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This July Fourth, Remember the ‘Founding Scoundrels’
The Bulwark· 3 days agoAS AMERICANS CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY, we tend to want to remember the ideal promised by the new nation: that the United States would be a place...
What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
The Chronicle-Journal· 4 days agoIn the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country's first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American ...
A Mark of Shame for 900 Years. Until Now?
New York Times· 1 day agoThe question now is whether the label will actually tarnish Mr. Trump, as it has so many people over the centuries. President Biden seems to be betting...
After helping kill heat law, a major Miami-Dade grower defends its worker safety
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days ago“When my coworker and friend fainted on the job because there wasn’t water to drink I was the one ...
Malia Obama dresses down in cozy attire to debut new film at Sundance
AOL· 3 days agoFor her first red carpet appearance at the Sundance Film Festival, Malia Obama kept it comfy and casual. Malia debuted her short film, "The Heart," which she wrote and directed. It's about & ...
Kelly McParland: Justin Trudeau promises change, but it's probably not in him
National Post· 3 days agoIn a very real sense, the situation facing Liberals in the wake of their disastrous showing in the...
Army disarray hobbles Congo's fight with Rwanda-backed rebels, officers say
StreetInsider· 3 days agoSoldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo's 223rd Battalion were sent to the lush hillsides near Lake Kivu to repel a rebel advance threatening Goma, the largest city in ...
For South Africa’s Cabinet, Bigger May Not Mean Better
New York Times· 6 days agoRamaphosa increased the size of his executive team. Now the challenge is getting a diverse group of...
Is it time to disagree better? Some are ready for an end to divisive politics
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoThe goal has to be to show that it's possible for people who are very much in disagreement to work...
Paradise Stolen | Essence
Essence· 3 days agoKaren Dove Barr parked her cart next to a “Golfers Only” sign. As Dove Barr walked along a footpath, her tennis shoes crunched ancient oyster shells—an ...
