Executive Branch

Veto the Hartley-Taft labor bill

June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act June 23, 1947: Congress Overrides Truman’s Veto of the Taft-Hartley Labor Management Relations Act

“A bad bill has become bad law.”

Jun 23, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

GI Bill

June 22, 1944: FDR Signs the GI Bill June 22, 1944: FDR Signs the GI Bill

We like to remember the GI Bill of Rights as non-partisan, but we forget the fierce opposition the bill faced from segregationist Southern Democrats.

Jun 22, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner

The Watergate Complex

June 17, 1972: The Watergate Scandal Begins, as Nixon Campaign Associates Are Caught Breaking Into Democratic Headquarters June 17, 1972: The Watergate Scandal Begins, as Nixon Campaign Associates Are Caught Breaking Into Democratic Headquarters

“Whatever the motive for the ‘breaking and entering,’ it was not burglary, third rate or otherwise.”

Jun 17, 2015 / The Almanac / Richard Kreitner

Jeb Bush in Detroit

Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy Jeb Bush Is Out of His Depth on Foreign Policy

The younger Bush may impress foreign leaders just because he’s not his brother—but that’s not enough.

Jun 16, 2015 / James Carden

US Navy aircraft carrier

The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo The US Base More Secret Than Guantánamo

One US military base, decades of lies, and a crime that has never been faced or righted.

Jun 15, 2015 / David Vine

How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President

How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President How Obama Went From Being a Peace Candidate to a War President

Critics call him timid, but the president’s foreign policy has often been too aggressive—even at the risk of our long-term national interests.

Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Sherle R. Schwenninger

Suspended Surveillance: Two Years of Heretical Thinking

Suspended Surveillance: Two Years of Heretical Thinking Suspended Surveillance: Two Years of Heretical Thinking

It is worth pausing to consider how far things have moved since the Snowden revelations.

Jun 2, 2015 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Privacy and the Profit Motive

Privacy and the Profit Motive Privacy and the Profit Motive

The fallout from the Edward Snowden fiasco wasn’t just political—it was largely economic.

May 4, 2015 / Lawrence Cappello

Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights

Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights Seventy Years On, Let Us Renew FDR’s Struggle for an Economic Bill of Rights

"The rush of modern civilization itself has raised for us new difficulties, new problems which must be solved..."

Apr 14, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

Stanley Kutler Battled the ‘Luxuriant Privilege’ of Imperial Presidents

Stanley Kutler Battled the ‘Luxuriant Privilege’ of Imperial Presidents Stanley Kutler Battled the ‘Luxuriant Privilege’ of Imperial Presidents

The great historian of Watergate chased Nixon down, as part of a crusade against executive abuses.

Apr 8, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

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