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Today in women’s history: Minnie Fisher Cunningham born
March 19, 2013Cunningham was elected president of the Galveston Equal Suffrage Association and toured her home state to speak out for the right for women to vote.
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40 years after, Watergate crimes remain relevant
March 15, 2013Common Cause gathered almost everyone it could find from the Watergate era for a 2-day retrospective reviewing the constitutional crimes, known as "Watergate," that brought down Richard Nixon.
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Semiotic Weapons: Advertising is the focus of two recent films.
March 15, 2013Two very different foreign films focus on the advertising industry. They intersect at the idea that advertising feeds upon our innate desire for happiness.
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German troops in Africa evoke bad memories
March 5, 2013On February 28, Germany's Bundestag members of most political parties voted to send German troops to Mali.
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The vision of Rosa Parks
March 1, 2013Rosa Parks' vision for freedom and peace continues to inspire our nation and the ongoing movement for social justice in the 100th year of her birth.
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