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Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

“This Halloween is Something to Be Sure”: An Examination of Lou Reed’s New York

by Matt Giles October 25, 2018October 19, 2022

New York might be Lou Reed’s most politically active album, especially on tracks like “Halloween Parade,” which functions both as a dirge and call-to-action confronting societal torpidity.

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, History, Quotes, Science & Nature

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

by michelleweber August 10, 2018October 19, 2022

Scientists knew how serious climate change is. Politicians knew. Energy companies knew. The U.S. was ready to act, and then we… didn’t.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction

Scaramucci’s Removal Evokes White House Turmoil During the Reagan Years

by Matt Giles July 31, 2017October 19, 2022

Anthony Scaramucci resigned after just 10 days as White House communications director. Turns out, he also set a record previously held by a member of Ronald Reagan’s administration.

Posted inArts & Culture, History

Percy Ross Wants to Give You Money!

by Jacqui Shine July 20, 2017October 19, 2022

He was was a self-made, blue-collar millionaire in Reagan’s America. But when Percy Ross decided to give away his fortune, he made things simple: all you had to do was ask for it.

Posted inArts & Culture, History, Story

Percy Ross Wants to Give You Money!

by Jacqui Shine July 20, 2017October 12, 2022

He was was a self-made, blue-collar millionaire in Reagan’s America. But when Percy Ross decided to give away his fortune, he made things simple: all you had to do was ask for it.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

The Unlikely Union of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush

by juliawick May 18, 2015October 19, 2022

One year earlier, it had been inconceivable that Reagan’s and Bush’s destinies would seamlessly merge and propel them both to the White House. In the Pennsylvania GOP primary, Bush uttered three words that almost doomed his political rise. At Carnegie Mellon University, he dismissed Reagan’s plan to cut taxes, increase defense spending and balance the […]

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction

When Mitch McConnell Met Roger Ailes: An Early Lesson in Winning At All Costs

by Longreads November 5, 2014October 19, 2022

In 1984, Mitch McConnell hired Roger Ailes to help him win elections. He’d soon learn what that really meant.

Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story

When Mitch McConnell Met Roger Ailes: An Early Lesson in Winning At All Costs

by Longreads November 5, 2014October 19, 2022

In 1984, Mitch McConnell hired Roger Ailes to help him win elections. He’d soon learn what that really meant.

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