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Today in history: 50th anniversary of first national march against Vietnam War
April 17, 2015On this date in 1965, Washington, D.C. saw the first major demonstration against the Vietnam War.
Read more“The Americans”: Set in the 80s but relevant to our time
April 17, 2015We receive another miniature course in spycraft from Philip and Elizabeth Jennings.
Read moreToday in labor history: The 1968 Memphis sanitation strike ends
April 16, 2015On this date in 1968, the Memphis Sanitation Strike came to an end.
Read moreIn Germany: From the U.S. Embassy to small town thugs
April 15, 2015This was a minor victory; in over twenty years it was the first petition on Mumia which the embassy has accepted.
Read moreDangerous game: Yemen and the Congress of Reaction
April 15, 2015The civil war in Yemen is a long-running conflict over access to political power and resources, not religion, or any attempt by Iran to spread its influence.
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