social media platforms, making it difficult for readers to sort fact from fiction. Footage said to depict a Hamas militant paragliding into Israel was in fact taken in June, during an incident in South Korea. A graphic video posted […]
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Technology vs. Talent, a Hollywood Sequel
Two big Hollywood unions – the Writers Guild of America, which went on strike in May, and the Screen Actors Guild, which walked out in July – have joined forces against the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers. The unions are seeking better pay and protections to make sure their members’ work won’t be […]
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Where Are They Now? Lost Works From the W.P.A. Era
Are you a teacher? Click the button below for our related education resources. Last month, an exhibition titled “Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s” opened at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. It includes four posters depicting America’s national parks that were designed during the Works Progress Administration, a […]
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Looking for New Ways to Keep Your Students Engaged This Fall? Use These Retro Report Resources
Are you a teacher? Click the button below to check out our education library. The 2023-2024 school year is in full swing. As a teacher, you may be overwhelmed with planning lessons and finding engaging new resources. Retro Report can help. Here are ways to incorporate Retro Report resources into your lessons: 1. Show a […]
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Are You Planning a Lesson About the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11? Educators Share Their Experiences Using Retro Report Resources.
Are you a teacher? Click the button below to check out our education library. Teachers looking for ways to hold meaningful discussions with students about the terrorist attacks of 9/11 should take a look at the Teaching About 9/11 Education Collection. Year after year, this is one of Retro Report’s most widely used resources. The […]
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Five Retro Report Videos I Wish I Had Seen in Class
Are you a teacher? Click the button below to check out our education library. During my time as a Retro Report intern this summer, I discovered a number of videos that would have supplemented my high school studies. Here is a list of some of my favorites that I recommend you incorporate in your classroom […]