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American Indians oppose glorification of Andrew Jackson

January 26, 2015 By Albert Bender

Native Americans are oppposing the campaign of local historians and an organization to raise the infamous Indian killer, Andrew Jackson to the status of a "great president."

On right turns

January 26, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

Have you ever wondered how it came about that in most places a right turn on a red light is now the law of the land? Here's how it happened.

Cuba-U.S. normalization negotiations begin

January 22, 2015 By Emile Schepers

The dramatic announcement by Raul Castro and Barack Obama on the normalization of relations between Cuba and the U.S. has already borne fruit.

President Obama goes on offense in State of the Union

January 21, 2015 By John Wojcik

An upbeat and forceful President Obama signaled he intends to use the rest of his second term to push for a progressive agenda on behalf of the nation's working people.

AFL-CIO opens Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta

January 15, 2015 By Mike Hall

Today kicks off the AFL-CIO's 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference in Atlanta.