Culture

Huey Long: Death of a Demagogue Huey Long: Death of a Demagogue

Huey sleeps with the other kingfish.

Apr 2, 2009 / The Editors

Africa for the Africans: The Garvey Movement Africa for the Africans: The Garvey Movement

The movement for a Republic of Africa--run for and by black people--grows strong on the streets of Harlem.

Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / William Pickens

Nixon Resigns: A Type to Remember Nixon Resigns: A Type to Remember

The long national nightmare of Richard Nixon's political career is over.

Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Mark Harris

Kennedy-Nixon Debate: A Landmark? Kennedy-Nixon Debate: A Landmark?

It's hard to win a presidential debate when you look like Rudolf Hess. That's probably why Richard Nixon did much better against John F. Kennedy, among those who listened on the ra...

Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Kenneth Rexroth

Watergate: The Measures to Be Taken Watergate: The Measures to Be Taken

Reflections on a 'Saturday Night Massacre'.

Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Carey McWilliams

Castillo’s Guatemala Castillo’s Guatemala

The US takes over Guatemala, as democracy slips over a banana peel.

Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / David Graham

Media Misses Mark on Truman’s Election Media Misses Mark on Truman’s Election

The only person in 1948 who thought Truman had a chance in 1948 was Harry, and even he wasn't all that convinced.

Apr 2, 2009 / The Editors

Red Scare: What Is Attorney General Palmer Doing? Red Scare: What Is Attorney General Palmer Doing?

Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer writes a letter to the editor, defending the Red Scare.

Apr 1, 2009 / The Editors

Pancho Villa Puts US in Difficult Position Pancho Villa Puts US in Difficult Position

President Wilson sent troops to Mexico to capture Pancho Villa, and now he's keeping them there with an eye toward the 1916 election.

Apr 1, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

The Tale of the Teapot The Tale of the Teapot

Warren Harding may have shouldered most of the blame, but in the biggest scandal of the 1920s, it's clear a lot of well-connected people were drinking from the teapot.

Apr 1, 2009 / Feature / William Hard

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