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Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Tuesday, April 30, the 121st day of 2024. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. On this ...

Lessons from other campus protests

WASHINGTON — The year was 1966 and Ronald Reagan was running for governor of California. A major part of his platform was to “clean up the mess at Berkeley” and other college campuses throughout the state that were experiencing protests and strikes over issues that included the military ...

Stop the ‘emergency spending’ charade already

WASHINGTON — This week, Congress moved closer to passing four separate bills with $95 billion in funding for Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific allies and the domestic submarine industrial base. This funding has been debated for months, with much of it intended for wars that have been going on -- ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Monday, April 29, the 120th day of 2023. There are 246 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 29, 1429, Joan of Arc entered the besieged city of Orleans to lead a French victory over the English. On this ...

Capitalism versus racism

NEW YORK — Capitalism and racism go together? I hear it all the time. “Racism is intricately linked to capitalism,” says famous Marxist Angela Davis. “It’s a mistake to assume that we can combat racism by leaving capitalism in place.” “Anti-racist” activist Ibram X. Kendi ...

Killing the Constitution

WASHINGTON — In the last days of East Germany, when government officials detected that their power was unraveling, they ratcheted up enforcement of the nation’s reporting laws. The reporting laws made it a felony to know of a crime and fail to report it. It was also a crime to tell the ...