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Tuesday January 31 2017, 7:30 AM Civics
From Heather Richardson, professor of History at Boston College: "I don't like to talk about politics on Facebook-- political history is my job, after all, and you are my friends-- but there is an important non-partisan point to make today. What...
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Friday January 27 2017, 10:00 AM Civics
To recap: * On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the DOJ’s Violence Against Women programs. * On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. * On January 19th, 2017, DT...
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Tuesday January 24 2017, 12:00 PM Civics
Some people like to complain, and let's face it, there is a lot to complain about!  Unfortunately, complaints do nothing but add to the noise.  Now, if complaints are followed by clea, decisive, sustained action, that is how you bring about...
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Arguing with people on the internet can sometimes inspire a focus of thought. I recently got that focus from a friend's response to an article I shared about a history teacher who had been suspended for teaching a class where he drew parallels...
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Tuesday November 8 2016, 11:45 AM Civics
With Trump, Godwin's Law is suspended. He literally does display all of the historical earmarks of a fascist dictator. If there is a test for 'fascist dictator', or a scale, you can bet he scores near 100%. The time in which he is elected is a...
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