Background to May Day: In 1884, unions declared that eight hours would constitute a legal day’s work from and after May 1, 1886. When workers went on strike at a factory in Chicago on May 3, 1886, police fired into the peacefully assembled crowd, killing four and wounding many others. T...

Video (3min 40 sec): Sexual Aggression and Risk Taking: Are We That Different from Chimps?. Professor Malcolm Potts, coauthor of Sex and War, compares the biological similarities exhibited in the risk taking behavior of male chimpanzees and humans.   Why is it that humans, nearly uniqu...

The Duel That Changed American History by Joann Graham.   The most famous duel fought on American soil was undoubtedly that between sitting Vice President Aaron Burr and Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. It was a duel that very likely changed the course of American histor...

Video (1min 38ec): Government Warns About Online Scams Tied to Stimulus. The stimulus plan does not include money for grants for personal financial assistance. Sites that tell you that you have to pay money to get free money are a scam. The Federal Trade Commission warned computer use...