To protect democracy and counteract the allure of authoritarianism, reduce people's sense of fear and insecurity, psychology ...

Senator Bernie Sanders has been holding public meetings about what he calls “Fighting Oligarchy.” There is much good about ...

Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded.

Henry Fonda for President envisions American history through the dual lives of Henry Fonda: the movie star and the real man behind him. While it’s the debut film from 61-year-old director Alexander ...

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Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

Democracy died, and “we the people” had no one left to speak for us. Trump is already talking about pursuing an 3rd term as President which is prohibited by our Constitution. Stand up and speak up to ...

The record for the longest individual speech in the Senate belongs to segregationist Strom Thurmond. He spoke for 24 hours & 18 minutes in a racist and futile attempt to prevent the Civil Rights Act ...