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Step back in time: 7 historic US hotels worth checking into — including a Hilton

Experiencing the good old days is guaranteed with a stay at one of these fascinating properties. Ted Thornhill is your guide...

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80 US History Photos That Show The Past In A Way Textbooks Usually Don’t

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country has had a packed, complicated history, full of events that were inspiring, shocking, and heartbreaking. That’s why we’ve rounded up curious photos shared on the US History subreddit.…

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An Antidote to the FDR Cult

A new biography presents Franklin Roosevelt as one of the greatest scoundrels of American political history.

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Is the Democratic party embracing Bernie Sanders-style politics?

Maybe. Let’s hope it is not too late for Democrats to win back the working class and Washington

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The Long Road Home

The Wounded Generation examines the aftermath of the "good war."

Reason

The troubling relevance of Woody Guthrie’s new album, released 58 years after his death

A new album by Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), perhaps the most influential US folk artist, was released late last summer. Woody at Home, Vol. 1 & 2 contains songs – some already known, others previously unreleased – the artist recorded from 1951 to 1952 on a tape recorder he received from…

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Trump Has Issued More Executive Orders So Far This Term Than Biden Did in His Whole Presidency

The president is on a record-shattering pace for executive actions.

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How 'National Security' Came Unmoored From Americans' Actual Security

The turning point was the New Deal.

Reason

From Benjamin Franklin to Pony Express to anthrax: How the US Postal Service shaped a nation

The U.S. Postal Service is turning 250

The Independent UK

Democratic FTC Commissioner Quits—But That Doesn't Mean He's Dropping His Lawsuit

Trump fired Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya in March. Yesterday he gave up his claim to the job, but he's still challenging the White House's right to dismiss him.

Reason

Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs throughout the government. Veteran-led protests will be held at the National Mall, 16 state capitol buildings and over…

The Conversation

Should the Civilization Video Games Be Fun—or Real?

Some players like the game to mimic the real world. Others like to play as Gandhi but nuke their enemies into oblivion.

Reason

Tim Bouverie’s Allies at War recounts the fall-outs and reconciliations of The Big Three with sensitivity and wit

5/5 A powerful and well-researched study of an alliance that was often fractious or worse

The Independent UK

Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment

Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons.

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Trump is concentrating power. A key faction of judges supports the idea

The ‘unitary executive’ theory – backed by some conservative lawyers – is largely bogus. But it could wreak havoc on democracy

Radio France Internationale

Europe at a crossroads: can the EU unite amid shifting US ties?

As US President Donald Trump moves to reshape transatlantic ties, experts warn the EU must unite to counter global threats. Following Germany’s elections, RFI’s Jan van der Made spoke with Ralf Fücks, a former Green Party politician and head of the Center for Liberal Modernity think tank. He asked him…

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What’s a constitutional crisis? Here’s how Trump’s recent moves are challenging the Constitution’s separation of powers

In a short few weeks, President Donald Trump has upended many core parts and functions of the U.S. government. He dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development and fired thousands of government employees. He has also fired several inspectors general and board members of independent agencies.

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Presidents and Social Security: How Presidents Have Impacted America's First Social Insurance Policy

Since its inception in 1935, Social Security has expanded its mission and reach. Here is how each president from Roosevelt to Trump has impacted Social Security.

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Republican's Constitutional Rewrite To Give Trump Third Term Would Still Bar Obama From Running Again

''No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than three times, nor be elected to any additional term after being elected to two consecutive terms," reads the resolution by Rep. Andy Ogles.

Latin Times

Republican's Constitutional Rewrite to Give Trump Third Term Would Still Bar Obama From Running Again

Reason

How FDR Built the American Security State

Historian Anthony Gregory explains how liberalism can be used to build an apparatus of repression.

The Conversation

Undoing the ‘deep state’ means Trump would undo over a century of progress in building a federal government for the people and not just for rich white men

If elected, Donald Trump has vowed to demolish what he calls the “deep state” – a conspiratorial term for the American federal bureaucracy. A second Trump administration, running mate JD Vance has said, should fire thousands of civil servants and replace them with MAGA loyalists.

The Conversation

Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives are not rare in US history

Former President Donald Trump survived his second assassination attempt on Sept. 15, 2024, marking the latest chapter in a long history book. Presidential assassination attempts, whether successful or not, are fairly commonplace in American history.

The Guardian - US

Push to honor trailblazing woman who spearheaded New Deal with monument

Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet, was labor secretary under FDR

The Conversation

From a pig as political candidate to a breakout speech for Obama − Democratic National Convention often leaves its mark on history

If the Yippies – a group of young activists known for political dissent – had their way, Americans would have elected a 145-pound pig named Pigasus as president in 1968.

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