Our readers sent in pictures of many delicious local foods they ate this past weekend -- bought at farmers markets, grown in their backyards, and even...
oregonlive.com | Doug Beghtel/the Oregonian | Posted 08.06.2009 | Green
Independence Day kicks off a busy period at the shelter as fireworks cause pets to bolt from yards or familiar surroundings....
Huffington Post | Posted 08.06.2009 | World
While Americans at home were celebrating the United States' 233rd year of Independence with parades, BBQs and fireworks, Americans abroad were enjoyin...
Mike Lux | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
What bothers these conservatives so much is the idea that progressive values are at the heart of the American ideal.
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics
I don't know what to call it but the Convolution Party aired its brand new platform on the steps of a Land of Lincoln courthouse, some in their Glenn Beck Live Free or Die shirts.
Tara Stiles | Posted 08.04.2009 | Living
How independent are we as individuals today? We may have moved out of our parents' house, but do we really take the time to reflect on the balance of dependence and freedom in our own selves?
John Wellington Ennis | Posted 08.03.2009 | Media
Just because the black guy won in November doesn't mean election fraud, voter suppression, and systematic disenfranchisement is gone.
Posted 08.03.2009 | Comedy
Is there any better way to celebrate the 4th of July than by watching fireworks on the beach? Yes, watching candy fireworks on your computer. The peop...
Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 08.03.2009 | Politics
In the same week that hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest a travesty of democratic values, Americans took to the streets for the death of a superstar entertainer.
Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.02.2009 | Green
The farmers markets around the country are bursting with all kinds of delicious fruits and vegetables -- here are six reasons to show your red, white and blue by buying local foods this holiday weekend.
Eric Lurio | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics
Today is the 233rd anniversary of the secession of 13 British North American Colonies from the Empire, thus creating the United States of America. So why do we celebrate on the 4th of July?
John W. Whitehead | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living
In less than 200 words, Jefferson sums up with lucidity, logic and eloquence the argument for the American Revolution, the creation of a new political system and a universal philosophy for human rights
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
"Inalienable" or "unalienable"? Jefferson's drafts shows he wrote "inalienable." The parchment and printed versions use "unalienable."
Huffington Post | David Vines | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York
Believe it or not, according to archives, the Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest has taken place every Independence Day dating back all the w...
Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2009 | World
On July 4, 2009, America celebrates Independence Day. Are you a US citizen who will be marking the 4th of July holiday outside of America? Would yo...
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
With Independence Day just around the corner, here is a list of ten of my favorite books about the Revolutionary War era.
washingtonpost.com | Eli Saslow | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- She has never felt confident with big numbers, so Kip Fordney brings along a college math major to count the money sure to pile u...
Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics
Holidays are funny things. They being about an idea. A celebration of something. And the evolve into a more amorphous event, a celebration of ... ...
AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 07.12.2008 | Home
NEW YORK — The nation's largest fireworks display exploded in a spectrum of color over the East River, temporarily stealing the spotlight from N...
236.com | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics
Uncle Sam (born July 4, 1776) is the national personification of the United States, an economic and cultural imperialist, the mascot of the New York Y...
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics
Flag lapel pins are all the rage these days, but the battle over wearing the flag is older than you may have thought.
Footnoted | Michelle Leder | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business
As we head into the Fourth of July holiday and what will no doubt be a weekend full of BBQs, I can't seem to get a number that I saw in the 10K that S...
Leonce Gaiter | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home
We have yet to arrive at the point where we can teach our history in full -- warts and all. Studying "the bonds we share with our fellow citizens" demands we study where and why those bonds have broken down.
Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 07.11.2008 | Entertainment
Happy 4th of July from HuffPost! Enjoy sitting at your computer indoors watching thematic videos if you're not outside spending the 4th of July weeken...
Robert Scheer | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics
It was always about the oil -- that's why "we" invaded Iraq -- only "we" aren't getting any, at least not at a reasonable price. The oil companies are.
Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green