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Essay: A new way of looking at Juneteenth
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoIt would be a mistake to consider Juneteenth purely a celebration of emancipation. As with most victories against racism, there is also a story of...
Pro-con on Fresno County’s ‘Parents Matter’ Act and children’s books review panel | Opinion
Fresno Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoOne of the most contentious local issues in the past few months was a proposal by Fresno County...
A toast to the misunderstood temperance movement on the anniversary of its demise
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoAn anti-alcohol vintage postcard from Patt Morrison's collection shows a progression from lemonade...
Can We Tame the He-Man Woman-Haters Club of World Politics?
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyTo my regret, I don’t remember much of the...
Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoJosé Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers who during almost four decades...
‘He’s playing with fire’: Trump’s history of courting violence collides with Waco campaign rally
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoHis doomsday rhetoric previews a 2024 campaign rally near the site of a deadly siege that galvanised...
How Los Angeles was sold to the world as a paradise
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe oldest "come hither" L.A. guidebooks in the Huntington Library archives are all about boosterism. What does the hype tell us about Los Angeles now?
Column: May Jose Huizar's fall be the end of the 'Eastside politico'
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThese native sons boast of rags-to-riches stories while amassing power that lets them enjoy bespoke...
Column: Mike Davis' final email to me captured the L.A. 'sewer explosion' — and reminded me to...
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoMike Davis in his San Diego home on July 12. (Adam Perez / For The Times) After leaked audio of Los...
Open the window and see — with eyes and heart — how beautiful this world could be . . . if only |...
Miami Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoI wish I had what we all need right now: a feel-good holiday story to tell. Like the year, when...
