A former Israeli space security chief has sent eyebrows shooting heavenward by saying that earthlings have been in contact with … More
Category: Knowledge
Chief Standing Bear – civil rights icon
On their journey westward in 1804, Lewis and Clark learned about the Ponca, a small tribe living on the west … More
ease US border crossings for Native Americans
For four hours, Raymond V. Buelna, a cultural leader for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, sat on a metal bench in … More
Israel’s fourth day of air strikes on Gaza, 30 dead
Israel’s air strikes on Gaza have entered fourth day with at least 30 Palestinians killed, among them several leaders of … More
Brief History of Slavery, you weren’t told
Sometime in 1619, a Portuguese slave ship, the São João Bautista, traveled across the Atlantic Ocean with a hull filled with … More
What’s behind Syria’s return to the Arab League?
The Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria after shunning it for 12 years was a significant symbolic victory for Damascus, … More
first significant restriction on free U.S. immigration
On May 6, 1882, President Chester Arthur signed a law that reshaped America. More than a century later, Congress formally … More
Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident
A radioactive contamination incident occurred in 1984 in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, originating from a radiation therapy unit illegally purchased by a private medical company and … More
Ehud Barak met with Epstein, 36 times
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak met with disgraced financier and child sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein at least 36 times, … More
UN: History of the Question of Palestine
1917 – 1947: British mandate Palestine was among former Ottoman territories placed under UK administration by the League of Nations … More
Israel facial recognition entrenching apartheid
The Israeli authorities are using an experimental facial recognition system known as Red Wolf to track Palestinians and automate harsh … More
Syria and Iran sign oil and trade agreements
The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to … More
Press Freedom Day: Abu Akleh killing
A spokesperson for the US State Department has faced a barrage of questions about what the United States has done … More
Venice Beach Poet’s Monument
The words of the neighborhood’s most famous poets adorn four concrete walls. CHERISHED THROUGH THE YEARS BY ARTISTS, writers, musicians, and beatniks … More
FBI – Freedom Is Illegal for Black People
It was the late 1960s, and J. Edgar Hoover smelled trouble. The status quo — hallowed by hate, sanctioned by … More
16 April 1963 – Letter from a Birmingham Jail (MLK)
16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen:While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement … More
Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama
“We were told in some of the mass meetings that the day would come when we could really do something … More
US paper currency with a Native American Chief
A fascinating and embarrassing story began to emerge. A story of Running Antelope and the only US paper currency with … More
Israel has attacked Syria hundreds of times
Israeli air raids have targeted the international airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Tuesday, killing one Syrian soldier … More
‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland
The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they … More
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