As the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center mark their 25th anniversary, we look back at the men and women who carried out the bulk of the rescue and recovery work at Ground Zero—while suffering tremendous losses of their own. How did the New York City Fire Department rebuild in the years that followed, and what can today’s leaders learn from them about crisis management and organizational change?

Over the past decade – perhaps more than ever – public history has become weaponized by the populist right around the world. In this interview, Jerome de Groot discusses how political shifts, funding cuts, and culture wars are redefining our relationship with the past.