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Cinco de Mayo, USA-style
May 5, 2015One of my great-grandfathers was helping organize Cinco de Mayo events in Tucson by the early 1880s.
Read moreJudge recognizes personhood of chimpanzee plaintiff
May 5, 2015A large variety of species show a propensity for mutually supportive social behavior, few more than chimpanzees and other apes and monkeys.
Read moreToday in history: Four students killed at Kent State in Vietnam demo
May 4, 2015The Kent State shootings are a long-remembered symbol of government gone amok with its power and fear of its own people.
Read moreKing and his radical vision: a study for today
May 1, 2015In light of recent police killings, it's worthwhile to study how MLK drew the clergy and trade unions into the civil rights movement of their time.
Read morePentagon commemoration of Vietnam War far from complete
May 1, 2015The Pentagon commemoration omits contributions of the peace movement "on the home front" that helped bring an end to the war.
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