We’ve all heard plenty from the TV pundits about what happened at the first Democratic primary debate in October 2015. For what it’s worth,
Author: Susan Cunningham
Susan Cunningham is a retired teacher of American history. She lives near St. Louis, Missouri.
Reasonable and effective ways to reduce gun violence
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How corporate greed got my daughter fired
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Trump: Republican strategy taken to its logical extreme
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Modernized, socially conscious “Cinderella” is still a fairy tale
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I suspect that most Americans don’t realize how much we are responsible for the acts of terror being committed in European countries. I know
America loves war
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