by The Conversation | Jul 20, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Human Rights & Justice
Exactly 80 years ago, a group of starving Jewish scientists and doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto were collecting data on their starving patients. They hoped their research would benefit future generations through better ways to treat malnutrition, and they wanted the...
by Marty Kassowitz | Jul 8, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Human Rights & Justice, Racism (Us vs Them)
I just finished reading The Redhead of Auschwitz. I found it on my bookshelf but don’t recall buying it. My wife may have. The descriptions of the book are already a compelling read: Rosie was always told her red hair was a curse, but she never believed it. She...
by Common Dreams | May 26, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Politics, Corruption & Criminality
Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke on Wednesday interrupted a press conference led by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, Sen. Ted Cruz, and other top officials, walking up to the stage and accusing the state leaders of “doing nothing and offering us...
by Fact Keepers | May 23, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Politics, Corruption & Criminality
Toby Morton is a comedy writer with credits on South Park and MadTV. And now he is creating campaign websites for Trumpublican political candidates—sites that the candidates would rather never saw the light of day. Morton roots around in the domain registration arena...
by ProPublica | May 20, 2022 | Racism (Us vs Them), Fact Heroes
In July of 2021, a professional architectural historian named Erin Edwards delivered what she expected would be the near-final draft of a report about a contested swath of sugar cane plantation land along the Mississippi River in Louisiana. The painstaking survey, for...
by Marty Kassowitz | May 18, 2022 | Fact Heroes, Opinions & Commentary
Let’s start at the obvious question of “Who the hell is C.J. Cregg?” C.J. Cregg was a badass White House Press Secretary who took no guff from any member of the press, who was fearless in her pursuit of getting the messaging right and for never...