Tag Archive: History
A Veteran’s Case for Canceling Student Debt and Making Higher Education Tuition-Free
By
Will Fischer
Released for Syndication: 02/06/2020
Knowing that the United States would be flooded with millions of veterans at the end of the Second World War, in 1944, Congress passed...
Full ArticleHow the Democrats Undermined Their Case for Impeachment by Dragging National Security into Their Case
Released for Syndication: 01/29/2020
In the summer of 2016, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump didn’t agree about much, except for one obscure issue of...
Full ArticleThe U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq to Target Iran
Released for Syndication: 01/28/2020
The U.S.’s campaign against Iran has violated the most critical lessons that U.S. and UN officials claimed to have learned from the debacle in Iraq.
Full ArticleLev Parnas Is Afraid of Bill Barr: He Should Be
Released for Syndication: 01/24/2020
Lev Parnas recently told Rachel Maddow that he’s more afraid of Attorney General Bill Barr than he is of the mobbed-up foreign oligarchs he...
Full ArticleThe People of Colombia Are Cracking Up the Walls of War and Authoritarianism
By
Justin Podur
Released for Syndication: 01/17/2020
The sustained protests are part of a larger trend against austerity and endless war.
Full ArticleIndigenous Food Is Not a ‘Trend’: What You Need to Know
Released for Syndication: 01/15/2020
Chef Brian Yazzie, Diné/Navajo, is one of the Indigenous chefs working to improve our understanding of Native American culinary history.
Full ArticleIf You Want a Preview of What Four More Years of Trump Could Bring, Visit Hungary
Released for Syndication: 01/09/2020
Now that we’ve entered an election year, there is a lot of speculation about what America could look like if Donald Trump gets another...
Full ArticleThe Fascinating History and Politics of Jewish Life in Iran
By
Ariel Gold
Released for Syndication: 12/26/2019
On December 14, 2019, a white male entered the Nessah Synagogue in Beverly Hills, vandalizing the sanctuary. He unrolled Torah scrolls, strewed them across...
Full ArticleWhy Virginia Must Amend Its Law Protecting Confederate Statues
By
Ben Doherty
Released for Syndication: 12/20/2019
On August 11 and 12, 2017, many turned their attention to Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists held large rallies, resulting in horrific scenes of...
Full ArticleHow America Broke Up With the Democratic Party
Released for Syndication: 12/17/2019