News SPLC continues American history tour with German counterparts in Montgomery The Southern Poverty Law Center on Wednesday held a panel discussion exploring how America and Germany remember their difficult pasts. Jacob HolmesOctober 10, 2025
Opinion Opinion | Promoting infrastructure in early America While not the first, the Erie Canal was certainly one of the major regional economic development activities undertaken by any government in America. Will SellersOctober 2, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | It wasn’t always this way It's not normal for the president to say crazy things. It's happening because we broke America. And now the kids will have to fix... Josh MoonSeptember 25, 2025
News (Un)Set in Stone: Artists launch interactive installation for civic engagement The artists behind the project say it directly addresses ongoing national conversations about legislation that restricts the removal of Confederate monuments. Jacob HolmesSeptember 17, 2025
Opinion Opinion | Heating up the Cold War World War II ended 80 years ago, but before any peace dividend could be paid or the euphoria fully experienced, the Cold War started. Will SellersSeptember 1, 2025
Opinion Opinion | Celebrating the “Amazing” John Newton Born 300 years ago, John Newton’s life was transformed from brutal naval service and slave trading to a powerful voice for abolition. Will SellersAugust 4, 2025
Legislature Lawmakers will try again next year to rename Gulf of Mexico Renaming the gulf to the "Gulf of America" was one of President Donald Trump's first acts in his second term. Jacob HolmesJuly 7, 2025
Legislature State Senator re-files bill to make removing Confederate monuments prohibitively expensive It would cost a city $1.825 million annually to permanently remove a memorial. Jacob HolmesJuly 3, 2025
Opinion Opinion | Secretariat and the Wiregrass All 21 horses in this year’s Kentucky Derby were descendants of Secretariat, whose legacy was honored no matter which descendant won. Steve FlowersJune 11, 2025
State 60 years later, no justice for teen shot by Birmingham police On September 15, 1963, a Birmingham police officer shot and killed Black teen Johnnie Robinson, a tragic event that unfolded hours after a church... Liz RyanJune 4, 2025