Omar, Ramirez Among First in Congress to Decry ‘Unconstitutional’ Trump Strike on Boat

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks to reporters at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on February 2, 2023.  (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) “They’re now using the failed War on Drugs to justify their egregious violation of international law,” the Minnesota progressive said of the Trump… Continue reading

May 14, 1960: Firehoses Confront Free Speech in S.F. City Hall

Time Periods: 1945 (zinnedproject.org) Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Laws & Citizen RightsShare Print When the House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) held hearings in San Francisco, May 12-14, 1960, to investigate alleged “communist subversion,” they encountered a reception unlike any they had ever seen. The previous year HUAC had subpoenaed San Francisco Bay Area… Continue reading