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What We Fear in the Wake of the Texas Abortion Law
By Robin Marty
My Father Was a Vocal Critic of Nicaragua's President. Now He's a Political Prisoner
By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Why Must Women Wait for the Supreme Court to Decide What We Can Do With Our Bodies?
By Lyz Lenz
Michael Flynn's Attack on Democracy
By Chrissy Houlahan
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The Surprising Political History of the Fight Against the Equal Rights Amendment
Discussion of the ERA often focuses on the way the New Right stopped ratification by the states in the 1970s. But earlier opposition to the proposed amendment involved a bipartisan and ideologically diverse coalition in Congress
By Rebecca de Wolf / History News Network
May 12, 2021
The Story Behind the Declaration of Independence's Most Memorable Line
How newspapers and written constitutions brought us "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
By Akhil Reed Amar
May 7, 2021
What We Can Learn From the U.K.'s Mid-Pandemic 1918 Election
The U.K. general election of 1918 was a ‘cynical muddle’ held as influenza killed thousands across a country emerging from World War I
By Peter Keeling / History Today
May 5, 2021
Why America's Kids Need Free Camp This Summer
In the last week, as a board member for the Los Angeles Unified School District, I’ve seen students return to school campuses after more than a year of distance learning. As a leader for a...
By Nick Melvoin
May 1, 2021
The U.S. Must Prioritize Raif Badawi's Case
For years, successive U.S. administrations have given Saudi Arabia a free pass to harass, arrest and even execute those who do not accept the government’s official interpretation of Hanbali Sunni Islam. One such case is...
By Gayle Manchin
April 28, 2021
What the 'America First Caucus' Gets Wrong on Anglo-Saxon History
"Everything's sort of layered on a false understanding of history"
By Olivia B. Waxman
April 21, 2021
Why Congress Should Legalize Marijuana
On his final day in office Donald Trump, who I never agreed with, did something I completely agree with: he commuted the sentence of a man who was serving a life sentence for possessing marijuana....
By Chelsea Handler
April 19, 2021
Joe Biden Should Become the Service President
In times of crisis, America’s leaders have historically relied on national service to recover and rebuild. During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps mobilizing millions of unemployed Americans. After 9/11, President...
By Stanley McChrystal
March 24, 2021
Biden Must Withdraw From Afghanistan by May 1
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s impromptu visit to Kabul over the weekend where he claimed the United States seeks a “responsible end” to the war followed Secretary of State Tony Blinken’s letter to Afghan President...
By Trita Parsi
March 23, 2021
What Democrats Must Do for Black Voters
Black communities have a long history of fighting to make America real. Daring to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., to secure our right to vote, taking to the streets to defend our...
By Alicia Garza
March 22, 2021
Why Germany’s Political Future Looks Increasingly Shaky as Angela Merkel Prepares to Leave
On Sept. 26, Germany's year of political change will culminate with the election of a new Chancellor, an event that will close the remarkable 16-year tenure of Angela Merkel. For Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU),...
By Ian Bremmer
March 18, 2021
How to Protect Voting Rights in the U.S.
On Jan. 6, 2021, millions watched, horrified, as agitators hellbent on overturning the election results and disenfranchising Black and Brown voters staged an insurrection on the Capitol, fueled by demonstrably false allegations of voter fraud....
By Ronald Newman
February 22, 2021
How Long Can Mexico's President Defy Political Gravity?
How long can Andrés Manuel López Obrador defy gravity? The list of his country's problems is long. Though Mexico's President promised to combat violent crime upon taking office in 2018, drug cartels still control big...
By Ian Bremmer
February 18, 2021
A Crime Epidemic Has Cost Americans Billions
On Monday, the state of California made a startling announcement: Last year, the state lost more than $11 billion as a result of unemployment benefits fraud—“billion” with a “b”—and another $20 billion is under investigation....
By Ankush Khardori
January 27, 2021
'We Must Have a Third Reconstruction.' Read the Full Text of the Rev. William J. Barber II's Sermon at the Inaugural Prayer Service
The Rev. William J. Barber II delivered the homily at the inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, January 21. His sermon is below. Lord, please help, hold and harness us for Your...
By William J. Barber II
January 21, 2021
The Stories Behind Donald Trump’s TIME Covers
At a dinner for the TIME 100 in 2019, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump, asked me a question: "What is your favorite TIME cover of my father-in-law?” I don’t normally like to...
By D.W. Pine
January 19, 2021
3 Presidents Who Skipped Successors' Inauguration
The image of the past and present President at the U.S. Capitol is seen as an image of the continuity of government
By Olivia B. Waxman
January 19, 2021
3 Lessons From Failures in Charlottesville
As the city’s mayor at the time, it’s particularly painful to describe the failures of government during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in August 2017—but it’s never been more necessary. In Charlottesville, more...
By Michael Signer
January 13, 2021
Save Sarcasm for Other Democracies. America Is Fine
Resilient democratic institutions and conventions prevented Trump from becoming a Modi or an Erdogan
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury
January 11, 2021
How Domestic Terrorism Can Be Prosecuted
Even though the FBI tracks domestic terrorism, there isn’t one law that makes it a crime
By Joyce White Vance
January 9, 2021
How the Next Congress Can Fix U.S Elections
This year, voters across the country faced a myriad of barriers to casting their vote -- a global pandemic, a concerted disinformation campaign waged by the President and his allies and amplified by foreign adversaries,...
By Cory Booker
December 30, 2020
Iran's Hopes for New Nuclear Talks, and an Economic Boost, Rest on the Biden Administration
A terrible year for Iran got worse when the country's top nuclear scientist was killed. As the architect of Iran's nuclear weapons program, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was a national hero, and his Nov. 27 assassination has...
By Ian Bremmer
December 3, 2020
America's Crises Would Be Daunting for Any President-Elect
Division is, in fact, more the rule than the exception in American life, writes @jmeacham
By Jon Meacham
November 12, 2020
Our Dueling American Realities Remain. Biden, Harris—And All of Us—Have Much Work Ahead
Early last year, I went to a small dinner in New York for one of my predecessors in this job, former TIME editor turned best-selling biographer, professor and PBS host Walter Isaacson. We wound up...
By Edward Felsenthal
November 12, 2020
I Gave Donald Trump a Chance After He Was Elected. The President's Supporters Should Do the Same for Joe Biden Now
On Sunday, I woke up feeling like my old self. (Just 40, I mean 4 years older.) I got to know Donald Trump during my 15 years on the Today Show. Part of our job...
By Katie Couric
November 8, 2020
Why Swing States Are a Thing
Before the 1970s, one could find rare references to the term 'swing state'— but back then it meant something different
By Olivia B. Waxman
November 3, 2020
What to Know About America's History of Contested Elections
The history of Presidential elections taking more than a vote to resolve goes back to the country's earliest days—and holds lessons for now
By Olivia B. Waxman
October 26, 2020
TIME Replaced Its Logo on the Cover For the First Time in Its Nearly 100-Year History. Here's Why We Did It
I don't often use this space to direct your attention to other publications, but I do recommend you check out an article Science published online on Sept. 24. Titled Singing in a Silent Spring, it...
By Edward Felsenthal
October 22, 2020
A Brief History of Voting by Mail
Over the centuries, voting by mail has become an attractive alternative for many—thanks in large part to the influence of wartime necessity
By Olivia B. Waxman
September 28, 2020
John Adams Lost His Re-Election. How He Responded Set a Precedent That's Been Followed for More Than 200 Years
One thing that John Adams never did was to voice a word of regret about leaving the presidency at his term’s end. None of his successors has ever violated or dishonored the precedent he established
By R. B. Bernstein / History News Network
September 10, 2020
America Is Being Pulled Apart. Here's How We Can Start to Heal Our Nation
For the first time in my adult life, it's easy for me to foresee the possibility of a genuine constitutional crisis in the United States of America. The scenario is simple. Imagine that either Joe...
By David French
September 10, 2020
The History and Politics of the USPS
As the fate of the USPS hangs in the balance, author Ryan Ellis reveals how the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 changed postal politics
By Ryan Ellis / The MIT Press Reader
August 18, 2020
5 Myths About the 19th Amendment, Debunked
From Susan B. Anthony to Seneca Falls
By Olivia B. Waxman
August 18, 2020
Why Some States Waited Decades to Ratify the 19th Amendment
The delay did not affect women's right to vote, but it did send a message about just how recently such an idea remained controversial
By Suyin Haynes
August 17, 2020
Libertarian Presidential Nominee Bitten by Bat
Luckily, the presidential candidate doesn't seem particularly traumatized by the bat attack
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 8, 2020
Amid a Crippling Economy and U.S. Sanctions, the Syrian Regime May Be On the Brink of Collapse
Syria's Bashar Assad has been counted out before. There were times during his country's civil war, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and pushed more than 12 million more from their homes, when...
By Ian Bremmer
June 25, 2020
What Police Can Learn From the Military About the Effectiveness of Soft Power
Amid all the long-needed national debate following the murder of George Floyd, one element is emerging as particularly polarizing: the discussion over "defunding the police." The phrase has come to mean a wide variety of...
By James Stavridis
June 25, 2020
U.S. Immigration Policy Toward Mexican Migrants Has Changed
The magnitude and regularity of deportations after 1975 marked a break from the past and the dawn of a new era
By Adam Goodman
June 23, 2020
Trump Is the Winner of OPEC Deal
It’s also the first time in decades an American President has pushed for higher oil prices
By Ian Bremmer
April 16, 2020
U.S. Industry Has Mobilized to Face Past Crises
The Defense Production Act allows the President to enlist American business in addressing a national emergency
By Olivia B. Waxman
March 24, 2020
Doris Kearns Goodwin: Coronavirus Demands a Leader Like FDR
"The overwhelming majority have never seen a situation that so severely disrupts our daily routines. Maybe that’s where history can provide perspective and solace"
By Lily Rothman
March 23, 2020
The Surprising Origins of the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile
Amid questions about U.S. preparedness for COVID-19, the Strategic National Stockpile is further stocking up
By Olivia B. Waxman
March 11, 2020
Days After Rep. Wore Gas Mask, Constituent Dies
Gaetz released a statement to say that he was 'extremely saddened' by the news
By Tara Law
March 8, 2020
The Democrats Need a New Tune
It may sound crazy, but the Democrats are singing Trump’s tune. We need a different song. Sure, the two parties are miles apart on everything from healthcare to immigration. The consequences of a second Trump...
By Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit
March 6, 2020
1972's Lessons for the Democratic Party
As some in the Democratic Party look ahead to a possible contested convention, the lessons of 1972 become even more important
By David Kaiser
March 5, 2020
Supreme Court for the Rich
In 1983, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Raymond Dirks, an investment advisor who passed insider information on to his clients, who used it to make money. It seemed clear that using insider information...
By Adam Cohen
March 3, 2020
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