Daily Kosadded this to Daily Kos TrendingJon Meacham Presidential historian: Trump joins Andrew Johnson as ‘most racist president in American History’dailykos.com - First Amendment Jon Meacham, who has written about several presidential administrations, knows his history about presidencies. While doing a group panel discussion …
Clark Sparksadded this to A History Of U.S.Liberal View The US Gave Slavers Their Land Back. What About Black Folks'...truthout.org - Taru Taylor The U.S. government was on the wrong side of history when they reneged their promise of “40 acres and a mule” to formerly enslaved Black Americans in …
Play buttonLiberal View Impeachment and the Righteous Republicansprospect.org - Alexander Heffner Historian Brenda Wineapple discusses her new book The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a New Nation. The Open Mind explores the …
CBC Newsadded this to WorldIlhan Omar Ilhan Omar's trial by political firestormcbc.ca - Kazi Stastna In just six months, Ilhan Omar has gone from freshman congresswoman to national lightning rod. It's the kind of rapid ascent that characterized her …
Business InsiderU.S. Politics A Republican lawmaker said that owning slaves 'doesn't make you racist' and was a 'business decision'Business Insider - Travis ClarkWerner Horn, a Republican state Representative from New Hampshire, commented 0n a since-deleted Facebook post this week that owning slaves "doesn't make you racist." Horn responded to a Facebook post former
Al Green History Will Honor the Courageous 95 Who Proposed to Impeach a Racist Presidentthenation.com - John Nichols John NicholsIt is absolutely appropriate for members of the US House to check and balance a president who employs xenophobic hatred to divide a …
Lonely Planetadded this to Lonely PlanetBarack Obama A new statue of Barack Obama and his daughter has been unveiled in the USLonely Planet - Andrea SmithA new statue of former US president, Barack Obama, has been unveiled in South Dakota, and it’s the product of two years of work by sculptor James Van Nuys. The statue is located in Rapid City and is part
The Washington Postadded this to OpinionsWilliam Howard Taft Historical reenactors wish America had picked a nicer bit of history to repeatThe Washington Post - By Alexandra PetriAcross America, historical reenactors gazed baffled at footage of the latest Trump rally on their vintage television sets, stunned by what appears to be a sudden decision to reenact history on a pretty
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Trump wants to run against the Squad. Democrats must stay unitedThe Guardian - Lloyd GreenRight now, Donald Trump would be expected to run on peace and prosperity. But he’s not. Instead, he’s gunning to further shred the social fabric. Trump, the prime mover of birtherism – false claims that
Fox NewsAl Green Rep. Al Green compares Trump to Andrew Johnson following failed impeachment bidFox News - Nick GivasRep. Al Green, D-Texas, discussed his efforts to impeach President Trump Thursday, the day after the House of Representatives voted to set aside Green's resolution for the third time since Trump took Lawmakers
AAllureHair New York Passes Its Own Natural Hair Discrimination LawAllure - Amanda MitchellIn a truly monumental moment for the natural hair movement, New York is now the second state to ban race-based hairstyle discrimination. On July 12, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill to prohibit race
The Washington Timesadded this to News From The Washington TimesSlavery The limits and hurdles of issuing reparations for slaveryThe Washington Times - Linda Chavez Reparations for slavery have gained renewed momentum in recent months as Democratic presidential aspirants have endorsed the idea and a House …
CNNadded this to Top StoriesUnited States When America seemed divided beyond repair, something great came out of itCNN - By John Avlon(CNN) — Fifty years ago, America sent a man to the moon. It is a feat that will define our civilization in a thousand years. We hear a lot about how America can't achieve big goals anymore. We can't seem
GamesRadar+added this to GamesRadar+BioWare The Cataclysm event is finally kicking off in Anthem, but BioWare says some of the updates are a mistakeGamesRadar - Alex Avard Last we heard about Anthem, select players were getting their hands on an early build of its first big in-game event, The Cataclysm, via a number of …
Chris Hayes Impeaching a President with Brenda Wineapple — Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayesovercast.fm Got impeachment on the mind? If you do, odds are there are two recent examples of the impeachment process you might be drawing from – Richard Nixon …
USA TODAYDonald Trump Donald Trump is not America's first racist president, but hopefully he'll be our lastUSA TODAY - Paul BrandusWhy does Trump hate the things that make our country great? And how do the rest of us get beyond this hatred and ignorance? It was amusing at the start of the great racist tweet controversy to hear the
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics The Trump Outrage Cycle: indignation, rinse, repeat.POLITICO - By JOHN F. HARRISThe president's latest offensive comments are playing out in wearily predictable fashion. Democrats have long believed Donald Trump’s brand of scab-picking politics is deplorable, and now they have made
Impeachment Constitutional scholars question impeaching Trump for 'bigotry'washingtonexaminer.com - Steven Nelson A move in the House to impeach President Trump for allegedly bigoted remarks is triggering a debate among constitutional law scholars, some of whom …
Salonadded this to News & PoliticsAl Green Texas congressman introduces articles of impeachment against President TrumpSalon - Matthew RozsaRep. Al Green (D-TX); President Donald Trump (AP/J. Scott Applewhite/Getty/Fabrice Coffrini) Rep. Alex Green, D-Texas, introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening,
AxiosAl Green Trump's racist tweets have created a new impeachment problemAxios - Alexi McCammond President Trump's racist tweets had an unintended consequence: They gave House Democrats a new rationale for impeachment. Why it matters: This has the …
Salonadded this to News & PoliticsJon Meacham Jon Meacham: Trump has "joined Andrew Johnson as the most racist president in American history"Salon - Alex HendersonWhen President Donald Trump, over the weekend, told four congresswomen of color to go back to the countries they originally came from, it was obviously a rally-the-base strategy designed to appeal to so-called
MSNBCIlhan Omar Rep. Omar calls out Trump as corrupt, inept, worst presidentMSNBC - Rachel Maddow Rep. Ilhan Omar talks with Rachel Maddow about learning first-hand what to do when the president of the United States targets you with a racist …
Play buttonJon Meacham Presidential historian: Trump now with Andrew Johnson as 'most racist president in American history'thehill.com - Justin Wise Presidential historian Jon Meacham said Monday that President Trump's latest attacks against a group of minority congresswomen placed him alongside …
Play buttonJoe Biden Biden raises eyebrows by saying Trump is more 'openly racist' than any president everwashingtonexaminer.com - Mike Brest 2020 president front-runner Joe Biden raised eyebrows on Monday for calling President Trump the most "openly racist and divisive" president the …
The Inquisitr added this to NewsJon Meacham Donald Trump Is The Most Racist President In American History, Says Historian Jon MeachamThe Inquisitr - Aaron Homer 'He has joined Andrew Johnson as the most racist president in American history,' Meacham said. Donald Trump is the most racist president in American …
The Inquisitr added this to NewsMitch McConnell Mitch McConnell Avoids Question About His Wife And Trump’s ‘Racist’ TweetsThe Inquisitr - Connor Perrett McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, is an immigrant and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell avoided questions …
The Inquisitr added this to NewsDonald Trump Donald Trump Says He Doesn’t ‘Have A Racist Bone’ In His BodyThe Inquisitr - Kristine Lofgren Donald Trump defended himself on Tuesday after criticism continued to mount over his comments about four female Democratic lawmakers. The president …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBlack Voters Donald Trump: The modern age of racism | OBVobv.org.uk - www.obv.org.uk Donald Trump: The modern age of racism You have to go back more than 150 years to find a more racist American president than Donald Trump. In 1865 …
MSNBCJon Meacham Jon Meacham: Trump joined Andrew Johnson as ‘most racist president in American history’MSNBC - Hardball On Trump’s racist remarks regarding four congresswomen of color, historian Jon Meacham says, “He has joined Andrew Johnson as the most racist …
The New YorkerDavid Hockney Briefly NotedThe New Yorker“The Impeachers,” “Leaving the Witness,” “Patsy,” and “Life of David Hockney.” The Impeachers, by Brenda Wineapple (Random House). In 1868, Andrew Johnson, an avowedly racist Southerner, became the first
