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Karen M. Sughrue

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Special Education: The 50-Year Fight for the Right to Learn

Today’s special education system was shaped five decades ago, when parents fought for disabled children’s right to learn.

by Karen M. Sughrue, Michael Kranz, Heru Muharrar via Retro Report on June 24, 2021
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How Biden vs. Sanders Echoes a 1964 Republican Party Split

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are the icons of an ideological split among today’s Democrats, echoing a similar split in the Republican party of 1964.

by Matt Spolar, Sianne Garlick, Karen M. Sughrue via Retro Report on March 4, 2020
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"No" on Impeachment Unites Today's GOP. In the 1950s, a Renegade Dared to Break Ranks

Breaking with party unity can be costly. In the 1950's, Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine faced backlash after she condemned McCarthy, a fellow Republican.

by Karen M. Sughrue via Retro Report on December 3, 2019

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