Today in history: Loving Day celebrates end of interracial marriage ban
How perfect that Loving Day refers to Richard and Mildred Loving, the couple in the Supreme Court case.
Bernie Sanders slams Republicans on Social Security
As the field of Republican presidential candidates grows, their calls for deep cuts to Social Security do, too.
This week in Indigenous news: June 3-10
Great hoop dance videos, Seahawks' Sherman, food before 1492, Coquille tribe regains lands, truth and reconciliation in Canada
UFC's ultimate fighters battle for fair treatment
Sara McMann researched and found that 86 percent of women fighters in the UFC could be negatively impacted by the deal with Reebok.
Today in history: La Peña Cultural Center founded 40 years ago
La Peña was founded on this date in 1975. It promotes peace, social justice, and cultural understanding through the arts, education, and social action.
Sen. Bernie Sanders' momentum continues to surge
Bernie Sanders is the common sense candidate for the Presidency of the United States.
Texans exhale as legislative session ends
In Texas, labor's victories consist not in getting legislation passed, but in stopping some of the worst of the worst.
Today in history: first AIDS cases reported in 1981
In its earliest phase, very little was known about transmission, and public anxiety grew, sometimes reaching hysterical proportions.
Today in history: Zoot Suit riots rock L.A.
In 1943, simmering racial unease exploded as hundreds of white sailors stationed in Los Angeles stormed into East L.A. and began beating Hispanics.
Indigenous news: May 27 to June 3
A recent event at Oak Flat Campground featured Apache rhymers and their colleagues from Dine (Navajo), Ogala Lakota, Sicangu Lakota, and Yaqui cultures.
