The dark legacy behind the festive tradition — Thanksgiving is perhaps the busiest and most important holiday in the United States. Cities across the country organize parades, presidents pardon turkeys, schools have holidays, and families gather together at the dinner table on the fourth Thursday of every single November. …

What was the truth behind the historical tradition of Thanksgiving? The history of the Mayflower Puritan settlers and the “first Thanksgiving” is perhaps best documented by historian David Silverman in This Land is Their Land, which explored the events in great detail and included many Native American perspectives, unlike other…

What makes this country prone to conspiracy theories is important to understand — On October 28, 2022, a man later identified as David DePape broke the glass and entered the home of current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul in San Francisco in the middle of the night. As he barged in, he was wielding hammers and carrying zip ties, yelling…

The current solutions are failing, and the need for alternatives is urgent — Uvalde. Parkland. Santa Fe. Oxford. Sandy Hook. West Nickel Mines. Little Rock. These places are scattered across the United States, having different communities, cultures, and economic environments. But they have one thing in common: They have all been scenes of horrific school shootings. …

Beware of Christian Nationalism — What’s the most disconcerting issue driving voters to make decisions and changes in the 2022 midterm election? Democrats are likely talking about Donald Trump and his hoard of election deniers that are rejecting people’s democratic choices and the grim consequences after the Supreme Court overthrew the federal guarantee of the…

The consequences were severe and deadly, and serves as a dark reminder of what could happen — Abortion has been an issue of significant political sparring in the United States for decades, but the concern over its legality became considerably starker after the Supreme Court overthrew Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, two previous rulings that believed the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment…

A new low over how much Republicans are willing to do to limit reproductive freedom — The 2022 midterm elections are coming up in November, and all members of the House of Representatives and 35 seats in the Senate will be hotly contested. For Democrats, this year’s election has been challenging. Plagued by rising inflation and supply chain issues, President Joe Bid n continues to have…

Political violence’s rise would lead to greater dangers against journalists and press freedom — Who is Jeff German and why is he killed Jeff German, at 69, has been one of the most senior and experienced political reporters in the state of Nevada. His career spanned more than 40 years. His sharply written stories in local newspapers have brought unbridled fear to the hearts of all Nevada’s organized crime bosses and corrupt politicians.

The most progressive state in America has an oil dependency problem — As the most populous, economically developed, and culturally diverse state in the United States, California has been the backbone of the Democratic Party since the 1990s, and has become the policy testing ground for many Americans with progressive ideas. As one of the highest priorities for progressive politics, California’s approach…