Power

Although he was denied his House seat, Menard continued his activism with the goal of uniting people across the Western Hemisphere.

We may not be in the midst of a war today, but the progress of democracy in this country is still tied to the rights of its most vulnerable citizens.

A republic needs a legislature that can handle such tasks. We don’t have one.

How a demagogue resembles a typhoon, and why it matters to the future of the republic.

It’s unsurprising considering the public careers of today’s political leaders began in the 1970s.

From fee-based governance to the “friendships” between the rich and public officials, the 19th century practices we once banished are back.

Instead of revitalizing the Democratic coalition, the commission's report exposed the fractures in American society.

The enlistment of black soldiers in the Union Army is well-known, but their Navy counterparts played an integral role, too.

Russian serfdom and American slavery ended within two years of each other; the defenders of these systems of bondage surprisingly shared many of the same arguments.

A former communist from Chicago wrote the song in the 1960s, decades before Trump turned it into an anti-immigrant fable.

It’s not enough to bring the articles of impeachment against an official – you have to convict them, too.

If the U.S. government is going to wage unending war, it should at least get the public on its side.

A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.

Why the Trump Era demands a better understanding of how racism got us into this mess.

Banning them would gut the concept of an armed citizenry as a final, emergency bulwark against tyranny.

Why the American public is infatuated with the relationship between physical fitness and the presidency.

At the height of the Black Power movement, the Bureau focused on the unlikeliest of public enemies: black independent booksellers.

That's the conclusion of a psychology study published in the journal Sciece.

The rise and fall of Clintonism.

It's part of the glorification of the military that's been happening since the first Gulf War.

The Olympics have long enabled global superpowers to enact their political and ideological conflicts in sport.

The Trump Administration has clamored for a military parade. What are the origins of tank-led celebrations?

Policies meant to whiten America almost always backfire.

Trump's plans for the federal workforce sound reasonable, but they would actually undo a century of reforms.

On 400 Years of Tribalism, Genocide, Expulsion, and Imprisonment.

A spate of new books explores the composition and motivations of the demographic that has been credited with electing Trump.

For unpopular presidents, the State of the Union is a minefield.

Sometimes you have to break the rules to create a more democratic system.

A historian reveals the crucial role that he played in helping Daniel Ellsberg leak the documents to journalists.

It wasn't some radical left-wing pipedream. It was moderate; and it worked.