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Honoring Nelson Mandela
By George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States I was honored to be the first American President to welcome Mr. Mandela to the White House. It remains a genuine highlight from those four years I was privileged … Continue reading
White House announces new executive actions on guns
By Carrie Dann The White House on Thursday announced two executive actions that it says will close loopholes that allow the most dangerous types of firearms from falling into the wrong hands. The new policies come as legislative action on … Continue reading
Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s
By Ariel Dorfman So much has changed since that hot day in August 1963 when Martin Luther King delivered his famous words from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. A black family lives in the White House and official segregation … Continue reading
Bayard Rustin: the gay black pacifist at the heart of the March on Washington
By Gary Younge When civil rights leaders met at the Roosevelt Hotel in Harlem in early July 1963 to hammer out the ground rules by which they would work together to organise the March on Washington there was really only … Continue reading