Berry Craig
Berry Craig is a professor emeritus of history at West KY Community College, and an author of seven books and co-author of two more. (Read the rest on the Contributors page.)
Arlington, KY
Jamie Comer is following in the footsteps of another 1st District representative
The parallels are interesting – and disturbing.
Chad Aull on fighting, losing, and getting up to fight again
Aull is one of a small number of Dems who continue to stand for what’s right in the House.
We’re not the ‘Democrat’ Party
You may think the difference doesn’t matter. You might change your mind if you knew the backstory.
The Lost Cause 2.0, brought to you by Ron DeSantis and MAGAs everywhere
School books were used to push the lies about the Civil War known as the “Lost Cause.” Now school books are being removed because they contain truth.
Repubs attacking LGBTQ via four bills in KYGA23
Chris Hartman says these are “don’t-say-gay, don’t-say-trans bills on steroids.”
The Holocaust was then – but anti-Semitism is now
It’s not enough just to remember the events of 78 years ago; we also must be aware of what’s happening right now.
Distorting King’s words on MLK Day
The shameless appropriation of one line of a speech for political cover
Union membership continues to grow in Louisville
More coffee shops join the union movement in Derby City.
Paducah commission ousts member over racist texts
Four-term Paducah City Commissioner David Guess wasn’t just disciplined after he was caught sending a racist text message to a city employee. He got fired, effective immediately.
Director of human rights commission compares today to the ‘60s
“We are in dark but different times. Racism is on the rise. Bigotry is on the rise.”
KY AFL-CIO makes history in endorsement of Beshear
Earliest endorsement ever of a candidate by the union
The puppet now running the House
In the end, Matt Gaetz and his buds told McCarthy to jump, and he asked “How high?”
Comparing Kevin McCarthy to ‘Silent Cal’ Coolidge – really?
Maybe comparing McCarthy to Calvin Coolidge – whose policies led to the Great Depression – isn’t the best idea.
Will Congress use the 14th Amendment on Trump?
And what happens if they don’t? Jesse Wegman of the NYT and historian Brian Clardy weigh in.
