When shoe-manufacturer Phineas Chapman Lounsbury of Ridgefield, Connecticut won the Republican party nomination for governor on September 9, 1886, it marked the beginning of a short-lived but unique political dynasty. Phineas would go on to win the governor’s race later that year and serve a single term as Connecticut’s 53rd governor before retiring from... Read More| Today in Connecticut History
In early September 2025, the long and tangled saga of Tom Phillips came to a violent conclusion on a quiet road in rural Waikato. After nearly four years of living as a fugitive in the bush with hi…| The Polar Bl@st
Lewis Sprague Mills wrote The Story of Connecticut for the state's students, but today it can be considered a historical document itself.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
One of the philosopher Slavoj Zizek’s best-known jokes is set in Poland in 1981, shortly after martial law was declared. After the 10PM curfew, military patrols could shoot on sight anyone who was still in the streets. At ten of ten, two soldiers saw a man walk hurriedly by. One soldier promptly shot him. Alarmed,... Source| H-Diplo|RJISSF
The Constitution of 1965 transformed Connecticut’s representation model by replacing equal town allotments with a system based on population.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
We knew that sooner Trump’s BS was going to be met. We are here. It’s... The post National Guard Sent Into Los Angeles as Thousands Hit the Streets Against ICE; SEIU President David Huerta Injured and Arrested appeared first on Idavox.| Idavox
In this conversation, we speak with two recent International Solidarity Movement (ISM) volunteers about their experiences accompanying Palestinians in the West Bank. International Solidarity Movement is an initiative based in Palestine that enables international volunteers to physically accompany Palestinians facing harassment and attacks from the Israeli occupation. We discuss what everyday resistance — both large...| It's Going Down
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By Rafael Estrada Mejía (São Paulo State University) Last year, Brazil was in the world’s spotlight due to political turmoil and to its appeal as a tourism destination giant. The global media followed with ferocity both former President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment with its accompanying massive protests for and against it, and the 2016 Olympic Games, when […]| ethics.americananthro.org