Diversity is healthcare reform's worst enemy. White America has never
liked social insurance for people of color
By Michael Lind Sep 15, 2009
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Why can't Democrats mobilize the public for healthcare reform? Blame the demagogy gap
By Michael Lind
September 1, 2009
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They don't make families -- or politicians, or liberals -- like Teddy and the Kennedys anymore
By Alan Wolfe
August 27, 2009
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A pollster applies some historical context and gives three reasons why things aren't bleak for the president
By Paul Maslin
August 12, 2009
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History shows that piecemeal reform is better than a Big Bang. That goes for most of the Democrats' domestic agenda
By Michael Lind
July 14, 2009
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His first 100 days has been a sprint. But the success of his second 100 days -- and his presidency -- hinges on a series of tough decisions.
By Robert Reich
April 27, 2009
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His victory really may mark the beginning of a new era in American history.
By Michael Lind
November 7, 2008
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The former first lady died Wednesday afternoon.
By Alex Koppelman
July 11, 2007
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Lyndon Johnson's secret tapes offer extraordinary insight into the sometimes ugly reality of running the USA -- and into a complex man's tortured soul.
By Douglas Cruickshank
November 29, 2001
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Listen to a phone conversation between
Lyndon Johnson and a devastated Jacqueline Kennedy,
secretly recorded by the president days after JFK was killed.
November 29, 2001
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The revisionists who believe that the war was just -- and winnable -- are rewriting a history they don't understand.
By Stanley Karnow
April 27, 2000
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Did Lucianne have a fling with LBJ? Gore on young girls: "I have no firsthand knowledge." Plus: Jennifer Aniston's mom tells all ... again.
By Amy Reiter
January 12, 2000
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Gov. Bush says he has been reading a biography of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Here's a reading comprehension exam for the GOP front-runner.
By David Corn
December 13, 1999
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LBJ's son-in-law Chuck Robb once seemed to be on the fast track to the White House, but these days, he's considered the senator most likely to lose his job in 2000.
By Jake Tapper
November 17, 1999
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John Leonard on the life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy, as depicted in 'The Last Patrician' by Michael Knox Beran, 'Mutual Contempt' by Jeff Shesol, 'Make Gentle the Life of this World: The Vision of Bobby Kennedy' by Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, and 'Robert F. Kennedy: A Memoir' a television special by Jack Newfield, to be aired on the Discovery Channel
By John Leonard
May 30, 1998
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