This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: The Herald-Whig
September 18, 2018
A legal argument has been revived in Louisiana over whether a black defendant can get a fair trial in a courthouse where a Confederate monument is displayed.
Source: NYT
September 17, 2018
Pollen frozen in ice in the Alps traces Europe’s calamities, since the time Macbeth ruled Scotland.
Source: NYT
September 17, 2018
Now it is Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh who faces a hearing to address explosive accusations by Christine Blasey Ford that he sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
September 17, 2018
There has not historically been a landmark honoring the contributions of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians who have served in the military. That will change with the National Native American Veterans Memorial.
Source: The Washington Post
September 15, 2018
It was rare to be a woman or African American covering the White House in the 1940s, and Alice Dunnigan was both.
Source: The Washington Post
September 16, 2018
The Wilson-Peck drama of sex, favors and money is reminiscent of other White House scandals, including the current revelations about President Trump, women and payoffs.
Source: The Washington Post
September 14, 2018
“In no previous election has the linkage between opinions of the president and how people are likely to vote been as strong as this time.”
Source: Dallas News
September 16, 2018 (accessed)
As part of an effort to "streamline" the social studies curriculum in public schools, the State Board of Education voted Friday to adjust what students in every grade are required to learn in the classroom.
Source: The Guardian
September 15, 2018
Interestingly, that’s the same response Bill Clinton had.
Source: NYT
September 14, 2018
The analysts are seeking to draw attention to the option of sending a grand jury report to Congress, which they called “a key precedent.”
Source: Foreign Affairs
September 13, 2018
by Manuel Funke, Moritz Schularick, and Christoph Trebesch
Why the effects haven't faded.
September 13, 2018
Trump has derided the movie, which omits the iconic scene of the US flag flying on the moon.
Source: Gallup
September 13, 2018
A majority of Americans say President Donald Trump's ethical standards are lower than those of each of six U.S. presidents elected in the past 50 years.
Source: NYT
September 13, 2018
The destruction of indigenous artifacts and documents was a personal blow for the descendants of Brazil’s oldest inhabitants, who had long fought to preserve their heritage.
Source: NYT
September 13, 2018
Franco had the site built, in part with forced labor, to honor those who “fell for God and Spain” in the Spanish Civil War, and it became one of Europe’s largest mass graves, with the remains of at least 33,000 people.
Source: The Washington Post
September 13, 2018
France will formally acknowledge the French military’s systemic use of torture in the Algerian War in the 1950s and 1960s, an unprecedented step forward in grappling with its long-suppressed legacy of colonial crimes.
Source: Smithsonian
September 12, 2018
The crosshatch symbol was made with a red ochre utensil more than 70,000 years ago.
Source: Gallup
September 12, 2018
That compares with an average loss of 14 seats when presidents had approval ratings above 50%.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
September 10, 2018
Why do they still?
Source: The Journal of the Civil War Era
September 11, 2018
What do Americans call the conflict that tore their nation apart from 1861 to 1865? And what difference does it make what name they use?
