history
New book about Frank Little, a fine labor history
July 20, 2017A giant hole in American labor history has been filled by this book.
Read moreFor 16 years she persisted: Lee’s win on endless war matters
July 18, 2017Congress handed the president a “blank check” to wage an endless war on terror; for 16 years, Rep. Barbara Lee argued that Congress needs to cancel it.
Read moreThis week in history: The Presidential Succession Act signed in 1947
July 17, 2017The implications of this Act are today the subject of great concern in light of ongoing investigations of the sitting president.
Read moreThis week in history: The bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau
July 10, 2017Thoreau's ideas went on to influence many readers, including political figures, artists, authors, and future naturalists.
Read moreThis week in history: The Summer of Love
July 6, 2017Fifty years ago, as many as 100,000 mostly young people, sporting hippie fashions of dress and behavior, converged in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
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