Family members and friends of the victims all have no choice but to never forget, even though it will sometimes seem that other people wish you did.
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Veteran’s Day – Remembering Why We Celebrate November 11, 1918
Brave men and women volunteer, go forward against all odds, and do what most people would not be able or willing to do. They are like those firefighters on 9-11 who went up while everyone else came down.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Eastern Europe! Everything You Need to Know About the History (and More) of a Region that Shaped Our World and Still Does’ by Tomek Jankowski
This one-volume history is both readable and an impressive achievement in scholarship.
Read More »NYC Subway Token of My Appreciation
Subway tokens were New York City gelt, and the precious little coin with a Y was kept safe because it was so dear to everyone.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident’ by Bill Ayers
Bill Ayers examines at the experience of being labeled an "unrepentant domestic terrorist" during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Read More »Obama Should Not Rush Into Military Action in Syria
President Obama has a chance to define his presidency at this time, just as President Bush did with Iraq. How he chooses to proceed will set the course for the rest of his time in office and be utilized by both parties in forthcoming elections.
Read More »50th Anniversary of Dr. King’s Speech – Why the Dream Can No Longer Be Deferred
It is necessary and compelling that the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was honored on the 50th anniversary of his famous speech, but now we have to go about continuing the process.
Read More »Racist Congressional Obstructionism: History Will Be the Judge
The Republicans of today will not be able to wriggle loose from the judgments of history.
Read More »Armistice Day, World Peace, and Feeding the Hungry
On Armistice Day let’s remember that dream of world peace that should have followed the First World War.
Read More »Slavery Remembrance Day
Though legally abolished, slavery remains an unvanquished worldwide phenomenon.
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