As traditional religious death rituals have given way to more secular alternatives, a consumer revolt against the high cost of dying in America is well underway.
The feds are on the losing side of the largest class action lawsuit ever filed against the U.S. government. This time, the Indians may actually beat the cavalry.
The quintessential American holiday is a living metaphor for the ways in which history can be reinterpreted to serve competing ethnic, patriotic, religious and commercial ends.