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Women petitioning President Coolidge for immediate passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1926

The Surprising Political History of the Fight Against the Equal Rights Amendment

Discussion of the ERA often focuses on the way the New Right stopped ratifi...

Discussion of the ERA often focuses on the way the New Right stopped ratification by the states in the 1970s. But earlier opposition to the proposed amendment involved a bipartisan and ideologically diverse coalition in Congress

John Trumbull's painting depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress

The Story Behind the Declaration of Independence's Most Memorable Line

How newspapers and written constitutions brought us "life, liberty and the ...

How newspapers and written constitutions brought us "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"

What We Can Learn From the Last Time the U.K. Held Elections During a Pandemic

The U.K. general election of 1918 was a ‘cynical muddle’ held as influenza ...

The U.K. general election of 1918 was a ‘cynical muddle’ held as influenza killed thousands across a country emerging from World War I

If Biden Wants to Help America's Kids, He Should Call for Free Day Camps

In the last week, as a board member for the Los Angeles Unified School Dist...

In the last week, as a board member for the Los Angeles Unified School District, I’ve seen students return to school campuses after more than a year of distance learning. As a leader for a...

Ensaf Haidar, wife of imprisoned Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi, protests for his release.

Raif Badawi Is Still in Prison Over a Series of Blog Posts. The U.S. Has Given Saudi Arabia a Free Pass for Too Long

For years, successive U.S. administrations have given Saudi Arabia a free p...

For years, successive U.S. administrations have given Saudi Arabia a free pass to harass, arrest and even execute those who do not accept the government’s official interpretation of Hanbali Sunni Islam. One such case is...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

The 'America First Caucus' Is Backtracking, But Its Mistaken Ideas About 'Anglo-Saxon' History Still Have Scholars Concerned

"Everything's sort of layered on a false understanding of history"

Activists hold a rally at the U.S. Capitol to call on Congress pass cannabis reform legislation on Oct. 8, 2019.

Chelsea Handler: Marijuana Criminalization Has Always Hurt People of Color the Most. The Time for Reform Is Now

On his final day in office Donald Trump, who I never agreed with, did somet...

On his final day in office Donald Trump, who I never agreed with, did something I completely agree with: he commuted the sentence of a man who was serving a life sentence for possessing marijuana....