News From Around the South 5/10 to 5/17
SOUTH CAROLINA: Columbia Offers Reconstruction-Era Tour The following locations and people tell the story of the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era in Columbia SC. Curated with the assistance of Historic Columbia, each site or person offers connections to understand...
Can Federal Judges Alter the Constitution?
“No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.” — Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Last year, a detainee at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, filed a writ of habeas corpus in a federal...
What Federal Reparations Could Look Like
After decades of work from activists pushing the issue, presidential candidates, Congress members, local governments and private institutions have debated whether and how the federal government should issue reparations for Black Americans who are descendants of...
The Real Steal Is Coming
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. — George Orwell, “1984” Welcome to the funhouse world the Republican Party is building. Up is down. Black is white. Lies are truth. The great cause that Republicans are uniting around is...Obiter Dicta
America has a deadly addiction to war. Since 1950, presidents of both political parties have sent American troops into conflicts Read More
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NORTH CAROLINA: Ten endangered red wolves exchanged between NC and NY in conservation effort A two-way transfer involving a breeding pair and their five pups aims to strengthen the genetic Read More