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Tag: Library of Congress

  • Prof Patty
  • February 21, 2021February 21, 2021

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a living connection to this history and a prominent name in television and radio news, worked on the MacNeil/Lehrer Report on PBS starting in 1978, later worked in South Afr

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  • Prof Patty
  • February 21, 2021

Celebrating Black History: Blog Posts from Around the Library of Congress

Celebrating Artists’ Portraits at the Library of Congress for African American History Month blogs.loc.gov/picturethis/2021/02/celebrating-artists-portraits-at-the-library-of-congress-for-af

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  • Prof Patty
  • October 20, 2020

I Dissent: A Conversation for Kids with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October 16, 2020 by Naomi Coquillon In honor of the life of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away one month ago, this post shares highlights from her 2017 vi

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NY Times

  • Melania Trump Says She Was Not a Victim of Jeffrey Epstein
  • ‘This War Isn’t Over’: 3 Opinion Writers Debate What Has to Happen Next in Iran
  • Riders Worry About Partial Shutdown of Penn Station During World Cup
  • How Ben Sasse Is Living Now That He Is Dying
  • Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will

NPR

  • We can't all be astronauts, but the Artemis II crew has fitness lessons for everyone
  • The Artemis II crew saw parts of the moon never seen before. Here's what they said
  • What the Artemis II mission might mean for the future of lunar research
  • A 500 million year old fossil could change what we understand about spiders
  • Astronauts suggest naming a moon crater 'Carroll' after their commander's late wife

The Progressive

  • The Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Sporting Life
  • Industrial Fish Farms Could Break U.S. Fisheries
  • The Life and Career of Democracy Now! Founder Amy Goodman
  • International Adoptees Living in Limbo
  • Confronting the Truth

FactCheck.org

  • The U.S. Treasury Didn’t Declare the Country ‘Insolvent’
  • Trump Fumbles the Facts with Farmers
  • FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran
  • Happy International Fact-Checking Day
  • We Could Win a Webby with Your Vote

Snopes.com

  • Did Connecticut congressman file articles of impeachment against Trump?
  • Did Chick-fil-A respond to backlash about not celebrating Pride month? Don't bite
  • Ohio bill aims to ban public drag shows, but it hasn't become law yet
  • Obama allegedly set up 'back channel' for shadow government with NATO leaders. There's no proof
  • Did Trump's faith advisor ask Americans to donate 10% of income to Israel? We set the record straight

Tradeoffs

  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
  • Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
  • Generic Drugs Head to the Supreme Court
  • Inside the Urgent Care Boom
  • ‘It Sucks’: Spiking Health Insurance Costs Hit Small Businesses

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