Power
New York City Women in the House (of Representatives)
A look at 90 years of strong congresswomen.
by
Audrey Graham
via
New York Times
on
April 3, 2019
'Not a Racist Bone in His Body’: The Origins of the Default Defense Against Racism
The rise of the colorblind ideology that prevents us from addressing racism.
by
Justin Gomer
,
Christopher Petrella
via
Made by History
on
April 11, 2019
When Socialism Was Tried in America—and Was a Smashing Success
For much of the 20th century, Milwaukee was run by socialists — and Time magazine called it “one of the best-run cities in the U.S.”
by
John Nichols
via
The Nation
on
April 2, 2019
Is This the End of the American Century?
Has Trump permanently damaged the credibility of the Presidential office?
by
Adam Tooze
via
London Review of Books
on
April 4, 2019
The Myth of the American Frontier
Greg Grandin’s new book charts the past and present of American expansionism and its high human costs.
by
Jedediah Purdy
via
The Nation
on
April 1, 2019
How the South Won the Civil War
During Reconstruction, true citizenship finally seemed in reach for black Americans. Then their dreams were dismantled.
by
Adam Gopnik
via
The New Yorker
on
April 1, 2019
The New Working Class
Democrats should abandon the specter of the right-wing hard hat, and recognize today's working class for what it really is.
by
Gabriel Winant
via
Dissent
on
June 27, 2017
168 Days: Recalling an Old-Fashioned Court Packing Drama
After months of political maneuvering, intrigue, backroom bargaining, and furious oratory, the fate of FDR's plan was clear.
by
Robert W. Merry
via
The American Conservative
on
March 27, 2019
‘It’s a Racial Thing, Don’t Kid Yourself’: An Oral History of Chicago’s 1983 Mayoral Race
How Harold Washington became Chicago’s first black mayor.
by
Jordan Heller
via
Intelligencer
on
April 2, 2019
Goodbye, Cold War
For the first time, we are living in a truly post-cold-war political environment in the United States.
by
Aziz Rana
via
n+1
on
November 30, 2018
Not So Evident
How experts and their facts created immigration restriction.
by
Katherine Benton-Cohen
via
Perspectives on History
on
March 25, 2019
Ari Fleischer Lied, and People Died
The former Bush mouthpiece had more to do personally with the Iraq WMD catastrophe than he wants us to believe.
by
Scott Ritter
via
The American Conservative
on
March 22, 2019
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