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World Citizenship Is More Popular Than You Might Think

Lawrence Wittner History News Network
Widespread internationalist views have played a role in the recent nationalist defeats. In elections in March in the Netherlands, the xenophobic Party for Freedom, though given a chance at victory by political pundits, was soundly defeated. Much the same happened in France, where, in May, a political newcomer, Emmanuel Macron, trounced Marine Le Pen, the candidate of the far right National Front, in an election for the presidency by a 2-to-1 vote.

Police Officers in St Louis Chant After Breaking Up Protests

Jamiles Lartey The Guardian
The chant drew criticism from protesters, activists and some police officers. In a statement, Sgt Heather King, president of the Ethical Order of Police, a group founded by African American officers, said: “That chant goes against the very code of ethics we swore to abide by."

The Making and the Breaking of the Legend of Robert E. Lee

Eric Foner New York Times
Lee has always occupied a unique place in the national imagination. The ups and downs of his reputation reflect changes in key elements of Americans’ historical consciousness — how we understand race relations, the causes and consequences of the Civil War and the nature of the good society.

The Men Who Left Were White

Josie Duffy Gawker
This is not a story about skin color. This is not a story about how race is a social construction. This is a story about history, about identity.

Reproductuve Health Care On the Line: Whose Fight?

Nicole Knight, Auditi Guha Rewire
Anti-choice lawmakers’ attacks on independent abortion clinics are working. Fifty-six independent abortion clinics have closed over the past two years, and 145 have shut down since 2012. And a new report documents that Black people back comprehensive reproductive health care. Eighty-nine percent support a person's right to abortion care and 75 percent don’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned.

What Is The Healthiest Way to Cook Vegetables

Markham Heid TIME Health
Boiled down, there are a few simple rules when it comes to the best way to eat your vegetables. Just as eating a variety of vegetables is a good idea, enjoying them in a variety of ways seems to maximize their health benefits.