I was reading this piece about the potential but also pitfalls of more college football on Fridays. One reason for it isn't just that the viewing audience for network TV is old--it's so old that it is going to fall off a cliff in the...
Author: Erik Loomis
This is the grave of Henry and Mary Anna Draper. Born in 1837 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Draper grew up wealthy. His father was got a job teaching at.
A couple of years ago, the NFL Players Association started asking its members to grade the various qualities of different teams, including locker rooms, food, support for families, and a.
This is the grave of John Dryden. Born in 1631 in Aldwincle, Northamptonshire, England, Dryden grew up wealthy, the oldest child of 14 in a family whose grandfather had served in the House of Commons. Dryden was also distantly related to Jonathan Swift. He went...
When Hyundai came to the United States for cheap American labor, they meant they wanted cheap American labor, which the South is always ready to provide through prisoners. Thousands of.
This is the grave of Kelly Miller. Born into slavery in 1863 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, Miller grew up in relatively decent circumstances it seems. His father was already a.
Was the Exxon Valdez your idea of a good time? How about the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill? If you think that's MAGA, then Donald Trump is here for you! The Trump administration plans to propose new oil and gas drilling off the California coast...
There's a whole bunch of folks who have died in the last few days who deserve a mention, but none of them quite would be likely to get a whole.
This connection between Republicans having racist politics and supporting Black history museums for reasons of both money and smoothed over relationships with the Black community long predates Trump. For twenty.
On November 11, 1952, management at an Armour meatpacking in Fort Worth, Texas took down the signs for segregated bathrooms on the job after signing a new contract with the United Packinghouse Workers of America, who demanded it. Although the white rank and file workers...
Yes, let's Make America Healthy Again, indeed. American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic.
I mean, yes, obviously it does when it comes to solar energy. This story about Jamaican homes with solar immediately having power after the hurricane swept through has so many.