Juneteenth, celebrated each year on June 19th, marks the date in 1869 which ended slavery in the U.S. We need the commemoration now more than ever to stand by our Black citizens.

You're invited: A big celebration of the nation's 250th birthday. There will be music, speeches, celebrities galore. And oh yeah, a little blood, guts, and mayhem. What could be better?

June 6 is the anniversary of D-Day, the day in 1944 when Allied forces in World War II invaded France from offshore. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Thousands never made it out of the water, making the landing on Normandy one of the deadliest days of the war. In an all-out push, 150,000 sailors – and one big surprise stowaway -- hit the beaches.

Most people think the tradition of poppy flowers on Memorial Day dates to World War II. But it goes back much farther, originating in a poem.

This month marks an important anniversary. In 1954, in Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overruled racial segregation of public schools. Forces are now aligned to do away with the U.S. Department of Education and all that goes with it.

We're in the middle an even longer war that the one in Iran, and it affects the majority of the U.S. population. Warning: some of this podcast is tough to listen to.

Mother's Day in upon us, when many of us will send flowers or gifts, put in annual phone calls to far away moms, or visit the graves of those we've lost. But let's also take the time to honor some different moms: the Mothers of Invention.

Donald Trump's deeply unpopular war against Iran is costing a lot of money, but we ain't seen nothin' yet. Trump wants to increase the funding for the war to colossal $200 billion, while close to half of Americans are already struggling to afford basic necessities.