Political Science
The Defense of Massachussets
In a 1856 Congressional speech, Massachusetts Representative Anson Burlingame projected the first public indication that the North was willi…
The Anglo-Saxons of the Kentucky Mountains
In one of the most progressive and productive countries of the world, and in that section of the country which has had its civilization and …
Mother Earth
Mother Earth, an American anarchist journal, was self styled as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature". Mot…
Selected Articles
In the years following World War I, immigration was a hot topic in the United States. The number of immigrants arriving each year had surged…
Poems Written During the Civil War and the Protectorate
The English poet John Milton supported the Parliamentarian side during the English Civil War and publicly defended the execution of King Cha…
Selected Articles on Russia
In 1917, events in Russia dominated global headlines as World War I gave way to revolution and communists seized control of the country. As …
How the Other Half Lives
Jacob Riis was a Danish photojournalist whose groundbreaking book documented the lives and struggles of working people – many of them recent…