Death at the hands of the police - this time in Baltimore
No city, town or hamlet can any longer feel immune from the devastating news that, once again, a Black man's life has been taken by the police
Historians: History is more than an academic exercise
"History shapes and molds our perceptions of our past, present and future; it informs and builds a narrative: it provides lessons applicable to today's reality."
Today in history: 50th anniversary of first national march against Vietnam War
On this date in 1965, Washington, D.C. saw the first major demonstration against the Vietnam War.
Low wage strikes and protests biggest in U.S. history
Low-wage workers in over 200 cities, backed by the nation's unions, walked off their jobs or joined protesters yesterday from one end of the nation to the other.
Obama recommends taking Cuba off list of state sponsors of terrorism
On Tuesday, Obama recommended that Cuba be removed from The U.S. State Department's "State Sponsors of Terrorism List."
Today in history: On April 15 the tax man cometh
In 1894, the Wilson-Gorman tariff imposed the first peacetime income tax of 2 percent on income over $4000, affecting fewer than one in ten households at that time.
Rubio announces, abandons immigration reform
"Unfortunately he is much more beholden to his tea party base than to his Latino community."
South Dakota American Indians win in landmark child welfare case
Many here say the federal government should, as it did in the South in the1950's, send in the federal troops. Let it be Indian troops.
Today in history: A step forward for disability rights movement
On this date in 1990, exactly 25 years ago, a graphic designer named Dan Wilkins founded a firm called The Nth Degree.
History in the making: Obama and Castro meet face to face
"The Cold War has been over for a long time," said Obama; "I'm not interested in having battles that started before I was born."
