This is the grave of Grover Cleveland. Born in 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey to a minister father, he grew up in Fayetteville, New York, after his father became pastor.
This is the grave of Upton Sinclair. Born in 1878 in Baltimore to an impoverished boozing liquor-dealing father and a strictly religious mother from a very wealthy background who despised.
I know how much LGM readers hate talking about how their school choices directly lead to reinforcing racism, but the fact is that they do. Noah Berlatsky--who admits the choices.
This is the grave of Richard Wright. Born in 1908 on a plantation outside of Natchez, Mississippi, Wright grew up sadly not too different than so many black agricultural families..
David Dayen makes a really good point here. House Democrats had big plans for opening the 116th Congress, with showy votes on cracking down on government corruption and protecting pre-existing.
Educators with Acero charter schools strike outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters, 42 W. Madison St., before the start of the Chicago Board of Education monthly meeting,.
Great decision by the Obama administration to not bring charges against any of the banksters involved in destroying the lives of Americans: Michaela Christian lost a long battle with Wells.
ICE and CBP agents should be charged with crimes against humanity. Around 150 Central Americans tried to make the crossing near the town of Tijuana to the south of California.
