Opinion
Today in labor and peoples history: Seminole Wars begin
July 27, 2012On this date in 1815 the first Seminole War began with the attack on a fort held by runaway slaves in Florida.* Some sources credit Colonel Edmund Gaines as leading the attack; others credit Andrew Jackson...
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“Cultures of Resistance”: Art can be powerful stuff
July 27, 2012When we think of "resistance," what mostly comes to mind is guerrilla warfare. But resistance doesn't always involve military operations.
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Today in history: End of military segregation
July 26, 2012On this day in 1948, President Harry Truman ordered the desegregation of the United States armed forces.
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Living history in “Anne Braden: Southern Patriot”
July 25, 2012I thought I knew about legendary civil rights activists Carl and Anne Braden before I saw this documentary. I was very wrong.
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Native American joblessness is slow genocide
July 24, 2012Small wonder that U.S. Native peoples are beset with a blistering, hideous panoply of social and health ills hardly seen elsewhere in this world. Unemployment kills!
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