I don’t generally put Trump stuff here because there’s too damn much of the man everywhere these days. But I wanted to link to this video from the BBC, which is an excellent compilation of Trump’s history as a sexual … Continue reading
Category Archives: History
A blast from the ’80s. … Continue reading
And support Elizabeth Warren. … Continue reading
Honestly, I don’t know how she stands it. I would have screamed at someone, or everyone maybe. … Continue reading
This article, by Jeb Lund in Rolling Stone, really should be read in full. It is a clear description of the ways in which Confederate ideology and the violence of white supremacy, have sculpted our political landscape, and continue to … Continue reading
I also have lived in the South, have much family that lives there still, and have traced my father’s family back to Civil War veterans. And yet I am a Yankee, I admit. So it will come as no surprise … Continue reading
Over at Salon, Andrew Leonard interviews Joseph McCartin, a Georgetown University professor who writes on the history of the labor movement. The whole interview is worth reading, but this portion really struck me for its clarity on the economic situation … Continue reading
The Jackrabbit Trading Post, Route 66, Arizona, taken in 2006. From the Library of Congress photo collection. Photo by Carol Highsmith, who has spent the past 16 years photographing the United States for the Library of Congress. … Continue reading
From the Akron Beacon Journal, March 25, 1913. Part of Captain Pearl Nye, Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal, a Library of Congress Digital Collection. … Continue reading