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102 years ago today, a strike went city-wide in Seattle and the workers cast the bosses aside to run the show themselves... “…We are on the road that leads – no one knows where!” It was Fe … read more

Born today in 1798 Samuel Worcester defended the sovereignty of the Cherokee and founded the first Native American newspaper. Samuel Worcester (Picture credit: Cculber007/Wikimedia Commons … read more

Today in 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed emancipation. First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Lincoln, painted by Francis Carpenter in 1864 "All persons held as slaves within … read more

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights…” The 'United Nations' started life in the hellfire of World War 2.  Back then, it served as the group name for the Alli … read more

There is more to Mark Twain than Huckleberry Finn… "Who are the oppressors? The few. Who are the oppressed? The many." Countless American writers have had a radical side in politics, from H … read more