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During yesterday’s midterm elections, voters across the United States cast their ballots on a variety of state and local ballot initiatives, several of which were aimed at advancing equity and human dignity. From these choices emerged victories around reproductive rights, abolition of some lingering vestiges of slavery, and decriminalization of marijuana.

America faces the highest level of political polarization since the Civil War. One solution to combat partisan animosity and foster a sense of unity among Americans is mandatory national service. A required year of civil service for all 18-year-olds would not only build empathy among young people, it would fundamentally change the relationship Americans have with their country.

A collection of valuable Lincoln artifacts, some of which were recently displayed in the ALPLM, are no longer in Springfield.

LOUISIANA, Mo. — Thirteenth Amendment author John Brooks Henderson might have gone along with changes being considered by voters in five states, and one that almost made it onto the

Election officials in the United States have human rights obligations to ensure that everyone entitled to vote in the November 8, 2022 elections is able to do so freely and without fear of intimidation or violence, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued a report in a question-and-answer format to describe the human rights imperatives, guided by international law, to protect the right to vote and the integrity of elections in the United States.

Nearly 157 years after the 13th Amendment was ratified to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, five states will ask voters to decide on measures banning slavery — in the form of prison labor.

Despite various efforts over the 246-year history of our state and our country, there has never been a time when slavery has been unequivocally abolished in American life.

'Pipeline to Possibilities' was founded with one goal in mind: keep Black youths out of their courtrooms.

<p>The 16th President looked to the constitutional crises of his time and asked whether the document was created to serve the people or the other way around. Today he might ask the same of the Supreme Court. </p>

<p>The 16th President looked to the constitutional crises of his time and asked whether the document was created to serve the people or the other way around. Today he might ask the same of the Supreme Court. </p>