- Agriculture linked to changes in age-independent mortality in North America. The intensification of crop use occurred in two phases, the first of which led to a decline in human age-independent mortality, while the second is associated with a rise in it. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/agriculture-linked-changes-age-independent-mortality-north-america/ 6 comments science
- How was monarchy perceived in the UK after America's declaration of independence? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/6oj1ze/how_was_monarchy_perceived_in_the_uk_after/ 6 comments history
- There's a record number of independents in America — but partisanship is alive and well http://www.vox.com/2015/1/8/7513507/gallup-independents 4 comments politics
- The Texas Nationalist Movement marks "Texas Independence Day": If they don't love America they should move... http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/7458701.html 6 comments reddit.com
- Black Lives Matter is America’s ray of light this Independence Day https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/black-lives-matter-is-americas-ray-of-light-this-independence-day/2020/07/03/faba0330-bd36-11ea-80b9-40ece9a701dc_story.html 28 comments politics
- Keon Barnum named Independent Player of the Year by Baseball America https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2019-independent-ball-player-of 7 comments baseball
- What role did the French army play during America's war of independence https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/76ftg9/what_role_did_the_french_army_play_during/ 9 comments history
- China Conducts Second Flight Test of New Long-Range Missile - road-mobile, outfitted with up to 10 multiple, independently-targetable nuclear warheads - with 7,000 mile range it can reach North America http://freebeacon.com/china-conducts-second-flight-test-of-new-long-range-missile/ 11 comments worldnews
- An Independent America: Voters leaving Republican, Democratic parties in droves http://www.activistpost.com/2011/12/independent-america-voters-leaving.html 17 comments politics
- Embarrassing: Beck Says The Alamo Was About "Mexican Independence" | Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/blog/201102100002 9 comments politics
- Trump Hire Revokes ‘Firewall’ That Ensured Reporters’ Independence at Voice of America https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-pack-trumps-us-agency-for-global-media-hire-revokes-journalistic-independence-at-voice-of-america?ref=home?ref=home 24 comments politics
- Ben Sasse should quit Republican Party, become independent, help America https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/14/ben-sasse-quit-republican-party-become-independent-fix-senate-column/1282373002/ 44 comments politics
- Why did the French help America gain its independence? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/4vwrf4/why_did_the_french_help_america_gain_its/ 14 comments history
- [Iran's leader in meeting with Alexis Tsipras, the Greece PM]: "The Europeans have no independent willpower in the face of America" http://english.khamenei.ir/news/3334/ 4 comments worldnews
- Went for a beautiful ride through the countryside on Independence Day. Thanks America! http://i.lvme.me/hf6mbfl.jpg 4 comments bicycling
- UK Independent: "Even at this remove it is apparent that America is suffering some kind of paranoid psychotic episode." http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/matthew-norman/matthew-norman-from-the-us-comes-a-nasty-whiff-2079311.html 4 comments politics
- Tocqueville on America: “I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America." http://www.prosebeforehos.com/quote-of-the-day/02/26/on-american-minds/? 4 comments reddit.com
- Ship of fools: Johann Hari sets sail with America's swashbuckling neocons - Independent Online Edition > Americas http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2766040.ece 3 comments reddit.com
- United States of America and the European Union turns their back on Catalonia independence [Translation in comments] http://www.elperiodico.com/es/internacional/20171027/tusk-reitera-que-espana-sigue-siendo-el-unico-interlocutor-de-la-ue-6384558 11 comments worldnews
- "The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America." - John Adams, on the passing of the Declaration of Independence on July 2nd, 1776 http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=l17760703jasecond 17 comments history
- Only 56% of Americans polled know America declared independence in 1776. 24% don't know what country we fought. http://maristpoll.marist.edu/71-independence-day-dummy-seventeen-seventy-when/ 5 comments politics
- Hunter becomes the hunted as Palin critics say she can't shoot Americas, World - The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hunter-becomes-the-hunted-as-palin-critics-say-she-cant-shoot-2153973.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Bill Russell on Racism in America, “Let me remind you of that unfulfilled promise, the one right there in the Declaration of Independence, ‘All men are created equal’. I’ve been waiting my whole life for America to live up to that.” https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/celtics-legend-bill-russell-offers-thoughts-on-protests-against-racial-injustice/2144292/ 13 comments sports
- Bill Russell on Racism in America, “Let me remind you of that unfulfilled promise, the one right there in the Declaration of Independence, ‘All men are created equal’. I’ve been waiting my whole life for America to live up to that.” https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/celtics-legend-bill-russell-offers-thoughts-on-protests-against-racial-injustice/2144292/ 116 comments nba
- Critics Mock Trump For Choking On 'Totalitarianism' In Mount Rushmore Diatribe | “He used our Independence Day to tell a majority of our country that we are not welcome here in America,” snapped one. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-totalitarianism-twitter-critics_n_5f00fa16c5b612083c5d41f2?ncid=applenews00001 700 comments politics
- On Independence Day, Biden says America has ‘never lived up’ to idea that we're all created equal https://www.newsweek.com/independence-day-joe-biden-america-never-lived-all-men-created-equal-1515444 74 comments politics
- Now that Independence Day is over and we're done congratulating ourselves for being the greatest democracy in the world, let's remember that America is not a democracy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bfeature=youtu.be&%3Bt=51s&v=XTHXnNsWdWg 3 comments politics
- America’s Glorious Celebration of Grievance. The Fourth of July is festive so long as you don’t dwell too much on the main message of the Declaration of Independence. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-07-03/4th-of-july-celebration-is-all-about-america-s-grievances 4 comments politics
- ‘Independent’ Trump Super PAC Gets Access to the Campaign’s Prized Possession — America First Action was able to rent on the president’s mammoth email list. But the purchase is hidden beneath layers of obscure financial transactions. https://www.thedailybeast.com/independent-trump-super-pac-gets-access-to-the-campaigns-prized-possession 10 comments politics
- The Coronavirus Exposed America’s Authoritarian Turn: Independent Expertise Always Dies First When Democracy Recedes https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2020-03-23/coronavirus-exposed-americas-authoritarian-turn 7 comments politics
- Trump Gives America Tanks and Himself as Birthday Presents -- Independence Day gets commandeered by the First Showman. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-03/trump-gives-tanks-self-as-july-fourth-gifts 14 comments politics
- "If you turned on US cable news at any point last week, you might have thought this July 4 holiday would be our last weekend on earth—the supposed terrorist masterminds in ISIS were going to descend upon America like the aliens in Independence Day and destroy us all." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/06/isis-cnn-terrorism-threat-hype-machine-government-pr 124 comments politics
- Purple America is ready, and eager, for Obama. His popularity with young voters, independents and suburbanites could very well translate into general-election victory. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080303/moser 8 comments politics
- Midwest Dispatch: Rightwing ‘News’ Sites Are Colonizing America’s Local Media — As Independent media outlets close across the country, shoddy, far-right propaganda is filling in the gap. https://progressive.org/dispatches/rightwing-news-colonizing-media-lahm-201020/ 30 comments politics
- The Cloud Forming Over America’s Spies | A retired C.I.A. officer sees danger ahead for the independence and political impartiality of the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies if Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence is confirmed. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/opinion/trump-grenell-ratcliffe.html 12 comments politics
- Coronavirus May Kill Our Fracking Fever Dream - America’s energy independence was an illusion created by cheap debt. All that’s left to tally is the damage. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/opinion/coronavirus-texas-fracking-layoffs.html 9 comments politics
- D-Day is example of America's 'strong relationship with German government', Trump State Department spokeswoman says | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-d-day-america-germany-strong-relationship-state-department-spokeswoman-heather-nauert-a8387221.html 26 comments politics
- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed Thursday to bring energy independence to America by getting rid of regulations aimed at curbing pollution and emissions of greenhouse gases, and he lashed out at Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-pledges-to-bring-energy-independence-to-america/2016/05/26/eba464b6-234e-11e6-9e7f-57890b612299_story.html 18 comments politics
- Independent Scotland could offer Edward Snowden political asylum and Washington's top intelligence chief Congressman Mike Rogers says Scotland should be more grateful to America for "saving" Europe from the Nazis during World War II. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/independent-scotland-could-offer-edward-snowden-political-asylum-1449985 4 comments worldnews
- Glenn Beck Plans A Libertarian Disneyland - Independence, USA where you can live out Beck’s dream of America The Way It Should Be: Grow your own food, your own energy and your own media. There’s a giant phallic symbol of a structure that represents “man reaching up to find God’s knowledge.” http://www.newshounds.us/glenn_beck_plans_a_libertarian_disneyland_01192013 6 comments politics
