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Florence Middleton/CalMattersCalifornia is strengthening civics education as America marks its 250th birthday. Teachers have to navigate a polarized political environment as they guide lessons on the Constitution. -
Nick Ut/AP PhotoCalifornia voted to bar immigrants from schools and social services in 1994. Now most Californians see immigrants as a benefit to the state.
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Labor Day finds most of the Exchange crew... not laboring. But we worked in advance to provide you with a couple of quality hours of interviews. At 8:… -
Earlier generations of American readers thrilled to the tales of brave locomotive engineers on the railroads, the airline pilots of their day. A Rogue… -
Having people with different viewpoints debate each other on television is nearly as old as TV itself. But the shoutfests of today common to the cable… -
Human decisions ranging from the drinking of gin to the surrender of Scottish sovereignty have hinged on the behavior of a particular animal. No, not… -
Have a cup of coffee with a goat, just to say thanks. One story of the origin of coffee is that a goatherd noticed how frisky his goats got after eating… -
It's a scary thought: how different would the world be if the Nazis had developed a nuclear weapon first? We'll never know. But we do have the ability to… -
The fireworks were fun. We're sleeping them off today, instead of coming in for a new Jefferson Exchange. But we rifled our files for some notable… -
The Exchange crew takes advantage of Independence Day, heading out to celebrate with you. But we collected two of our favorite interviews to play in our… -
This week we celebrate the events in Philadelphia in the sticky summer of 1776. But those events would not have been possible without the sacrifices of… -
The ongoing talk of impeaching President Trump begs the question: what other presidents have been impeached? The answer: only two.Bill Clinton we know… -
It is one of the most significant dates in American history: June 19, 1865. That is the day that Union troops arriving in South Texas informed the… -
It was right around this date in 1968 that Senator Robert Kennedy died after being shot in Los Angeles, right after winning the California Democratic…
