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We can and must create a safety system in our state that works for taxpayers and communities — a next Minnesota Miracle.
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The following report is part of a Verite News series: "Devil's Bargain: How the slave trade built and sustained New Orleans" ...
Solon's laws in ancient Athens protected slaves' rights, revealing a unique approach to slavery in the society of the Athenians.
Roger Taney was born in 1777 to a wealthy Maryland family that owned slaves. Early in his career, he called slavery a “blot ...
In 1898, in the landmark case of U.S. v Wong Kim Ark, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the birthright citizenship guarantee, ...
Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...
Elon Musk’s plan to create a new political party puts him in the company of a long line of business and political titans looking to upend the two-party system that has dominated U.S. politics since al ...
How one of the Constitution’s earliest critics used the founding language — and silences — to fight for freedom.
Editor’s note: Below are some excerpts from a speech on the meaning of the Fourth of July delivered by Frederick Douglass in ...
That got me thinking that Thoreau should be the fourth instalment of my Historical Heroes series wherein I take admirable ...
Today marks the 249th anniversary of our nation’s courageous separation from Great Britain. But did you know they have the ...