
Pelosi endorses Hillary Clinton – almost
"If you don't vote - and some in the opposition have told me that they don't want you to vote - you don't count."

Confederate flag taken down at South Carolina Capitol
The state's Senate and House voted to remove the flag; chants of "take it down" eventually morphed into chants of "U.S.A." as the flag was lowered.

Jeb Bush call for Americans to work more hours draws backlash
"It's easy for Jeb to sit extra hours at his corporate board meetings, but the average worker already clocks in 47 hours a week while wages remain stagnant."

Indigenous news: Apache Stronghold caravan, First Lady meets with tribal youth
An Apache Indian caravan is making a stop in Denver to draw attention to a land grab by a mining giant.

Education: is it job training, or preparation for democracy?
If we want our nation to create more people like history's innovators and inventors, we would be wise to teach our children how to think like they did.

Mass march July 13 at start of NC voting rights trial
"We have a strong case against North Carolina's voting law. Not only is the measure discriminatory, but lawmakers knew it would harm voters of color and passed it anyway."

May it displease the court: race and Justice Sotomayor
The Supreme Court announced it would again hear an affirmative action case in which a white woman claims she was denied admission to the University of Texas because of her race.

Minnesota celebrates national love
"Love Wins" became a national hashtag connecting millions of people from all over the world who supported the big win in the U.S.

Freedom fighting: also a Southern tradition
Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.

Bernie Sanders applauds Greeks for rejecting IMF demands
"I applaud the people of Greece for saying 'no' to more austerity for the poor, the children, the sick, and the elderly."

