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Today in labor history: Daniel Defoe pilloried for defending dissent
July 31, 2013Legend has it that Defoe's poem struck such a chord with the public that they threw flowers and drank to his health.
Read more“Nuns on the Bus” tour nation for immigration reform
June 11, 2013Sister Simone Campbell was upbeat on the possibility of meaningful immigration reform.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Anne Hutchinson banned from Bay Colony
March 22, 2013Not enough is said today about the role of women in formulating the basic beliefs we have about the nature of freedom itself.
Read more“Darwin Day” pushed in House
February 13, 2013Yesterday was 204th birthday of the man who gave us the modern theory of evolution.
Read morePope to quit over failing health
February 11, 2013In a move without precedent since the Middle Ages, Pope Benedict announced his resignation today.
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