Is Russia Really ‘the Greatest Threat’ to US National Security? Is Russia Really ‘the Greatest Threat’ to US National Security?
Ashton Carter, Victoria Nuland, and Gen. Joseph Dunford want us to think so.
Jul 14, 2015 / James Carden
The Never-Ending Torture of Campaign Season The Never-Ending Torture of Campaign Season
It’s like being trapped in a real-life comments thread with no escape.
Jul 14, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda Hillary Clinton Puts Paycheck Feminism at the Center of Her Economic Agenda
Clinton is a politician who believes in pragmatism, and she has come to believe that it is pragmatic to run an explicitly liberal campaign.
Jul 13, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
July 13, 1960: John F. Kennedy Secures the Democratic Presidential Nomination July 13, 1960: John F. Kennedy Secures the Democratic Presidential Nomination
How “a young man without an impressive political record, without a program, without broad rank-and-file support,” won the presidency.
Jul 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
July 12, 1984: Walter Mondale Announces Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate July 12, 1984: Walter Mondale Announces Geraldine Ferraro as the Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate
“Her prominent role in a Mondale Administration would secure more attention for the feminist agenda.”
Jul 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
July 9, 1896: William Jennings Bryan Delivers ‘Cross of Gold’ Speech July 9, 1896: William Jennings Bryan Delivers ‘Cross of Gold’ Speech
“His speech to the convention was an appeal to one of the worst instincts of the human heart—that of getting possession of other people’s property without the owners’ consent.”
Jul 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act July 2, 1964: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the Civil Rights Act
"The legislation will provide a framework of achievable goals within which agitation, demonstrations and picketing will tend to take place."
Jul 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers
Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton will face off in the presidential race—but the real battle will be between the billionaires backing them.
Jun 24, 2015 / Nomi Prins
Congressional Democrats Introduce Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act Congressional Democrats Introduce Ambitious New Bill to Restore the Voting Rights Act
Two years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the VRA. Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressman John Lewis have a plan to fix that.
Jun 24, 2015 / Ari Berman
June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act
“A bad bill has become bad law.”
Jun 23, 2015 / Richard Kreitner