Q+A: Why do corporations have the same rights as people?
How did corporations get civil rights? That is Adam Winklerโs question. He says that the corporate rights movement began as early as 1809 with Alexander Hamilton’s Bank of the United States case. That was followed by an advancement of corporate rights in 1882...
Who really was Martin Luther King Jr? ๐
While much of the world remembers Martin Luther King, Jr. as primarily a leader of civil rights and a great orator, others say he stood for so much more. As America pays tribute to King fifty years after his death, many aspects of his life, legacy & philosophy...
Q+A: Will the events of 2018 change the United States forever?
The year 2018 may be one of the most important years in American history. What happens in 2018 may determine whether or not the United States remains a coherent country. But what will determine this? What might actually happen? And what are the constitutional issues โ...
Has Black History Month had its intended impact? ๐
As Black History Month ends for another year, has it had its intended impact? Maria Armoudian explores this question and revisits theย 1920 founding of Black History Month and the pivotal civil rights campaign in Birmingham with V.P. Franklin. V.P. Franklin is a...
What was the relationship like between Presidents’ Eisenhower and Nixon? ๐
The relationship between a United States president and his vice-president, however close they may be during their time in office, rarely extends beyond the White House. The bond between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon, however, endured as a result of both...
How has Hollywood influenced American politics? ๐
In 1918 the leaders of the FBI William Burns and J Edgar Hoover expressed deep concern about the power of movie stars to affect politics. As a result, they began a surveillance program to watch over those they thought might be radicals. Since then, it has long seemed...
Will the events of 2018 change the US forever? ๐
The year 2018 may be one of the most important years in American history. Constitutional law professor Michael Simon argues that what happens in 2018 may determine whether or not the United States remains a coherent country. What are those determinants, and what might...
What drove the Charlottesville protests? ๐
What drove the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville? Maria Armoudian talks to Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, where part of the protest took place. Vaidhyanathan and his colleagues were aware of the impending...Subscribe by Email
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