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When the United States of America began as a country, only white men who owned land could vote. Over the last 230 years, people have fought and protested and even died to expand the right to vote to include every adult over the age of eighteen. Today, are there ways you can lose your right to vote? If it's too difficult to vote, can we really say that you still have that right? Voting is the best and sometimes only way Americans can have a say in...
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The right to vote has been under debate since the founding of America, when only white men who owned land had a say in the future of the country. Laws have expanded to encompass all people, be they black, white, or female. How has voting shaped our country, and how have our laws shaped our ability to vote? Your readers will explore the history of voting in America to understand how Native Americans, blacks, and those in prison have been kept from...
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Historically, American labor conflicts have been the most violent in the world, with workers fighting their employers in the streets as well as the courtrooms. Workers have fought for their right to be paid enough to feed themselves, to work in safe conditions, and to not be discriminated against because of their gender, race, religion, or disability. Are workers' rights on a straight path of progress, or have there always been setbacks? What does...
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The icy depths of Northrend hold secrets long untold!
Mysterious, beautiful, and uncompromising, the crown of Azeroth is a continent filled with history, struggles, tragedies, and even triumphs. Join Explorers' Leauge cofounder and High Thane Muradin Bronzebeard along with his brothers, Speaker of Azeroth Magni and adventure aficionado Brann, as they journey through the untamed, stormy wilderness of Northrend on a quest of discovery, diplomacy, and...
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The idea that the government should intervene to lift people up from poverty and starvation is relatively new in America, where until the early twentieth century the misery of workhouses and poorhouses were all some people could count on. Since the Great Depression and the beginning of Social Security, the social safety net has expanded to cover more people and try to help them with more problems including poverty, starvation, homelessness, and lack...
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America is a complex tapestry of laws, from the local ones passed by your city council to national laws made by Congress. Sometimes Congress passes a law to build a program, such as the Affordable Care Act, and then hands some or all of its administration over to the states. Was it always like this? What happens when a state and the national government disagree? Readers find out how these issues have evolved since before the Constitution was signed....
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Nata spends her time zipping through the black in her ugly yet bad-ass spaceship, taking pride in being the best smuggler the Imperial regime has never caught. When she takes on an expensive mystery cargo, however, the risk reaches far beyond her pride. "Angel of the Blockade" is a Tor.com Original by Alex Wells.