The Resurgence of History Education: Fostering Critical Thinking and Civic Engagement Spread the loveIn a surprising twist, history education has emerged as a hot topic in the U.S. educational landscape of late 2024. Educators and policymakers are recognizing the crucial role that a ... 12/26/2024 - 3:10 am | View Link
History of the USRA The USRA was born under a unique confluence of circumstances. Prior even to American involvement in the First World War, the economic conditions of the early 20th century were already stressing the ... 12/23/2024 - 3:01 am | View Link
In recent comments, Trump talks history of U.S. tariffs. Here's a fact check. Historians say Trump falsely said he was the only president to collect revenue from tariffs on Chinese goods, among other claims. 12/20/2024 - 6:10 am | View Link
No stranger to shutdowns: A look into Trump's history with government closures The federal government shut down three times during Donald Trump's first term as president, including 35-day closure that is longest in U.S. history. 12/20/2024 - 1:31 am | View Link
The shortest and longest government shutdowns in U.S. history The government will shut down if Congress cannot agree on funding by Sept. 30. Here’s a look at the shortest and longest government shutdowns in U.S. history. 12/19/2024 - 5:02 am | View Link
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As doctors navigate risks of criminal prosecution in states with abortion bans, hospital leaders and lawyers have left them to fend for themselves with minimal guidance and, at times, have remained “conspicuously and deliberately silent,” according to a 29-page report released Thursday by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden.
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Multimillionaire California Rep. Ro Khanna doesn't seem to get that he wasn't reelected to kiss Donald J. Trump's billionaire derriere. Wow, look at me rhyming and shit. Ro, can I call you Ro? Donald doesn't give one single solitary shit about American workers, and we're not sure where you came up with that idea, Ro.
Arizona State Legislator T. J. Shope may have a bit of a racist streak in him as evidence when he posted this on Xitter:
Per the Phoenix New Times, Shope's blatant racism is getting all the respect it deserves - none:
[Darlene] Little chose not to get worked up about Shope’s comments.
Fox News hosts on Sunday scrambled to calm its MAGA audience after a squabble broke out over billionaire Elon Musk's support for H-1B immigrant vias and the suggestion that Americans were too lazy to do some jobs.
In a social media post over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump defended Musk's support for the visa program.
"I've always liked the visas," the president-elect wrote.
Former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien explained President-elect Donald Trump's plan to "extract the minerals and oil" from Greenland by making the territory "part of Alaska."
During a Sunday interview on Fox News, host Jason Chaffetz asked O'Brien about Trump's threat to annex Greenland.
"Well, the latest is Greenland is a highway from the Arctic all the way to North America to the United States," O'Brien opined.
A Russian propaganda video has their version of Santa Claus, a Father Christmas figure, gloating as a Russian missile takes out Santa Claus. Especially sick, since it was released just days after the Russians took down an Azerbaijani passenger plane over Kazakhstan, killing many onboard. Ironically, all passengers were Russian citizens.