August 2011
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The Daily: The most significant piece of... →
thedailyfeed:
Think the debt-ceiling standoff was brutal? On March 30, 1964, an epic filibuster was launched to block the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — what historians call the most significant piece of legislation in the 20th century. It lasted 57 days.
Southern Democrats hoped that during the…
JERiCHO DIGITAL ART: While we debate the national... →
jerichodigitalart:
unemployment climbs higher, there are still people in this nation and especially this world without anything to eat. We’ve all seen the ads late at night on TV soliciting our help and assistance. More recently, awareness of the drought affecting the Horn of Africa has been cast to the front of…
