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‘Thank God for the Russian Revolution’: When America discovered Bolshevism
August 25, 2017In 1917, American workers, radicals, and liberals discovered communism for the first time, and they liked what they saw.
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Demand grows for removal of Confederates’ statues from Capitol
August 24, 2017“There is no room for celebrating the violent bigotry of the men of the Confederacy in the hallowed halls of the United States Capitol." - Nancy Pelosi
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Demolition of Virginia’s Confederate icons gains momentum after Charlottesville
August 22, 2017The statues of Confederate leaders were mostly erected from the 1890s to the 1920s with the purpose of glorifying the lost cause of the South: slavery.
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Today in history: Women’s Equality Day—we need it more than ever!
August 21, 2017After a 72-year struggle, women in the United States won the right to vote.
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When the world is tolerant of Nazis, people die
August 21, 2017The alt-right, neo-Nazis, white supremacists—whatever the terminology, it makes no difference. If you think we should tolerate them, open a history book.
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