This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Vanity Fair
Jan 26, 2017
With a renewed cultural interest in the 1955 murder that catalyzed the 20th century civil rights movement, an interview with the author of a new book who tracked down the long-hidden woman at its center.
Source: New Historian
Jan 26, 2017
The long lost kingdom of Rheged, which dates back to the Dark Ages, may have been unearthed during excavation work at the archeological site of Trusty’s Hill in Scotland.
Source: CBS News
Jan 26, 2017
There was no effort to identify his killers, no criminal investigation and no discussion by city police about their complicity in the lynching of the young African-American man. In essence, Callaway’s death was scrubbed from the city record.
Source: Reuters
Jan 26, 2017
It used to be Democrats who favored federal power over states rights. Now it's the GOP. And vice versa.
Source: The Hill
Jan 25, 2017
Barack Obama averaged 83% job approval among Democrats and 13% among Republicans.
Jan 25, 2017
Death Valley National Park’s official Twitter account posted stark reminders of the U.S. internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Source: The Hill
Jan 25, 2017
Trump's rise has often been compared to the populist election of Jackson, including by some of the new president's own team.
Source: Political Wire
Jan 25, 2017
The change is proposed in three states won by Hillary Clinton.
Source: The News & Observer
Jan 24, 2017
The proposal by the outgoing Obama administration has the backing of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat.
Source: NYT
Jan 24, 2017
Initiated in the 1960s during the height of tensions between China and the Soviet Union, the 816 project was China’s first attempt to build a nuclear reactor that could produce weapons-grade plutonium without Soviet involvement.
Source: Forward
Jan 24, 2017
A new national study conducted by the Center for Research on Prejudice at the University of Warsaw finds a significant increase in negative attitudes toward Jews since 2014.
Source: The Hill
Jan 24, 2017
The iconic book, published nearly 70 years ago, is the sixth best-selling book on Amazon as of Tuesday morning.
Source: NYT
Jan 23, 2017
Every president since Reagan has won fewer cases than their predecessor.
Source: The Washington Post
Jan 23, 2017
It’s an old trick going back to ancient times.
Source: NYT
Jan 23, 2017
“People still associate slavery with the South, but it was also a Northern phenomenon,” Eric Foner, the Columbia historian who wrote the report, said in an interview.
Source: NYT
Jan 22, 2017
The European police recovered about 3,500 stolen archaeological artifacts and other artworks, Spain’s Interior Ministry said.
Source: Vox
Jan 22, 2017
According to data collected by Erica Chenoweth at the University of Denver and Jeremy Pressman at the University of Connecticut, marches held in more than 500 US cities were attended by at least 3.3 million people.
Source: The Washington Post
Jan 21, 2017
The Trump book, which is heavy on photos and pullout memorabilia and bears the words “Make America Great Again” on its cover, contains a series of false assertions.
Source: The Washington Post
Jan 21, 2017
After working in the White House and helping Johnson write two books, Mr. Middleton became director of the LBJ Library in 1970, while it was still in development. He was director for more than 30 years.
Source: NYT
Jan 21, 2017
More than a century after the genocide of two African ethnic groups, a city that retains strong German ties is divided over the fate of a war memorial.
