The Civil War Lives Through Mark Twain’s Fiction—and Donald Trump’s Reality
The ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huckleberry Finn’ author had an inimitable ability to make Americans reckon with their dark history. In ...
Devil's Punchbowl refugee camp for freed slaves during Civil War is misdescribed as 'concentration camp'
The Devil's Punchbowl in Natchez, Mississippi, was a Civil War-era death camp. After the Civil War millions of freed Black ...
Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters
Four Gaza protesters in Germany are set for deportations despite objections from an immigration official that none were ...
CNN on MSN9h
Bodies of three out of four US soldiers whose vehicle was submerged in Lithuania are recovered
The bodies of three of the four US soldiers who were reported missing after their vehicle was submerged in a bog in Lithuania ...
Devex18h
Devex Pro Insider: USAID's 'final' gut punch, and ahoy State Department mateys
The Trump administration outlines formal plans to shutter USAID and merge it into the State Department; a treasure chest of ...
The New Civil Rights Movement10h
Trump Team Eyes Emergency Plan to Offset Tariff ‘Financial Devastation’ for Farmers: NYT
President Donald Trump has dubbed April 2 “Liberation Day”—the date he’ll unveil his sweeping and controversial tariff ...
A Knapsack’s Worth of Courage
Now, and for some years to come, we will need a lot less Paul Weiss, and a lot more Benjamin Warner.
The New York Times19h
The Learning Network
By The Learning Network We invite students to write public-facing letters to people or groups about issues that matter to them. Contest dates: March 12 to April 16, 2025. By The Learning Network ...
Reuters8h
United States
United Statescategory In a change of course, US Justice Dept drops challenge to Georgia voting law 4:44 PM UTC World at Workcategory Union sues to block Trump from ending collective bargaining for ...
Trump live updates: President claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House
President claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House - President makes most extensive comments yet ...
Fighting Irish Wire14h
On Cesar Chávez Day, farmworkers remember a leader who rose 'between the field furrows'
Farmworkers in San Luis remember the legacy of Cesar Chávez. In 2000, Congress made March 31 the commemoration date for the ...
Review: These heroic ‘Secret Warriors’ helped America win a war even as they were treated as enemies
What does an American hero look like? Neither shy California farm boy Koji Kimura nor lippy smart aleck Tamio Takahashiwould fit the typical profile of a champion of freedom. Yet these brave men — ...