Starting Civil War (1861), U.S. Out of Vietnam! (1966), France Bullies Haiti into the Poorhouse (1826), Milwaukee’s Successful Socialist Mayor (1916), ‘Give Us the Vote!’ (1866), A Megalomaniac’s Birthday (1939), Sipping-In for LGBTQ+ Rights (1966)
Never Forget the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire! (1911), Vietnam War Opposed Worldwide (1966), Andrew Johnson Puts His Racism on Display (1866), Lieutenant Calley Gets His Wrist Slapped (1971), Centuries of Caring for the Poor and the Sick (1736)
Reader Comments: 50 Years After Vietnam War' End; Largest May Day in US; Birth Rates Falling; Israel War Cabinet approved plan to seize entire Gaza Strip; “It’s Time” People’s Peace Summit of Palestinians and Jews in Jerusalem and 15 cities worldwide
Reader Comments: 2024 Elections - The Debate, Young Voters; Not One Child; Israeli Protesters, Netanyahu Sabotages Hostage Deal; Remembering Michael Lerner; Govt Knew Ethel Rosenberg Not Spy Before Trial; Fight for School Integration; Announcements;
Terror reigns in Georgia (in 1868). The First Great Depression (1873). First-ever Vietnam War protest (1963). The Redcoats are coming! (1768). A worthless piece of paper (1823). Nuke fallout treaty (1963). Deadly troop train (1918)
This is not the first time that an uprising against anti-Black racism has opened the door to significant change. There’s the little known rebellion of Black Air Force personnel at Travis Air Force Base in California in May 1971.
It could be a Shakespeare play, a tragedy that engulfs a complex, larger-than-life figure. And one who is brought down by his own hubris. The story moves between the civil rights movement and the American war against Vietnam. Closes Nov. 30.
The organizers had a simple idea; on this one day, people opposed to the war would halt “business as usual” and take some action – large or small - to signify their desire for peace.
As the U.S. Rattles Its Sabers at Tehran, Echoes of Sabers Past
Reader Comments: U.S. Trade Union Support for BDS; Pacific Coast Farm Worker Rebellion; Cornel West - Sanders, Trump and BLM; Selma - Site of National Dumping; North Dakota Legalizes Drone Strikes; Solidarity Confinement Victory in California; Israel, Iran; Sex Trade, Sex Workers and Amnesty International;
Announcements: - New App for Worker Rights; Charleston, Chicago, Brooklyn, Bay Area, New York
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