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Protesters used violence and intimidation to prevent federal officials from collecting a whiskey tax during George Washington’s presidency. Archive Photos/Getty Images

Political rage: America survived a decade of anger in the 18th century – but can it now?

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Americans have an anger problem. People rage at each other. They are angry at public officials for shutting down parts of society. Or for the opposit...

03 Diciembre 2021
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Maurizio Valsania

Change the Flag supporters protest on the steps of the statehouse on July 16, 2020 in Boston. Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images

The Massachusetts flag glorifies the violence committed by colonizers – Native Americans want it changed

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

Given the violent history of English colonizers in New England, it’s a wonder why the state insignia of Massachusetts, fully emblazoned on today’s sta...

22 Diciembre 2021
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Christoph Strobel

Ghislaine Maxwell now faces the prospect of years behind bars. Elizabeth Williams via AP

Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in Epstein sex trafficking trial: What the case revealed about female sex offenders

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted for her role in luring and grooming girls to be sexually abused by the American financier Jeffr...

29 Diciembre 2021
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Poco Kernsmith

A man protesting in New York City one year after the violent insurrection in Washington, D.C. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images

Prosecuting Trump would inevitably be political – and other countries have had mixed success in holding ex-presidents accountable

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

When Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Jan. 5, 2022, that he would prosecute anyone involved in the Capitol riots, he was not only laying out h...

11 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por James D. Long

Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery, listens as attorneys speak outside the Glynn County Courthouse on July 17, 2020, in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images

‘Southern hospitality’ doesn’t always apply to Black people, as revealed in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 7 minutos)

The idea of community and who belongs and who does not was a common theme in the Jan. 7, 2022, sentencing hearing of three white men convicted of kill...

12 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Barbara Harris Combs

Stewart Rhodes faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted of seditious conspiracy. AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Seditious conspiracy charge against Oath Keepers founder and others in Jan. 6 riot faces First Amendment hurdle

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

The seditious conspiracy charges filed against Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers militia, along with 10 other defendants, opens a new and si...

14 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Timothy Zick

Martin Luther King Jr. waves with his children, Yolanda and Martin Luther III, from the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 things I’ve learned curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 5 minutos)

For the past 11 years, civil rights historian Vicki Crawford has worked as the director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection, wh...

15 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Vicki Crawford

Reproductive rights are at the center of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case before the Supreme Court. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Yes, it’s easier to get birth control than it was in the 1970s – but women still need abortion care

(Tiempo de lectura: 4 - 8 minutos)

A historic ruling on abortion is likely to emerge from the U.S. Supreme Court this year as justices consider whether Mississippi can, in fact, impose ...

20 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por Emily M. Godfrey

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach in the NFL. Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity

(Tiempo de lectura: 3 - 6 minutos)

A couple of weeks after the close of the National Football League’s regular season, there is just one Black head coach and one Latino head coach left ...

21 Enero 2022
Publicado en Babel
Escrito por George B. Cunningham

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Political rage: America survived a decade of anger in the 18th century – but can it now?

The Massachusetts flag glorifies the violence committed by colonizers – Native Americans want it changed

Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in Epstein sex trafficking trial: What the case revealed about female sex offenders

Prosecuting Trump would inevitably be political – and other countries have had mixed success in holding ex-presidents accountable

‘Southern hospitality’ doesn’t always apply to Black people, as revealed in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery

Seditious conspiracy charge against Oath Keepers founder and others in Jan. 6 riot faces First Amendment hurdle

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 5 things I’ve learned curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College

Yes, it’s easier to get birth control than it was in the 1970s – but women still need abortion care

Why most NFL head coaches are white – behind the NFL’s abysmal record on diversity

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Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales

Necesitamos tu apoyo económico para hacer
un periodismo fiable y con valores sociales