The minimum wage has been a fact of American economic life since 1938. And yet, 76 years later, right-wing politicians and their corporate allies
Category: History
A personal political journey from Republican to Democrat
I was born into a Republican family. Both my father and mother shared the same ideology. I am not certain how my father found
Lesser-known heroes of the civil rights movement
We’ve all heard the timeworn speeches eulogizing the 16th president of our great nation for his iconoclastic measures to end slavery and admired his
How Chris Christie ruined the Port Authority
The New York Port Authority got its start as a Progressive Era project–an agency that would work for the overall benefit of the very
The “Grand Unifying Theory” and the case for societal action
Before dawn on a wickedly cold and rainy Thursday morning, fast food workers in black hoodies and t-shirts gathered on a parking lot on
UN Treaty on Disability Rights: Obama says yes; so should Congress
Perhaps you haven’t noticed. Our current president is an unwavering optimist. Whether we see Obama’s optimism as a character trait or a belief system
Waiting for the next revolution: What “The Chicago 10” taught me about modern America
I was 17 and skeptical when I saw the movie poster for Chicago 10 at the Missouri History Museum where I work. The exaggerated
JFK assassination: CBS will stream its original news coverage from Nov. 22, 1963
Those of us who were aware of the world at the time know exactly where we were when we heard the news of the
The Gettysburg Address mashup
November 19, 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address delivered by Abraham Lincoln. It’s an amazing piece of writing–both for its powerful message
American disunity: I’m finally beginning to understand it
After years, no, decades, of wondering why all American voters don’t think and act the same way I do, I finally found something approaching an