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Today in history: Jan Hus burned at the stake 600 years ago
July 6, 2015In 1415, Czech religious reformer Jan Hus, condemned as a heretic against the doctrines of the Catholic Church, was burned at the stake.
Read moreIndigenous news: activism, identity, and honoring natives
July 2, 2015On May 26, the town council in Newstead, New York voted to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Read moreOn 4th of July, remember CPUSA’s commitment to patriotism
July 2, 2015FDR signed Executive Order 9066 for the forcible internment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry into concentration camps, including CPUSA member Karl Yoneda..
Read moreToday in history: Earl Robinson, composer of “Joe Hill,” born
July 2, 2015On this date in 1910, composer Earl Robinson was born in Seattle.
Read moreReview: how corporate America invented Christian America
July 1, 2015"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
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