Land reparations are possible, and more than 225 US communities are already working to make amends
Ever since the United States government's unfulfilled promise of giving every newly freed Black American "40 acres and a mule ...
The 1600: The So-Called 'Land of the Free'
Editor's note: This is a preview of The 1600, Newsweek's daily newsletter where politics editor Carlo Versano makes sense of ...
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How To Get Free Land in the United States
Free land claims have a long history in the U.S., going back as far as the 1862 Homestead Act that granted citizens and intended citizens government land to live on and cultivate. However, the ...
Enough states have ratified the ERA. Does that mean it's part of the Constitution?
First introduced in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements for ratification. But its constitutionality is still an open question.
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What does it mean to be a land of immigrants?
Many people have described the United States as “a nation of immigrants ... your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” “The New Colossus,” her poem inscribed on the Statue of ...