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Fifty Years Ago, Fed Up With the City’s Neglect, a San Diego Community Rose Up to Create Chicano Park

Making Tierra Mía, says the director of the Smithsonian Latino Center, proved transformative in giving voice to the people

Internet Access Proves Necessary to ‘Participate in Life’ During Pandemic

Harvard Law Professor Susan Crawford argues that the regulatory system for electric utilities established by Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s is a model for necessary reforms to the telecommunicatins industry to ensure all Americans can access the internet.   

If Democrats Win in November, Should they Pack the Supreme Court?

Harvard Law School Professor Mark Tushnet discusses his research on FDR’s 1937 attempt to pack the Court, and the prospects for increasing the number of justices.

Another Way the 2020s Might Be Like the 1930s

The strikes and protests of the past month have been small, but they aren’t inconsequential.

Land O’Lakes Drops the Iconic Logo of an Indigenous Woman From Its Branding

The dairy company's decision to remove an iconic logo has been praised and (and occasionally condemned). Learn the history of the logo and reaction to it here.

South Korea Confident That Rumors of Kim Jong-un Illness Are Wrong

Normally, South Korean officials maintain a neither-confirm-nor-deny policy, at least on the record, for fear of disturbing sensitive relations between the two Koreas.

OSHA Inspectors Are Key to Re-Opening. Their Ranks Are at a 45-Year Low

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has a key role to play in reopening the economy, but it has fewer inspectors than at any time since 1975, continuing a pattern of decline that dates to 1981. 

Inside the Mission to Perform Bone-Marrow Transplants on Survivors of the Chernobyl Disaster

"Nevertheless, the next ten days demonstrated the value of international medical cooperation in moments of crisis, even when politics might make success seem impossible." writes Yair Reisner, an Israeli doctor whose help was requested by Russian officials after the disaster.

National Park Service Awards More than $3.1 Million in Grants to Preserve and Interpret World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites

The 22 projects funded will help tell the stories of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, imprisoned by the U.S. government during World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor by the nation of Japan in 1941.

Detroit Students Have a Constitutional Right to Literacy, Court Rules

A major ruling in a lawsuit involving the Detroit public schools comes at a time when school shutdowns are expected to affect poor children most adversely.

Does an 1866 Court Case Bar States from Enforcing Social-Distancing Regulations?

States may in fact use police powers to protect the health, safety, and welfare of persons within their borders.

Fact Check: NO Evidence Presidents Lincoln And Kennedy Were Assassinated For Trying To End Federal Reserve

There is no evidence that both Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated because they wanted to destroy the Federal Reserve system (which also did not exist in Lincoln's day).   

NAACP Houston Condemns City Council Member Over Rosa Parks Reference

Councilman Michael Kubosh compared the violation of social distancing orders to the actions of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

After Six Decades, Ben’s Chili Bowl Faces Its Greatest Challenge Yet: Coronavirus

Since 1958, Ben's Chili Bowl has been many things, a restaurant, meeting place, community center, and landmark. Now, the iconic DC institution is struggling to survive the coronavirus.

As Campaign 2020 Shifts into High Gear, Trump’s Defamation Suits Pose a Chilling Prospect for the Press

Although the 1964 Times v. Sullivan ruling makes it unlikely Trump would win a libel suit against a media outlet, the adminstration wants to break the historical relationship between the press and public figures.

On this Day: Chinese Students March in Pro-Democracy Tiananmen Square Protests

On this day in 1989, enormous crowds of Chinese students and new-found supporters marched through major cities in China to fight for democratic freedoms.

How Did We Get A President Who Advocates Injecting Disinfectant? ‘Mrs. America’ Offers An Answer.

by Max Boot

Max Boot examines "Mrs. America" and finds precedent for today's fake news politics. 

Overlooked No More: Eunice Foote, Climate Scientist Lost to History

Eunice Foote’s ingenious experiment more than 150 years ago yielded a remarkable discovery that could have helped shape modern climate science had she not been overshadowed.

The Pandemic Will Change American Retail Forever

Since the end of Prohibition, American restaurants have experienced a golden age. The coronavirus crisis has brought that era to a close.

Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck

Larry Summers's history as an advocate of neoliberal economic policy makes his relationship to the Biden campaign troubling for progressive Democrats.