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Topic: American Revolution

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, published in 1776, helped galvanize colonial support for American independence. (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Library of Congress / DeAgostini / DigiPub)

At 250, "Common Sense" still matters

Edward J. Larson
Signing of the Declaration of Independence (Getty Images/Keith Lance)

Why France helped the Founding Fathers

Willard Sterne Randall
American Drone Strike concept (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Daniel Hale, American hero

Lawrence Wilkerson
Dan Abrams | Boston Massacre (AP Photo/Salon)

How John Adams changed legal history

Dean Obeidallah
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Climate change and environmental disasters (Getty Images/Roy Scott)

The climate crisis must reunite America

Peter Dale Scott
(Getty/Salon)

Does America need a second revolution?

Bob Hennelly
Liberty Gin (Courtesy of Walter Palmer)

A modern gin with revolutionary roots

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Philadelphia Eagles mascot, Swoop and New England Patriots mascot, Pat Patriot (Getty/AP/Salon)

Super Bowl LII: Perfect for this America

Matthew Rozsa
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, Federal Communication Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai speaks during an open hearing and vote on "Net Neutrality" in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

RIP, net neutrality

Thom Hartmann - Alternet
The Battle Of Bunker Hill In 1775 During The American Revolution (Getty/traveler1116)

America’s violent birth

Holger Hoock
Benedict Arnold; Michael Flynn (AP/Susan Walsh/WikiMedia)

Tale of a traitor

Heather Digby Parton
(Getty/DNY59/WikiMedia)

White folks: Read Douglass

Chauncey DeVega
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(Salon/Flora Thevoux)

America's last king

Willard Sterne Randall
(Wikicommons/Salon)

Thou makest America great

Paul Rosenberg
A woman holds a banner during a demonstration against US president-elect Donald Trump, in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. A few hundreds of critics of Trump have marched through Paris to express concern about his respect for human rights, women and minorities. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (AP)

Harvey J. Kaye - BillMoyers.com
(AP/David Goldman)

Voting revolution

Sean McElwee
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(Wikimedia)

Two cheers for the Declaration

Andrew O'Hehir
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1963. (AP)

America's real founding moment

Elias Isquith
Ted Cruz, George Washington, Rand Paul (Reuters/Lucas Jackson/Wikimedia/AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta/Salon)

What would George think?!

Andrew Leonard
Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama (AP/Alexander Gardner/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Salon)

Happy 4th: America's doomed!

Andrew O'Hehir
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Gerald Horne

White supremacy and slavery

Elias Isquith
Tea Party supporter William Temple (AP/David Goldman)

Is revolution coming to U.S.?

Michael Lind
(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Steven Rosenfeld - Alternet
Fife and drum corps march in Illumination of the Taverns in Colonial Williamsburg. (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-138433p1.html'>Steve Heap</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

GOP Disneyland, transformed

Andrew O'Hehir
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