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Building the Transcontinental Railroad
via: Digital History: 3147 ************************ Along with the development of the atomic bomb, the digging of the Panama Canal, and landing the first men on the moon, the construction of a transcontinental railroad was one of the United States’ greatest technological achievements. Railroad track had to be laid […] Following is the text of the address by Ken Burns, historical documentary filmmaker, as prepared for delivery at Stanford University’s 125th Commencement on June 12, 2016. Facebook Twitter Email Filmmaker Ken Burns delivers the Commencement address. (Image credit: L.A. Cicero) President Hennessy, members of the Board of Trustees, distinguished faculty and […] in The New Yorker – Aug. 19th, 2019 The Trump Clarification Syndrome issue As perilous and unnerving as things are under the Trump Administration, any form of political despair at such a moment remains unforgivable. **** In December, 2003, the columnist Charles Krauthammer made a brief return to his […] We asked historians to debunk slavery’s greatest myths. By Karen Turner and Jessica Machado Aug 22, 2019, 11:10am EDT
The 1619 Project (cont) Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) SHAREAll sharing options In August 1619, the first ship with “20 […] Here is a listing Dec. 2012 through Nov. 2018 https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-so-far-atrocities-1-546
Here is the Flexible Reality list: Jan 20, 2017 – Current Outrages: The Big List
Racial Justice RICHARD ROHR ON WHITE PRIVILEGE BY REV. ROMAL J. TUNE JAN 19, 2016 **** A few days ago I had the wonderful opportunity to spend a day with Richard Rohr. Our conversation from the moment he picked me up from the airport, was energizing and thought provoking. Rohr’s demeanor is very […] Ash to Ashes Posted: 20 Aug 2019 05:36 AM PDT Thanks to shocking failures of government, every tree, almost everywhere, is now threatened by killer plagues By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 14th August 2019 **** As Dutch elm disease spread across Britain in the 1970s, the country fell into mourning. When the sentinel […]
The 1619 Project – NYT Magazine Our democracy’s founding ideals were false when they were written. black Americans have fought to make them true. **** My dad always flew an American flag in our front yard. The blue paint on our two-story house was perennially chipping; […] Who Got the Maddest About the New York Times’ Slavery Coverage? The 1619 Project made conservatives tell on themselves. AUG 19, 20195:53 PM Newt Gingrich. Paul Morigi/Getty Images Over the weekend, the New York Times rolled out the printed version of The 1619 […] Under new law, officers could face criminal charges for using lethal force when there was a reasonable alternative The new law was inspired by the shooting of Stephon Clark, an […] P.S. Below is Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s full statement on Friday – Aug 16th, 2019: “In my attempt to visit Palestine, I’ve experienced the same racist treatment that many Palestinian-Americans endure when encountering the Israeli government. In preparation for my visit, my grandmother was deciding which fig tree we would pick from together, while Palestinians and […] Clouds of economic uncertainty loom via WaPo -Aug 14th, 2019 THE BIG IDEA: If President Trump wanted to stabilize the listing stock market, his Tuesday announcement that he will temporarily postpone the implementation of about half the tariffs on Chinese imports that he announced 12 days earlier did the trick. But only for the […] I saw this on a friend’s wall, I decided to copy it here ************ “If you’re reading this and you’re thinking that the ICE raid in Mississippi was justified because the 680 men and women apprehended are undocumented, and therefore in your eyes they are here “illegally” and we “have the right to enforce our […] Republicans’ white supremacist problem is a threat to America by Carol Anderson The party has reinforced racism, homophobia and misogyny to tilt the electorate as far to the right as possible People take part in a […] U.S. Dollar and China Yuan By Paul Krugman ****** On Monday night the U.S. Treasury designated China a currency manipulator. This was deeply ironic to those of us who follow such things.After all, Treasury shied away from calling China on its currency policy back in 2010, when the accusation was actually true, and the […] The Role of Luck in Life Success Is Far Greater Than We Realized Are the most successful people in society just the luckiest people? By Scott Barry Kaufman on March 1, 2018 Credit: Clark Tibbs Unsplash What does it take to succeed? What are the secrets of the most successful people? […] Robert bowers wanted everyone to know why he did it. via The Atlantic – Aug. 2019 ******************** I can’t sit by and watch my people get slaughtered,” he posted on the social-media network Gab shortly before allegedly entering the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh on October 27 and gunning down 11 worshippers. He “wanted […] |
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