After winning 6 percent of the vote in the 1912 presidential election, Eugene Debs ran afoul of the nation’s new anti-sedition laws.
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Every modern commander in chief, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Barack Obama, has gripped-and-grinned for the cameras with cruel authoritarians.
During World War I, vaudeville star Elsie Janis traveled to France to bring good cheer to U.S. troops.
How a bunch of tiny police departments in eastern Massachusetts are fighting the opioid epidemic by offering treatment, not jail.
The president stood accused of racism and abuse of power, contempt for his enemies and a firing that subverted the rule of law.
Four weeks into President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial, his chief foe, the most ardent civil rights advocate in Congress, rose to speak. It was 150 years ago, but Thaddeus Stevens’s denunciation of Johnson still resonates today amid calls for President Trump’s impeachment.
Their courage made headlines across the country, hailing the African-American regiment as heroes even as they faced discrimination at home.
After 16 years in Congress, former Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich is running for Ohio’s highest office on a platform of infrastructure jobs, free college tuition and more.
