More Than a Quarter of U.S. Presidents Were Involved in Slavery, Human Trafficking

Democracy Now! Daily Digest

A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González

Untold History: More Than a Quarter of U.S. Presidents Were Involved in Slavery, Human Trafficking As the country marks Presidents' Day, we turn to an aspect of U.S. history that is often missed: the complicity of American presidents with slavery. "More than one-in-four U.S. presidents ... Read More →

The Killing of Jordan Davis: Michael Dunn Faces 60 Years After Split Verdict in 'Thug Music' Trial A Florida jury has convicted Michael Dunn of three counts of attempted murder for opening fire on a car of unarmed black teenagers during an argument over loud rap music at a gas ... Read More →

Former FCC Commissioner Warns About Comcast-Time Warner Merger, "Mindless" Media Consolidation Comcast has announced plans to buy Time Warner Cable at a cost of more than $45 billion in stock. The takeover would allow Comcast to provide cable service to a third of American ... Read More →

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