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New Yorkers’ Post-Election Post-its Will Be Preserved
Subway Therapy captured a city’s outpouring of emotion. Now, the notes New Yorkers left behind will be archived
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Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination
The founding fathers struggled with the idea of whether the top leader should be impeachable
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How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler
Reports on the rise of fascism in Europe were not the American media’s finest hour
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The Electoral College Has Been Divisive Since Day One
It has always had the potential for chaos—one that hasn’t been tapped…yet
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Chief Justice, Not President, Was William Howard Taft’s Dream Job
The 27th president arguably left a more lasting mark on the nation as leader of the Supreme Court
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Yasir Arafat Museum Opens in Ramallah
The three-story building tells the story of the controversial Palestinian leader and includes artifacts like his Nobel Prize and views of his bedroom
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How Colombia’s Failed Peace Treaty Could Wreak Havoc on Its Diversity-Rich Ecosystems
A potential influx of legal and illegal mining leaves the country’s megadiverse landscapes—and the communities who depend on them—in jeopardy
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Today We Honor the Only Woman Who Ever Voted to Give U.S. Women the Right to Vote
100 years ago, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to Congress
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What’s Behind America’s Obsession With Presidential Masks?
From nose-picking Nixon to Trump-kissing-Clinton, Americans have long imitated their political candidates
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The History of Presidential Politics’ Most Important Dinner Date
For decades, the Al Smith Dinner has helped Catholic voters dine and decide
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What to Know Now That the King of Thailand Has Died
Political uncertainty and potential unrest follows the death of the beloved Bhumibol Adulyadej
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The History of the October Surprise
From assiduous editorials to destructive superstorms, the last weeks of presidential elections have seen shocking campaign twists
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The Only Time a Major Party Embraced a Third-Party Candidate for President
Horace Greeley was the choice of the splinter grip named the Liberal Republican Party and that of the Democrats
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Civil Rights Legend John Lewis Won a Prestigious Comic Book Award
With March, Lewis brings his life story to a whole new generation
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The White House Was, in Fact, Built by Enslaved Labor
Along with the Capitol and other iconic buildings in Washington, D.C.
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Metaphorically Speaking, Your Nervous System is a Dictatorship
Except when it’s an oligarchy. Or a democracy. Or all three.
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How to Avoid the Pitfalls in the Politics of Graphic Messaging
The director of the National Portrait Gallery offers a few pointers on how to acquire visual intelligence
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Lucifer Has Long Had His Hands in Politics
Since the earliest days of Christianity, people have accused their political rivals of being in league with the Devil
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What the Candidates (and Journalists) Can Learn From the 1948 Democratic Convention
The first time television was beamed into millions of homes meant that presidential politics would have to change
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Watch Historic Footage of Seven Consequential (and Cringeworthy) Convention Moments
These tidbits of political theater past must be seen to be believed
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