When Thomas Jefferson was writing the Declaration of Independence in the weeks leading up July 4, 1776, he wanted to not only ...

As the 249th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence loomed, Congress passed a bill that steals from the poor, hungry and sick to reward the wealthy, enslave generations to unsustainable debt ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for ...

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.” ...

Mother Jones Washington bureau chief and analyst David Corn ticked down a list of similarities between the infractions of ...

He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...

We can’t just sit on our hands and simply take advantage of our nation’s many blessings, writes guest columnist Jim Jones.

The U.S. has long struggled to live up to the ideals laid out in the declaration and the Constitution. But no president has ...

King Charles III welcomed a host of special guests including George and Amal Clooney to a reception at Buckingham Palace on ...

Troops have also reportedly detained U.S. Citizens before turning them over to local law enforcement, ... King George III of England (1738-1820) king in 1760-1820, ...

King George III had sent troops to suppress citizens who were protesting his abuses of power. Our country's fight for equality and freedom, ...