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Boston Globe
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- Boston Globe
Five things to do around Boston, June 30-July 13
July 1 No Strings Attached Become a puppet master at the Boston Public Library's Puppet-Making Workshop. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at BPL's Egleston Square branch, professional puppeteer and performer Nicola McEldowney will guide you in creating your own finger puppets. The workshop is recommended for children ages 4 -7 and their families. All materials will be provided. Free. Advertisement July 2-July 4 Harbor of Revolution Commemorate the American Revolution — and the state where it began — at the annual Boston Harborfest celebration. At venues across the city, listen to a kick-off speech by Mayor Michelle Wu, hear the Declaration of Independence read from the balcony of the Old State House (just how Bostonians first heard it in 1776), watch fireworks over the harbor, enjoy patriotic music from the Boston Pops Orchestra, and more. Prices vary, but most Harborfest events are free. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up July 11 Royal Refrain Discover history-making women alongside one of America's most talented vocalists at African Queens with Karen Slack. Slack, a Grammy Award-winning soprano, will perform newly commissioned music that honors seven African queens, interspersed with spoken word and displays of African artwork. At 7:30 p.m. at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, witness these queens' lives and legacies. Find tickets, starting at $38, at Advertisement July 11-July 12 Flavor Island Taste the city's finest Jamaican flavors at Boston JerkFest. This food and culture festival will take over Harvard's Athletic Complex from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Friday, sip from more than 50 spirits, cocktails, and other specialty brew samples. On Saturday, try jerk dishes (for purchase) from dozens of local vendors, enjoy steel drum music and dancing, and make your own Caribbean-inspired crafts. Ticket prices vary, starting at $44 for a Friday concert only. This edition of Your Week Ahead covers two weeks. Look for the next edition of Globe Magazine on July 13. Share your event news. Send information on Boston-area happenings at least three weeks in advance to week@ Adelaide Parker can be reached at
The National
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- Politics
- The National
Tucker Carlson's interview with Ted Cruz shows unconditional US support for Israel could be waning
During a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the documentary filmmaker Ken Burns quoted a famous Mark Twain line: 'History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes.' He was making the point about why it is important to listen to the voices of the past, even if their messages offend you today. The conversation was in the context of his upcoming project on the American Revolution. Burns argued that it is the most important historical event in terms of shaping the world we live in now, because it created a unique political and economic engine, the impact of which we are still struggling to get to grips with 250 years later. Less than a fortnight after the Rogan-Burns podcast came out, a less refined, more combative exchange took place between two other individuals, which underscores how the definition of what the US is has kept evolving since the 18th century. When the journalist Tucker Carlson confronted US Senator Ted Cruz in a now-viral interview, it marked the beginning of the end for an expectation of how the US conducts itself on the global stage – with obvious implications for those of us living in this region. Mr Cruz, for long a dependable voice for hawkish Republican policy and unwavering support for Israel, found himself cornered. Carlson, representing a surging populist strain of 'America First' conservatism that is aligned with President Donald Trump's political base, was pushing Mr Cruz to properly articulate why it was important for the US to topple the Iranian establishment. The backdrop to this interview had been pressure from senior Republicans in Congress to join Israel's attack on Iran – championed by Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu – with the stated aim of removing any nuclear threat it poses. Mr Netanyahu, it's important to point out, also called for ordinary Iranians to rise up against their rulers. Digging into questions about why America should risk a war with Iran, why its support for Israel needs to always be unconditional and if American interests have been co-opted by the agendas of other nations, Carlson sought a rational explanation for such long-standing beliefs of what was good for the country and its people, despite clear evidence to the contrary. Instead, Mr Cruz fumbled over his responses. He jumped from religious justifications to security jargon and then to accusations about his interviewer's motives, including suggesting that anti-Semitism and support for Russian President Vladimir Putin were behind his challenging posture. Mr Cruz came across as highly cynical and manipulative, lacking moral and intellectual depth, while Carlson seemed earnest and committed. It may have been wholly performative, but it still made my jaw drop. The exchange, quite because it was between two heavyweights from the same political and cultural strata, represents the rupture of a long-assumed ideological and religious alliance between the traditional Republican guard, still clinging to post-9/11 doctrines, and the newer class, increasingly sceptical of endless wars and foreign entanglements following the mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr Cruz's inability to make a sensible case for decades-long foreign policies represents a breaking point for anyone who had still been working under the illusion that there aren't a multitude of transactional interests at work beyond what might benefit the average American. History resonates with examples of such stunning revelations. The one that has a similar cadence comes from the Fourth Crusade, when European knights, on their way to try to reclaim Jerusalem from Muslim control, instead attacked and looted Constantinople – considered then to be the greatest Christian city in the East – in 1204. Fuelled by Venetian debt and Byzantine intrigue, the result was a catastrophic betrayal of values that had stood for more than a century. In the wake of it, public trust eroded, unity fractured and the Great Crusades were undermined. They were exposed for what they were – political, cynical and morally hollow. It would become increasingly more difficult for people in Europe to justify spending resources, lives and years on a cause so far away from home. Yet this failure had been years in the making. The corruption of crusader kingdoms in the Holy Land, their inability to survive without external support, evolving military technology and tactics that made battlefield victories harder to attain, as well as political and economic shifts at home had made them more costly and less successful. The early religious fervour for war and its legitimacy in the eyes of the populace had begun to fade. The Cruz-Carlson interview is revelatory in its own way. It has unequivocally brought to the centre stage the widespread suspicion among Americans in the idea that US involvement in the Middle East is fundamentally necessary or noble. By shining a spotlight on this national mood, it may have contributed to a more limited engagement by Mr Trump over the past week. The 'America First' movement appears to have passed its first major test, on its way to being the loudest voice shaping the future of its country and defining a new paradigm for US support to Israel.
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Watch live: Globe Ideas hosts town hall to mark 250th anniversary of American Revolution
To mark the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Globe's Ideas team is hosting a town hall-style event at the Old South Meeting House. Moderated by Globe Ideas Editor Brian Bergstein, the event will feature conversations with historians and contributors to the recent special issue from Globe Ideas titled 'The Revolution Lives On.' Watch it live:
Globe and Mail
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- Globe and Mail
America's National Parks™ Awards $250,000 to 11 National Park Service Units for Educational Programs Honoring America's 250th Anniversary
Fort Washington, Pa. - June 26th, 2025 - America's National Parks™ is excited to announce it has awarded a total of $250,000 to 11 National Park Service units through the America's National Parks™ 250th Grant Program - History Happens Here. This grant supports the parks' efforts in the upcoming celebrations for the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. 'It's amazing to be able to support the national park sites and Rangers through this grant program to enhance the visitor experience and stories told at these American Revolution sites,' says Stan Anton Marketing & Communications Manager at Eastern National. 'We're extremely confident that these grant funds will be put to good use, and I personally can't wait to get out there to see these programs come to life. Many of these exhibits will live well beyond 2026 and will be another tool to provide educational opportunities on our nation's history.' America's National Parks™ is thrilled to support these 11 parks to fulfill educational programs supporting America's 250th over the course of the next year and a half. These programs will be underway no later than Spring 2026. The Parks and Programs Grant Recipients: Andersonville National Historic Site will use the America's National Parks™ grant funds for travel assistance to take their new America's 250th traveling trunk program to schools and other off-site locations in the park's commuting area. The trunk is a tool to teach classes and groups the story of our nation's Prisoners of War, especially those during the American Revolution. Boston National Historical Park will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to support commemorative events for the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with multi-day events. This project encourages local visitors and tourists to engage in a variety of experiences around citizenship, national identity, and belonging. Fire Island National Seashore will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to develop a series of exhibits that explore the multifaceted history of the William Floyd Estate and its inhabitants as part of America's 250th commemoration. Using museum objects, archival documents, and historic photographs, these exhibits will illuminate key themes, including the role of labor at the estate, the experiences of women within the household, the military service of both the Floyd family and the laborers who lived and worked on the estate, and William Floyd's contributions to the Revolutionary War and the founding of the nation. Fort Stanwix National Monument will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to create a professional development experience for local teachers, a traveling exhibit about child life/involvement at Fort Stanwix and in the Continental Army, an America's 250th ranger-led offsite education program geared towards 4th and 5th-grade students, and an America's 250th lesson plan to reach schools too far away from the park to either visit or schedule an offsite program. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park will use America's National Parks™ grant funds by installing five high-quality reproduction artworks at key locations throughout the park. Each piece will represent a distinct era in America's 250-year history, including the Cherokee period, European settlement, the American Revolution, the Antebellum era, the Civil War, the Civil Rights movement, and the present day. Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to engage the public and community partners in exploring the history and legacy of George Washington's first Revolutionary War headquarters through dynamic programming. Funding will support speaker honoraria, event filming for future online access, and outreach efforts to expand audience engagement. Minute Man National Historical Park will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to create an exhibit space in its exhibit room for its musket balls, new exhibit panels, and reconfigure the exhibit room to include an original piece from the North Bridge for display. Moores Creek National Battlefield will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to create audio descriptions of park exhibits and create a tactile map of Moores Creek National Battlefield. This will ensure that more visitors to the park can enjoy and understand the park's story by making it as accessible as possible. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to provide an honorarium for a scholar, an honorarium for an artist, and the necessary funds to mount an exhibition, all related to an upcoming book about William Rotch Sr., a Quaker from Nantucket accused of disloyalty four times in three countries over two decades (1775 – 1795). He became a cautionary tale for those who dared dissent. Salem Maritime National Historic Site will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to expand the interpretive story of the park's rich privateering history by developing four separate exhibits across the park to reach prospective visitors across a full range of locations including the park's Visitor Center, during Park Ranger guided Derby House tours, visitors to the America's National Parks™ shared Waite and Pierce store, and outdoor displays on the waterfront. Springfield Armory National Historic Site will use America's National Parks™ grant funds to stage three special events designed to recenter and reinterpret the role that the area of Springfield Armory National Historic Site played in the American Revolution. Investing in these events — 'Preparing the Noble Train,' 'State Fair for All of New England,' 'The Continental Arsenal at Springfield,' and 'Reenactment of Henry Knox's Noble Train of Artillery' — will bring this site's exceptional history to a broader audience. Through these grants, America's National Parks™ aims to deliver on its mission to enhance visitor experiences and support the preservation of national parks. For more information on America's National Parks™ and how it is supporting the National Park Service during America's 250th Anniversary, visit here. About America's National Parks™: America's National Parks™ provides quality educational experiences to national park visitors through our park stores, interpretive services, and custom products. Proceeds from your purchases and donations at America's National Parks™ stores support education and preservation at the National Park Service sites where we operate. We provide products and services that inspire people to enjoy and protect America's national parks for future generations of park lovers. For over 70 years, we've been a loyal supporter of the National Park Service, giving back more than $183 million in aid, thanks to your purchases and donations.
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- Entertainment
Army officer traces family's military legacy back 250 years
Lt. Col. Brandon Mace traces his family's military history from the American Revolution to the modern era with ABC News Live anchor Kyra Phillips as the Army celebrates its 250th anniversary.
