Who Owns American History?

Beth English and Christopher Sellers Dissent Magazine
Among the priorities ahead, we need to prepare for a future presidential administration that is genuinely interested in historical integrity, democratic modes of history, and our nation’s historical record.

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Why Humanity Will Never Leave the Solar System

The deeper we look, the more the universe reveals a hidden barrier between our Solar System and everything else. There are many reasons why the dream of space travel might stay just a dream.

Lawsuit Takes Aim at Deal Granting Trump Sweeping Tax Protections

Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren The New York Times
Photo of the façade of the IRS building
The union representing IRS workers asked a judge to stop the Trump administration from granting Trump extraordinary tax protections, saying the provision was illegal. The request was the first time anyone had used the courts to kill the plan.

Appalachia

Peter Neil Carroll
If you follow the speaker’s directions, you’ll be as lost as he is. Poet Peter Neil Carroll wonders what’s worth finding in this place that most Americans have forgotten.

El-Sayed’s Challenge: Overcoming ‘Otherness’

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
If the economy is the issue, he can win Michigan in November. El-Sayed's overriding message has to be that his election will help end Trump’s disastrous control of the economy. Halley Stevens concession and endorsement; Mallory McMorrow endorsement.