Friday Roundup: The ugly truth about racism in America, plus other news to close out this week

By Robert A. Vella If there is something good to come from President Trump’s most recent expressions of hateful white Continue reading →

Saturday Roundup: House of Rep. votes, international news, court rulings, and a racist declaration

By Robert A. Vella Today’s news stories come from the U.S. House of Representatives, international issues, the courts, and a Continue reading →

Mueller report fallout: How institutional cowardice led to civil war

By Robert A. Vella In the lead-up to the American Civil War, the nation was tearing itself apart over the Continue reading →

Students Don’t Know Slavery Was a Central Cause of the Civil War, Report Shows

When it comes to the history of slavery in the U.S., the central role it played in shaping the country Continue reading →

‘We Have to Repudiate It’: A City Confronts White Nationalist Protests

The demonstrators assembled on Saturday night, torches in hand, under the statue of Robert E. Lee that Charlottesville, Va., has Continue reading →

Quote of the Day: Nah, Right-Wingers aren’t crazy, they’re perfectly normal

“And if Hitler had won, should the world just get over it? Lincoln was the same sort if [sic] tyrant, Continue reading →

Judicial News: Virginia strikes down restoration of Voting Rights, Alaska invalidates Parental Notification

By Robert A. Vella In judicial news, the Virginia Supreme Court has struck down Governor Terry McAuliffe’s executive order intended Continue reading →

Witnessing History: The Tumultuous State of American Politics

By Robert A. Vella For many years now on this blog and others, I’ve been warning of a buildup of Continue reading →