Roundup

Why We Must Impeach

by Sean Wilentz

The president’s abuse of power has surpassed any we’ve seen in our history — and Congress must act.

Roundup Top 10!

This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editor of HNN.

The Forgotten Trauma of a Forgotten War

by Nick Turse

As the World Looks Away, Death Stalks the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Abraham Lincoln, Washington Nationals fan

by Sidney Blumenthal

The long history of baseball in D.C. after the Nationals clenchend a National League Conference Series appearance. 

Impeachment is the latest chapter in the battle between democracy and white supremacy

by Carol Anderson

The connections aren’t as obvious, but America’s front lines remain the same as they’ve always been.

We put a Nazi general on a pedestal and wonder why we have neo-Nazis

by Robert Scott Kellner

The US military made a hero of Field Marshal Rommel, Hitler's favorite general. Is it any wonder there are German and American neo-Nazis?

What’s happening to Giuliani now was happening to him long before 9/11

by Jim Sleeper

Giuliani’s mind and career tell us as much as the impeachment inquiries are likely to do about why Trump’s presidency is so perverse.

The Deep State Conspiracy Is About to Go Into Overdrive

by Ronald Radosh

The American right has advanced nutty conspiracy theories for decades. But the one we’re about to see play out will make Joe McCarthy look like an amateur.

The Supreme Court must extend the Civil Rights Act’s protections to LGBTQ employees

by Katherine Turk

It shouldn’t be legal to fire somebody for their sexual orientation or gender identity.  

The NBA's cowardice on China

by Jonathan Zimmerman

"The NBA just threw Hong Kong under the bus, purely for the sake of the almighty dollar. And if that’s not outrageous, I don’t know what is."

The difference between Nixon and Trump is Fox News

by Nicole Hemmer

Fox News shields President Trump. But his love for their conspiracies might bring him down.

Why America Needs Whistle-Blowers

by Allison Stanger

In accusing the intelligence community whistle-blower of partisanship and treason, President Trump has redefined whistle-blowing to serve his private interests rather than the rule of law. In the American tradition, whistle-blowers expose illegal or unconstitutional acts that the powerful want to keep secret.

Israel’s Fractured Democracy And Its Repercussions

by Alon Ben-Meir

A look at Israeli history and its latest headlines. 

'God Is Not Going to Put It in Your Lap.' What Made Fannie Lou Hamer’s Message on Civil Rights So Radical—And So Enduring

by Keisha N. Blain

Hamer’s bold message to “get up and try to do something” was one that all Americans committed to change needed to hear

How the Vaping Industry Is Using a Defensive Tactic Pioneered Decades Ago by Big Tobacco

by Sarah Milov

Sarah Milov, author of The Cigarette: A Political History, argues "the most dangerous aspect of vaping might not be what it does to the body, but rather what it does to the body politic."

Historians on Trump: We've never seen anything like this

by Elizabeth Cobbs, Kyle Longley, Ken Osgood, Jeremi Suri

We are historians who have researched every president since George Washington, and we've never seen anything like this.

For 25 years, Operation Gatekeeper has made life worse for border communities

by Pedro Rios

The policy of ‘prevention through deterrence’ has been deadly.

The Constitution Needs Reform

by Sanford Levinson

The system is rigged, and it’s the Constitution that’s doing the rigging.

Why Donald Trump is much more dangerous than Andrew Johnson

by Sidney M. Milkis and Daniel J. Tichenor

While both presidents are demagogues who faced impeachment, today’s political reality means that Trump can do more damage

The Forgotten History of America’s Worst Racial Massacre

by Nan Elizabeth Woodruff

Hundreds of black citizens were killed in Elaine, Arkansas, a century ago this week.