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Protests, Then and Now ❧ Current Affairs
Current Affairs· 19 hours agoBack then, the protestors were characterized by Vice President Hubert Humphrey as “feeble, futile, and unnecessary.” FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said...
On This Day, May 2: 630 Nigerian Muslims die in Yelwa massacre
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOn May 2, 1519, the Italian artist, scientist and inventor, died at age 67. File Photo by Dennis Van...
Opinion: If Trump wins, I might leave America for good
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWith the prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency looming, some Americans are considering making...
This week in history: May 6–13
World Socialist Web Site· 2 days agoOn May 7, 1999, US and NATO warplanes carried out their most devastating raids in seven weeks of increasingly savage bombardment of Yugoslavia, bombing...
Cemeteries get a new lease on life as dog parks, antique markets and picnic grounds
Market Watch· 4 days agoAt a time when people’s preferences for death care have swung from formal burials to alternative...
Today in History: Nelson Mandela claims victory in first democratic South Africa elections
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoThere are 243 days left in the year. On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of...
Jay Robert Nash, prolific Chicago crime author, dies at 86
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoChicago author Jay Robert Nash, who penned about 70 books, was a literary fireball and part of the...
Philip Berrigan's revolutionary words live on in new collection
National Catholic Reporter· 2 days agoMore than two decades after his death at age 79, the depth of the life of Catholic war resister...
Government Ditching D.C. Office Amid Real Estate Pullback
The Real Deal· 6 days agoAn agency of the Treasury Department is set to move out of its Southwest D.C. digs next spring after...
Today in History: May 2
The Herald Bulletin· 6 days ago“I didn’t like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.” Today is THURSDAY, MAY 2, the 123rd...