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Category: History

Texas school board removes Jefferson from curriculum

March 21, 2010 Madonna Gauding Education, History 2 comments

Congress makes it to the daily news but highly influential school boards often fly under the radar. When right wing board members gain a majority,

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Not your father’s GOP

March 18, 2010 Arthur Lieber Congress, Government, History, Politics Leave a comment

Actually the Republican and Democratic parties collaborated quite a bit well into the 20th century. They had to, because both parties were populated by both liberals and conservatives. Republicans and Democrats crossed party lines to advance their causes.

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Naomi Klein sets the record straight

March 17, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, Government, History, Infrastructure, Media Leave a comment

One of my favorite progressive authors, Naomi Klein, posted a much-needed correction of a recent piece by Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens, titled “How

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