Yesterday, we woke up to the news that Fidel Castro, former President of Cuba, died at the age of 90. The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a very warm statement about Castro. Trudeau said: “While a...
The Growth Of National Income Since WWII In US, 1946-2014
Last week, the World Inequality Lab released its first report based on the World Wealth and Income Database (WID). Constructed in part by famous economist Thomas Piketty, the report released at the Paris School of Economics....
Richard Nixon announcing the release of the Watergate transcripts (image courtesy National Archives and Records Administration, part of public domain)
For most of the last two-plus years, it appeared that Donald Trump's continued presence on the political scene was the strongest evidence to date that Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon had been a mistake....
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On June 13, 1936 at a Nazi rally, a man gave a crossed-arm stance Amidst a sea of men literally fall over themselves while giving the ?Seig Heil? during Hitler's christening of a new German...
Federal authorities are currently investigating the owners of Hobby Lobby for illegally importing stolen artifacts from Iraq which they plan to display at their soon-to-be constructed Museum of the Bible. Agents from the U.S. Customs Service seized...
There were lots of hits and misses in the 1960s. Hits? John F. Kennedy, the Black Panther Party, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act, and hippie culture. Misses? The...
Norma McCorvey, better known as Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade died on Saturday at an assisted-living facility in Texas. The cause of death was reportedly heart-related illness. Norma was just 22 years old when she...
A mug in the Auschwitz museum held a surprise inside for the last 70 years. The mug was found to have a false bottom inside which concealed a gold necklace and ring. This mug was one...
If we don't do something real soon, I think you'll have to agree that we're going to be forced either to use the ballot or the bullet.?Malcolm X Give us the ballot and we will no...
"Silent night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright..." We all know the words. Even if you aren't a Christian, you can sing the song. For most, it's the Christmas-card-perfect ideal of what Christmas is...
Nate Silver of FiveThiryEight tweeted a map of what the U.S. would look like if only men voted, referencing their "if only women voted" map. Now, many of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's supporters are saying that women...
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During World War Two the residents of Oak Ridge in Tennessee had no idea how their jobs helped the war effort, beyond the fact they were told it would help to end the war. It...
tomi lahren flunked history class
The Blaze's delusional host, Tomi Lahren, went on a rant on Wednesday, November 2, presumably because she would like all of us to forget that a whole lot happened between 1865 and today. Sorry, Tomi,...
A former conservative and current university professor in political philosophy decided to take a look at the potential electoral outcomes based on his experience to see who would be the better Democratic candidate to go...
During a meeting with the New York Times on Tuesday, Donald Trump declared that the normal conflict of interest laws which apply to all American citizens don't apply to him because he's the president. Specifically,...
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  Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, shocked us all when he said he wants Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, shot. Trump was at a rally in North Carolina when he said: “By the way, and if she gets...
What may have seemed to be an innocent gesture of Donald Trump’s supporters during last Saturday’s political rally in Orlando, Florida became an alarming reminder of the probable rise of fascism in the United States....
In the last century, women have made major strides in our society. We can have careers or kids or both. Being an independent woman is not so rare now; we can take care of ourselves....
A newly discovered newspaper clipping from 1934 shows a disturbing comparison between Adolf Hitler and President-elect Donald Trump: "Adolf hitler, out of prison, took advantage of the groans. He told people that he would make Germany 'great'...
Even though we still have a long way to go when it comes to treating and caring for those with mental illness, a look at some of the photos of how those with psychological disorders...