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Slavery's brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House
(THE CONVERSATION) Long before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, beginning early in the 19th century, Americans had been fighting a protracted war of words over slavery.
On one side, Southern planters and slavery apologists portrayed the practice of human bondage as sanctioned by God and beneficial even to enslaved pe ... (full story)
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Trump's congressional gerrymandering push is getting complicated for the GOP
As President Donald Trump laid it out to reporters this summer, the plan was simple.
Republicans, the president said, were "entitled" to five more conservative-leaning U.S. House seats in Texas and additional ones in other red states. The president broke with more than a century of political tradition in directing the ... (full story)
Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published recently by a human rights group that says systematic violence and denial of medical care at prisons and detention centers contributed to many of the deaths ... (full story)