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Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
WHTC 1450 Holland· 6 days ago(Reuters) - Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always...
US acknowledges dams’ effects | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette· 5 days agoThe government downplayed or accepted the well-known risk to the fish in its drive for industrial...
For True Freedom, We Need Power-Sharing Liberalism
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHow our party system currently functions is another form of capture. So the future of power-sharing liberalism depends on a project of democracy...
US government, for the 1st time, details how Northwest dams devastated the region’s Native tribes
KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland· 6 days agoThe U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and...
This creative capital city deserves a lot more attention - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 6 hours agoThis dynamic city on the James River deserves more of the tourist attention enjoyed by the nation’s capital two hours to the north. Richmond, Virginia — or “RVA,” as locals call it — has top-notch ...
Voting by mail in 1864
Quincy Herald-Whig· 2 days agoThe 1864 election was at the height of the Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln sought reelection which prompted debate about voting by mail, seditious...
On Juneteenth, Let’s Examine the Link Between MAGA and the Old South
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAnd, of course, they want to preserve the Confederate names and monuments still extant and bring...
Defend Liberalism? Let’s Fight for Democracy First
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoConsider Reconstruction. Eric Foner aptly calls it The Second Founding, but we ought never forget that it was a product of military subjugation followed...
Why Juneteenth didn’t actually end slavery in Texas
Washington Post· 5 days agoIn 1903, a Black man walked into an office in a small town in Texas, seeking any news about whether slavery had ended. The earnest inquiry from the man,...
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 5 days agoSEATTLE — (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role...