By Basil Scaperdas* When I was a teenager, I witnessed firsthand the brutal authoritarianism of the Greek junta. Now as an adult, I see uncomfortable parallels in a growing authoritarianism ...

DAGR Weekly Reader W1-OCT The Polio Vaccine Was a Miracle—and We Must Not Forget It A personal memoir recalls the days before the Salk and Savin vaccines for ‘infantile paralysis.’”As ...

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“Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air ...

IMMIGRATION - Part 1 of 4 By Rebecca Fox Graduate student in Human Rights & Migration Studies "People have the fundamental right to migrate and the right to apply for ...

UPDATED SEPT. 18, 2025 Voting from Abroad in 2025 2025 may not be an even-numbered year, but voters abroad still have high-stakes elections important for defending democracy this November — and ...

DAGR Weekly Reader W3-SEP “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ...” ~ US Constitution, 1st Amendment What is Protected Speech? As ...

By Brady Kiesling At 1730 on Thursday, 11 September I heard from our hotel room in Curitiba, Brazil, what sounded like machine-gun fire, punctuated by heavier booms. My first thought, ...

DAGR Weekly Reader W2-SEP "Violent language is the mother tongue of this Trump administration." ~ David A. Graham, ‘The Atlantic Daily’ newsletter Rosie O’Donnell continues her spat with Donald Trump ...

The How Do You Want Your News? survey is up and waiting for your reply. Why? Well, two reasons: - Next year, we’ve got House, Senate and state down-ballot elections ...

Betty Titus, as described here in her daughter's post on Facebook, was known by those luckily close to know her as 'Mama' Titus, widely loved and admired.  "My mother Betty ...

DAGR Weekly Reader W1-SEP A Woman’s Place is in the House and Senate Working class mothers usually can’t run for office; it’s too expensive. But a few have, and their ...

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DAGR Weekly Reader W4-AUG Miccosukee, the tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, ...

Is It Me? Or Is It Memorex? A wake-up call for senior volunteers … and everyone else Op-Ed: Karen Lee Remember that TV ad of yore? The one with Ella ...