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Recent efforts to weaken labor protections for minors are linked to the social Darwinist notion that people are inherently unequal

Booster optimism, unregulated stock speculation, a culture of civic corruption, the power of new advertising media and the cunning of stock promoters fed the Julian Pete swindle — a scandal that defrauded tens of thousands of investors of over $150 million.

As election results come in, here's a look back at a brief history of Utah's elections and the Utahns who made their voices heard by voting — some of whom made history beyond the Beehive State.

Harvey left these three small Texas towns reeling. Five years later, they still have work to do to bring displaced residents back home and prep for future storms. 

In this week's edition of Rewind, Robert Smith recalls a memorable horse and an equally famous race from 1985. The race was the Kentucky Pacing Derby, held at Louisville Downs.

After Decades of Reform, Has Chicago Finally Learned How to Fix Education? Some promising signs suggest the city may be turning around its troubled school system. It offers lessons for other struggling districts. June 27, 2018 •  The phone call Janice Jackson had been waiting for came in early December. She was going to be named interim CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). A protégé of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, she would be taking over the third largest s...

William Henry Hastie, A Legal Trailblazer Friday, February 19, 2021 February is Black History Month. The commemoration began as Black History Week in 1926, the brainchild of historian Carter G. Woodson. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling on the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” For Black History Month this year, we focu...

Last Sunday, January 31, marked the 100th anniversary of an incident at Mallow Railway Station that led to the deaths of three innocent railway workers, the single loss of life among railway workers during the War of Independence and Civil War. The incident, known simply as The Mallow Shootings, was outlined in short video posted on YouTube presented by rail historian Peter Rigney of the Irish Railway Records Society. He explained how on the evening of January 31, 1921 RIC district inspector Ca...