July 5, 1996: Dolly the Sheep Is Born, the First Mammal Produced by Cloning July 5, 1996: Dolly the Sheep Is Born, the First Mammal Produced by Cloning
“Do we really want to manufacture animals on the assembly line and look on them not as live organisms but as relatively cheap factories that can yield profitable products?”
Jul 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Mayor Bill de Blasio Declares July 6, 2015, ‘Nation Day’ Mayor Bill de Blasio Declares July 6, 2015, ‘Nation Day’
New York’s mayor has excellent taste.
Jul 5, 2015 / The Editors
July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence Is Published July 4, 1776: The Declaration of Independence Is Published
"We celebrate, in short, not simply the national independence, or the return of peace, but the close of the agitation about slavery, and the extinction of slavery itself."
Jul 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
July 3, 1860: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Is Born July 3, 1860: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Is Born
“Every country must sooner or later confront the same alternatives: crowd and starve, fight and die, or limit the population.”
Jul 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Superpower Conundrum The Superpower Conundrum
The rise and fall of just about everything.
Jul 2, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Why the Black Church Forgives Dylann Roof Why the Black Church Forgives Dylann Roof
And how President Obama’s Charleston eulogy used the theology of black liberation to call the country to account for racism.
Jul 2, 2015 / Kelly Brown Douglas
Trying to Forgive the Black Church Trying to Forgive the Black Church
Dylann Roof can’t have my mercy, but I can try to make peace with black Christianity.
Jul 2, 2015 / Jamilah Lemieux
Why the New US-Russian Cold War May Be More Dangerous Than the Last Why the New US-Russian Cold War May Be More Dangerous Than the Last
As the Minsk accord seems to collapse, new military dangers loom.
Jul 2, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen
The New Overtime Rules Are a Big Deal. Here’s Why. The New Overtime Rules Are a Big Deal. Here’s Why.
The overworked and underpaid American workforce has something to celebrate.
Jul 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Black Women Vilified as a ‘Lesbian Wolf Pack’ Speak for Themselves in a New Film Black Women Vilified as a ‘Lesbian Wolf Pack’ Speak for Themselves in a New Film
Out in the Night tells the story of the New Jersey Four, women who faced felony charges after defending themselves against an attacker.
Jul 2, 2015 / Dani McClain