In America, fire was a deadly hazard throughout history, but it also made life better, providing warmth in winter, heat for safer cooking and more. Let’s look at how fire has played […]
Something Is Always Burning: Fire’s Role in American History
How long does it take to get forwarded mail? Six months or infinity?
I was excited when I got my first mail forwarded by the U.S. Postal Service. Seemed like it took forever, but it was only a little under seven months. For the rest […]
When did being an adult crybaby get so popular?
Crybaby? We knew who they were, and we shunned them. They were wet blankets, whiners who must get their way or force their grievances on everyone else. I know. I was one. […]
9/11 AT 20: TWO DECADES OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
For just a fraction of what we’ve spent on militarization these last 20 years, we could start to make life much better. By Lindsay Koshgarian | September 8, 2021/Previously published in Other Words Assorted […]
A PLAN TO END POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES
A new congressional resolution asserts it’s not only possible to end poverty, but morally necessary. By Sarah Anderson | June 2, 2021 Originally published in OtherWords Amidst partisan haggling over President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, […]
Texas distorts its past – and Sam Houston’s legacy – to defend Confederate monuments
Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Sam Houston State University; Aaron David Hyams, Sam Houston State University; Kristin Henze, Sam Houston State University, and Zachary Montz, Sam Houston State University At least 160 Confederate symbols […]
House Democrats pass major legislation on voting rights and government ethics
The bill, which comes as a number of state legislatures push for new voting restrictions, faces steeper odds in the Senate. Barbara Rodriguez Originally published by The 19th House Democrats on Wednesday […]
There was a time reparations were actually paid out – just not to formerly enslaved people
Thomas Craemer, University of Connecticut The cost of slavery and its legacy of systemic racism to generations of Black Americans has been clear over the past year – seen in both the […]
House restarts conversation about reparations for Black Americans
The discussion of payments from the federal government comes as the administration focuses on racial equity. Errin Haines Originally published by The 19th
George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth
William Maloney, New York University We have all heard the tales about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River and, of course, wearing wooden […]
