History

Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice Kent State: Citizens Battle for Justice

The families of the students shot by the National Guard at Kent State go to court to seek a measure of justice, but the federal government continues to stonewall them.

Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / Peter Davies

Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter Kent State: The Politics of Manslaughter

The murder of four students by the National Guard at Kent State should have, and could have, been prevented.

Apr 30, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

Farewell, the American Century Farewell, the American Century

In order to solve our problems Americans must begin to see ourselves as we really are.

Apr 28, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich

Garfield Shot: The Moral of It Garfield Shot: The Moral of It

Charles Guiteau was unhappy with the way the civil service treated him, so he shot President Garfield.

Apr 24, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

Hayes-Tilden: The Political Situation Hayes-Tilden: The Political Situation

Long before Richard Nixon and Watergate, the nation suffers through another long political nightmare--the election of 1876.

Apr 24, 2009 / The Editors

The IWW Trial The IWW Trial

The great and sensational case of the United States of America vs. William D. Haywood et al. resulted in a verdict of "Guilty" against the one hundred defendants who finally fa...

Apr 24, 2009 / Feature / Victor S. Yarros

Court Packing Plan: Hughes Checkmates the President Court Packing Plan: Hughes Checkmates the President

Even FDR can't win them all.

Apr 24, 2009 / Feature / Robert S. Allen

Watergate: The Mafia Metaphor Watergate: The Mafia Metaphor

Ron Ziegler may have called it a third-rate burglary, but the men who broke in to the Democratic National Committee headquarters all had a connection to the president's re-election...

Apr 24, 2009 / Feature / The Editors

Lattimore Case: McCarthy’s Vicious Retreat Lattimore Case: McCarthy’s Vicious Retreat

Tailgunner Joe meets his match in the professorial China hand, who won't surrender to the Senator's bullying.

Apr 23, 2009 / Feature / Willard Shelton

The ‘Checkers’ Speech: A Handbook for Demagogues The ‘Checkers’ Speech: A Handbook for Demagogues

Richard Nixon saved his candidacy with his "Checkers" speech. He also gave the nation a lesson in political demagogy.

Apr 23, 2009 / Norman Redlich

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