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If Racism's Dead, How Do We Account for this? -- "See How One Town Stands Up To Michelle When She Tries To Ruin High School Graduation"

by Rick Shenkman

What the people who oppose a visit by Michelle Obama say is their reason.

Why the College of Charleston’s New President Needs a History Lesson

by Ethan J. Kytle

McConnell has long argued that critics of his pro-Confederate stance seek to whitewash the past.

Why It's Time to Stop Complaining about Politicians Spinning Us (Interview)

by David Greenberg

We complain about spin when the other side's doing a good job.

America’s (No) Tax Tradition

by Romain Huret

Since the end of the nineteenth century, this tradition of tax resistance has been defended by the most affluent and most advantaged groups in American society.

I Think Hillary's Going to Run (Interview)

by William H. Chafe

The author of Bill and Hillary predicts she'll run but isn't sure she'll win.

The Tea Party's Weird Ideas About the Original Tea Party (Interview)

by Ron Formisano

The differences between the original Tea Party and the current Tea Party that borrows its name.

The Nixon Administration's Better Approach to Drug Rehabilitation (Interview)

by Claire Clark

Under Nixon we spent a lot more federal resources on drug rehab than we do now.

Why Obama's Not Accomplishing as Much as LBJ (Interview)

by Julian Zelizer

LBJ didn't succeed in passing legislation through Congress just because he knew how to get things done. 

The Overlooked Issue of 1964? Gender! (Interview)

by Robert Self

1964 was when the women's movement came of age. 

Goldwater and LBJ Weren't as Different as You Think (Interview)

by Lily Geismer

Both of them paid homage to the free enterprise system.

Americans Turned Against Taxes Because Taxes Were Unfair (Interview)

by Joshua Mound

How Woody Allen helped ignite the revolt against taxes. 

Our One-Sided Arguments About Taxes (Interview)

by Nancy MacLean

Liberals used to dominate the tax debate.  Then they caved. 

Why We Stopped Believing in Big Corporations (Interview)

by Louis Hyman

Once upon a time we loved corporations.  Then the sixties happened. 

Will There Be a Happy Ending to Ohio's Close Brush with a Rightwing Fantasy?

by John T. McNay

Senate Bill 5, derived mainly from the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), was designed to crush public unions across the state.

Business Leaders Will Have More Influence on Politics When They Shelve the "Populists are Nazis" Meme

by Benjamin Waterhouse

Business leaders have been comparing their opponents to Nazis -- and Communists, and socialists -- for a long time. It's never worked well for them.

The Invisible War Against Rape in the U.S. Military

by Ruth Rosen

The military, with its macho culture and adherence to the chain of command, still tolerates sexual assault and violence. How could it be different?

Statistically, It's Never Been Safer to Be Black in America. But That Doesn't Mean Black People are Safe from White Violence.

by Ian Reifowitz

A black person today is half as likely to be murdered as a black person in 1980. But when the murderer of Trayvon Martin walks free, and the murderer of Jordan Davis is not convicted of his gravest crime, it's naive to think race doesn't matter.

How Obama Became a Publicist for His Presidency (Rather Than the President)

by David Bromwich

The truth is that Obama’s convictions were never strong, and they were untested until he became the president.

What's Missing from Obama's Presidency

by Kenneth Weisbrode

If Obama the president is supposed to embody a "stable pluralism," how can he inspire the rest of us to transcend it?

Even If Arizona Made Its Anti-Gay Bill Law, It Wouldn't Have Mattered -- It Would Have Been Unconstitutional

by John A. Kirk

It's *so* unconstitutional it's laughable -- these issues were supposed to be settled fifty years ago.