Jennifer Tucker

2 weeks ago | theconversation.com | Jennifer Tucker |Peter Rutland

Donald Trump first came up with his plan for a “National Garden of American Heroes” at the end of his first term, before President Joe Biden quietly tabled it upon replacing Trump in the White House. Now, with Trump back in the Oval Office – and with the country’s 250th anniversary fast approaching – the project is back. The National Endowment for the Humanities is seeking to commission 250 statues of famous Americans from a predetermined list, to be displayed at a location yet to be determined.

Sep 4, 2024 | theconversation.com | Robert Muggah |Jennifer Tucker

A violência armada é uma emergência global de saúde. Em todo o mundo, ela contribui para centenas de milhares de mortes, milhões de feridos e bilhões de dólares em custos econômicos. No entanto, a escala da violência armada — desde o nível individual até o internacional — ainda é pouco compreendida. Uma nova Comissão Lancet sobre Violência Armada Global e Saúde, lançada neste mês, pretende mudar isso.

Jun 21, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jennifer Tucker

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Jun 21, 2024 | cnn.com | Jennifer Tucker

Editor’s Note: Jennifer Tucker, PhD, is a professor of History at Wesleyan University and the founding director of Wesleyan’s Center for the Study of Guns and Society. She is a member of the Historians Council on the Constitution at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion at CNN.

Feb 15, 2024 | brazilian.report | Brazilian politics |In English |Jennifer Tucker

Latin America Efforts to force Paraguay’s busy informal commercial hub Ciudad del Este to follow global trade rules have only made life harder for those eking out a living 2 min read Paraguay’s Ciudad del Este is a busy South American contraband hub where scrappy Paraguayan vendors and Brazilian traders mix with businessmen from places as far away as Lebanon and South Korea. This hive of activity moves billions of dollars worth of consumer goods, everything from smartphones to whiskey.