A recent data study documents the disposession of indigenous land in North America:
“This research suggests that near-total land reduction and forced migration lead to contemporary conditions in which tribal lands experience increased exposure to climate change risks and hazards and diminished economic value. The significance of these climate and economic effects reflect aggregate changes across the continent, but there is an urgent need to understand the magnitude of place-specific impacts for particular Native nations resulting from settler colonialism in future research. This study and dataset initiate a new macroscopic research agenda that prioritizes ongoing data collection, Tribal input, historical validation, public data dashboards, and computational analysis to better understand the long-term dynamics of land dispossession and forced migration across scales.”
— “Effects of land dispossession and forced migration on Indigenous peoples in North America,” Justin Farrell, Paul Berne Burow, Kathryn McConnell, et al., Science
Every high-income country in the world has some form of universal or subsidized child care for all families. The United States doesn’t. Anymore. a Vox video.
Month by month, colony by colony, state by state: An animated map of the contiguous United States shows every boundary change since 1629. a video by EarthDirect. Map data from the Newberry Library’s Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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At Noon today, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Mr. Trump will take the oath of office with his hand on the Lincoln Bible, symbolizing his hostile takeover of the Republican Party and the U.S. of A.
God Save the Republic.
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“Millions of Americans have grown up with a defining family immigration story. But while our families may have endured hardship coming to America, the simple fact is that most of our immigration stories would not be possible at all under today’s immigration laws.”
Would your immigrant ancestors be denied entry today? Find out here.
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“If millionaires were a political party, that party would make up roughly 3 percent of American families, but it would have a super-majority in the Senate, a majority in the House, a majority on the Supreme Court and a man in the White House. If working-class Americans were a political party, that party would have made up more than half the country since the start of the 20th century. But legislators from that party (those who last worked in blue-collar jobs before entering politics) would never have held more than 2 percent of the seats in Congress.”
— “Which Millionaire Are You Voting For?” Nicholas Carnes, New York Times
With wieners in the news, Felisa Rogers takes the opportunity to examine the history of America’s iconic national sandwich, the frankfurter or tube steak:
“How the hot dog became the most American food,” Felisa Rogers, Salon
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