Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was supposed to supplant Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Then came the Trump administration. Photograph: APAbolitionist Harriet Tubman was supposed to supplant Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Then came the Trump administration. Photograph: APRaceTributes to a checkered past exist all over the US, even as Confederate statues are removed and brands reconsider racial stereotypes In life, the seventh US president, Andrew Jackson, and his family accrued their wealth at the expense of hundreds of enslaved people. Read More...
Former American football player Brett Favre is perhaps one of the most celebrated quarterbacks in the NFL. Despite his fame, Brett Favre siblings’ frequent skirmishes with the law have seriously damaged his reputation.
Brett Favre himself has been embroiled in controversies several times. In 2022, Favre was involved in the Mississippi welfare funds scandal, where the investigation showed he had embezzled around $8 million.
However, he later filed a defamation case against the state auditor, claiming the allegation was false. Read More...
If you support reproductive freedom and enjoy erotic ogre-themed art, well, then you are truly a man or woman living in America in 2015! Folk hero and comedian Jamie Loftus is currently selling “the nation’s finest framed Shrek nudes” on Etsy to benefit Planned Parenthood. Ho ho! The other Shrek nude purveyors will be up in arms over such a bold claim! As Loftus explained to Death and Taxes, “Shrek because it is all I understand. Read More...
