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Jonathan Swift’s satire endured because its targets—vanity, fanaticism and blind faith in progress—never really disappeared.
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- Elections
- Governor
Ivey replaces five Alabama Public Television board members amid PBS debate
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Gov. Ivey announces final round of 2026 Rebuild Alabama grants
Ivey signs “Dolly Day” proclamation in honor of Dolly Parton
Gov. Ivey hosts ADOC’s graduating class of 2026
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Hyundai to invest $500 million in Montgomery hybrid production
Sen. Britt backs bipartisan AI transparency legislation
Ivey halts dyed diesel enforcement to aid farmers, timber workers hit by high prices
August home sales indicate traditional seasonal downturn has begun
- National
Britt celebrates Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project groundbreaking
Robertsdale players eligible to play today as AHSAA lawsuit drags on
Senate passes Britt’s bill giving clergy a second chance at Social Security
Strong pushes NWS radar upgrades for North Alabama
Aderholt announces ARC grants for Brilliant, Wallace State
- Education
Alabama Public Television poll shows support for PBS ties
Troy CTE expansion boosts Alabama workforce training
Alabama road builders launch student heavy equipment training program
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
Commission talks out-of-school education needs, career pathways
- Health
State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week
Alabama overdose deaths fall 46 percent as opioid response expands
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
- Opinion
Opinion
China’s revolutionary founder left a stark lesson: courts mean little when no independent law can restrain those who govern.
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Long Island exposed the gulf between revolutionary ideals and battlefield survival, forcing Washington toward the strategy that saved his army.
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A 1526 compromise in Speyer revealed why governments could not command conscience, shaping a path from empire to the First Amendment.
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Born in medieval England, impeachment became a constitutional escape valve for confronting corruption without toppling the system it sought to save.
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Two founders’ fractured friendship outlasted partisan warfare, leaving a lesson on principles strong enough to bridge bitter divides.
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Centuries after a reluctant king pressed his seal into wax at Runnymede, a Virginia lawyer turned old grievances into a new nation's founding argument.
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Born into relative privilege, Miles Davis still fought racism, addiction and convention as he repeatedly remade jazz on his own uncompromising terms.
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Adopted 250 years ago, North Carolina’s bold move shifted the Revolution from protest to policy and helped clear the path to the Declaration.
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A century ago, Reza Pahlavi ascended to Iran's throne, launching a modernization effort that centralized power while sacrificing political freedom.