Freeman last appeared on the program in 2020 following the death of civil rights activist John Lewis and read his final essay ...

On Thursday, February 19, students from across Harvard gathered at the Berkman Klein Center (BKC) to explore two timely ...

As P.G. Sittenfeld awaits a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court about whether it will review his case, he is continuing to ...

Two Livingston students were recently recognized in local competitions sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) that encourage young people to reflect on democracy and the American experience.

The cameras kept rolling as the Civil Guard officer in a tricorn hat strode into the chamber of Spain's parliament brandishing a pistol at 6:23 p.m. on February 23, 1981, then ordered its lawmakers to ...

Congress is the first article in the Constitution, but the president has command-and-control authority over all these people, people with guns. It’s always out there as a possibility that orders are ...

To defeat an authoritarian project, people — in courts, legislatures, the military, business, civil society, and the mass public — must choose to fight rather than collaborate in democratic decline or ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the U.S., about an initiative to "debrief America" in its 250th year with essays by prominent Americans, starting with George W. Bush.

Attend some meetings, see if it’s a good fit for you, talk to people. Some boards have associate members, so there is less ...

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Bill Greider reflects on Jesse Jackson's second presidential bid and his impact on the Democratic Party in this 1988 essay.

George W. Bush was never my cup of tea. He was an unsuccessful president. Some of his mistakes were obvious at the time. 1 Others were judgment calls.