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This is not an attempt to rewrite history, its not an attempt to fashion a legacy, it is an attempt to be a part of the historical narrative. Also Supreme Court justices. Every single justice on the court has a passion and a love for the constitution and our country thats equal to mine. Then you know that if you accept that as an operating truth, which it is, you understand that you can disagree. And nobel prize winners. That, for me, whats interesting is negotiation of a moral position. Do no h...

Hes a halloffamer, a former coach, part owner, and team executive. He also served as president of the Nba Players Association. And jamel hill is a columnist with espn and cohost of numbers never lie. Late today adam silver announced the authenticity of those recordings that set off this firestorm. The nba was fining sterling the maximum amount of 2. 5 million. That was just the beginning. Heres the commissioner. Effective immediately, i a am banning mr. Sterling for life mr. Sterling may not att...

The Anti-Masonic Party existed for only a decade, but promoted anti-establishment sentiment in its opposition to the dominance of Freemasonry in American politics.

Du Bois helps us look past the ephemera of our politics to focus on what matters most.

The GOP has taken off its racist, “anti-woke” masks and have decided it is safe to walk openly in the sunlight.

Lincoln and the Dirty Business of Politics Appealing to rightness and reason is rarely enough to achieve big things. Politics requires dealing with human beings, and human beings are flawed. January 10, 2013 •  "The greatest measure of the nineteenth century. Passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America." These lines, from the movie "Lincoln," capture an elemental truth about politics. They are spoken by the leader of the Radical R...

The fdr administration, actually took neighborhoods that were less segregated and made them more segregated. the way housing subsidies were distributed. so weve got to be intentional about this because a lot of intention, unfortunately, brought us to the point were at right now. >> mr. mayor, let me ask you about reparations back in the reconstruction era, thaddeus stephens, one of my heros, talked about 30 acres and a mule. is it a quantum of money or an opportunity to go to places like dartmou...

Far-off historic wrongs, im talking about the fact that some of our segregated neighborhoods and of course here in fresno there is an egregious pattern of segregation, but its true in my hometown, too. thats not a knock on fresno. >> mayor -- >> some of that happened because of policy. because federal subsidies. and this goes, for example, in the fdr administration, actually took neighborhoods that were less segregated and made them more segregated. the way housing subsidies were distributed. so...

Distributed. so weve got to be intentional about this because a lot of intention, unfortunately, brought us to the point were at right now. >> mr. mayor, let me ask you about reparations back in the reconstruction era, thaddeus stephens, one of my heros, talked about 30 acres and a mule. is it a quantum of money or an opportunity to go to places like dartmouth where there are special educational opportunities. what would be the form? so an ongoing enduring value to african-americans in this coun...

your question is so timely. it is time for us really to spend time learning about his years as secretary of state. we said earlier he served three presidents and some historians suggest that we look at blaines legacy. it is really in the area of -- international affairs. can you speak to his influence and answer his question about whether or not he left the country? >> sure. maybe i will take the first one first is thats okay. i dont believe that he went to central or south america. >>...