In the nation’s 250th year, we turn an eye to Americans who challenged power, took risks, and made our country greater.
American Revolution
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Thomas Paine: The Consistent Revolutionary
Thomas Paine’s lifelong battle for freedom
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How Liberals and Progressives Should Celebrate America’s 250th
Let’s remember what was revolutionary about the American Revolution.
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The Occupying Army Retreats
The announcement of ICE’s withdrawal from Minnesota, like that of the British from Boston 250 years ago, marks a victory for people power.
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No Kings AND No Occupying Armies
In 1770, the redcoats were a lot more solicitous of Americans’ rights than Trump’s goons are today.
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Shooting the Wounded
Is the order to kill survivors the exception to U.S. conduct, or the norm?
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Planning No Kings Demonstrations for July 4, 2026
Our 250th anniversary requires pro-Trump redcoats as well as pro-democracy bluecoats to re-enact our anti-monarchial founding.
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The Freedom-Loving Minutemen of Massachusetts Strike Again
Just down the road from Lexington and Concord, American patriots scurried to defend their immigrant neighbors.
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Come Saturday, We Should Reclaim the American Revolution
Today on TAP: The 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord is a good time to resist mad kings old and new.
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A Plan for the Resistance
Today on TAP: Come April, it will be time to celebrate—and renew—America’s 1775 revolt against usurping monarchs.