Power

The outrage and press coverage was nothing compared with that surrounding Hillary Clinton's emails.

Historian Judith Stein debunks liberal myths about racism, the New Deal, and why the Democrats moved right.

The most important third party in the history of American politics is one you may never have heard of before.

As first lady, Clinton rejected the ways of Washington and paid a price.

Headlines tell us that the campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have both opened a new chapter of populist politics. How is that possible?

Some issues are too fundamental for a party to withstand, and the consequences can last for a generation.

The kindness of masters is meaningless in the context of a hereditary chattel system that turned humans into property.

The story of an unofficial, integrated delegation from Mississippi that attempted to claim seats at the 1964 Democratic National Convention and was denied.

On the first political convention in support of the Anti-Masonic Party, in reaction to the number of political elites involved in the secretive Masonic society.

Choosing a running mate used to be more about campaigning than governing. But after Richard Nixon’s ruinous relationship with Spiro Agnew, the job has changed.

It's been a remarkable transformation over 162 years.

Of the presidential elections in early America, few have stressed the themes of sex and gender so spicily as the heated contest of 1856.

How Newt Gingrich laid the groundwork for Donald Trump's rise.

Profiles of a few of the municipal leaders elected in the wake of the 19th Amendment.

When residents of the U.S. came to see Latin Americans as partners in a shared revolutionary experiment.

An introduction to the currents of American culture that led to "Trumpism.'

The crazy history of nominating Conventions.

How feminism and antifeminism created Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

The Trump candidacy looks a lot more like Reagan's than anyone might care to notice.

Unlike Nixon's famous "silent majority," Trump's backers are loud - and growing in volume

The notion that Donald Trump can convert a large swath of white, blue-collar Democrats is a fantasy. They don’t exist.

Explore origin and destination totals of migrants from 233 countries between 1990 and 2015.

Why the Clinton Administration is to blame for creating a permanent underclass of undocumented immigrants.

How Joseph McCarthy henchman Roy Cohn became Donald Trump’s mentor.

A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.

Despite a fractured party and health concerns, FDR capitalized on name recognition to win the 1932 presidential election.

White supremacy and the birth of the modern Democratic Party.

Remember Perot?

The baseball great warned of lasting repercussion for black voters during Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign.

Read an excerpt from TIME's special edition about Alexander Hamilton.