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Bea Lumpkin, still going strong at 104, leads Chicago Labor Day parade
September 6, 2022An activist since the 1930s, Bea Lumpkin isn't quitting any time soon.
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Herstory: Unmanageable revolutionaries, women and the Irish national struggle
August 29, 2022Margaret Ward has done much to retrieve Herstory from the claws of History, a truly important achievement.
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70 years since I left the U.S. Army for East Germany
August 29, 2022Why on that fateful day I took off my army jacket, stepped into and swam across the Danube River.
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Ukraine’s ally Poland demands it stop glorifying Nazi collaborators
August 18, 2022Though it backs Ukraine in the war against Russia, Poland’s right-wing government wants Kiev to recognize the genocide committed by Stepan Bandera in WWII.
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Estonia removes memorial honoring Estonians and Russians who fought Nazis
August 16, 2022Government claims that by trashing its history, Estonia is trying to reduce the threat of a Russian invasion.
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