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Today in history: Saudi women protest by driving cars

November 6, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Forty-seven women in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, drove their cars in a 14-car convoy to protest the driving ban.

Today in history: Fellowship of Reconciliation, 100 years persevering for peace

November 5, 2015 By Special to People’s World

A number of events taking place in and near NYC celebrate the centennial of an organization some call "the conscience of the peace movement."

Today in history: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzkhak Rabin assassinated

November 4, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The assassination of Rabin was the culmination of Israeli right-wing dissent over the Oslo peace process.

Native student challenges California professor who denies genocide

November 4, 2015 By Albert Bender

In 1852 the California legislature paid $1.1 million to citizen militias to hunt and kill Native Americans.

General Nat Turner, the Black Spartacus in a new play

November 3, 2015 By Ed Rampell

It does not do Turner and his courageous followers justice, but it may be worth seeing for those who know little about one of the most electrifying moments in American history.