On AlterNet: american history

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "american history"

Is Texas Waging War on History?

Katherine Stewart, Comment Is Free. May 21, 2012.

Christian-nationalist zealots are rewriting US history, airbrushing slavery and enshrining creationism in Texas schools.

No Thanks to Thanksgiving

Robert Jensen, AlterNet. November 25, 2010.

We should atone for the genocide that was incited -- and condoned -- by the very men we idolize as our 'heroic' founding fathers.

Surprise -- The Very Dark Side of U.S. History

Peter Dale Scott, Robert Parry, Consortium News. October 8, 2010.

Many Americans view their country and its soldiers as the "good guys" spreading "democracy" and "liberty" around the world. It just ain't so.

Hey Glenn Beck, Our Constitution is Not Based on the Bible

Chris Rodda, Daily Kos. July 9, 2010.

Glenn Beck keeps insisting that the Constitution is based on the Christian Bible, backed up by a fraudulent interpretation of an historian's 1984 study. Debunking below.

Howard Zinn Presents Progressive American History in "The People Speak" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet. February 18, 2008.

Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Josh Brolin and many more join Howard Zinn to celebrate some of America's frequently overlooked heroes.