What’s Behind the GOP’s War Against Democracy?
Written by Thom Hartmann Louise and I just finished watching the Netflix short series Transatlantic, and it prompted us to consider what happens when a rightwing social movement takes over a country,…
Unconventional Foods People Ate To Survive During The Civil War
Survival during war is often about more than just time spent on the front lines. During the Civil War, finding sufficient, edible food was challenging on account of a devastated landscape, insufficient…
What Was It Like To Be A Prisoner At Camp Sumter, A Terrifying Civil War Prison?
Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville prison, housed 45,000 captured Union soldiers during the Civil War. Conditions at Andersonville were so horrific that 13,000 soldiers perished, many from overcrowding, starvation, and…
The Dangerous Fantasy of Trump’s Indictment
When Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony counts for falsifying business records — the legal fallout from the alleged 2016 bribe payment to Stormy Daniels to stay quiet about their affair — and descended on…
A tragedy without end
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Tex. — Multitudes of purple freckles dot Morgan Workman’s legs, arms, chest and cheekbone — tiny shards of metal from bullets and shrapnel that struck her as she…