“Impeachment is a rare event in American politics. Amid the past few weeks of public hearings, we have wondered how this episode compares to previous instances of impeachment. Amna Nawaz spoke with three historians, each focused on a former president who had to grapple with that threat: Peter Baker on Bill Clinton, John Naftali on…
“U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper demanded the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, one week after President Trump overruled military leaders and cleared three U.S. servicemembers accused or convicted of war crimes. The men included Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher, who has been accused of multiple war crimes, including shooting two Iraqi civilians and fatally stabbing…
“In 1811, more than 200 enslaved people in present-day Louisiana launched the largest insurgency of people in bondage in U.S. history. The revolt lasted only a few days before the poorly armed rebels were crushed by a militia and U.S. troops. But more than two centuries later, their story is living on in a performance…
“The U.S. spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined — including major powers like China and Russia. Most Democratic presidential candidates have signaled a willingness to slash defense spending to focus on other priorities, but not everyone has put a number on their plans. Author and foreign policy expert Phyllis Bennis…
“Editor-in-Chief of HuffPost Lydia Polgreen interviews journalist and novelist Ta-Nehisi Coates on the enduring legacy of slavery in the US and the inspiration for his new book, The Water Dancer. Google Zeitgeist is a collection of talks by people who are changing the world. Hear entrepreneurs, CEOs, storytellers, scientists, and dreamers share their visions of…
“Bilkisu Labaran talks on the transformation in the world of media and what must be done to adapt to the constant changes. Bilkisu is an Editor at the BBC World Service in London. Her current role is Nigeria Editorial Lead to establish 3 new BBC language services – Pidgin, Yoruba, and Igbo. She is also…
“Ten candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination met on stage Wednesday night for their fifth debate of the campaign. But in Atlanta, nearly a thousand miles from the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill, that was still the first topic discussed. Meanwhile, Pete Buttigieg faced questions about his experience and former Vice President Joe Biden…
“Pete Buttigieg has come under heavy scrutiny for his record on race and perhaps superficial relationship to the Black community, which came to the fore during Wednesday’s Democratic presidential candidate debate in an exchange with Kamala Harris, who criticized the Indiana mayor for using a stock photograph of a Kenyan woman to illustrate his plan…
“The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that the execution of Rodney Reed be delayed for 120 days. The seven-member parole board voted unanimously to recommend the reprieve for Reed, who was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Supporters of Reed say newly uncovered…
“[Last] Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments from three lawsuits demanding the Trump administration preserve Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. The Obama-era program has granted protection from deportation and a work permit to at least 700,000 undocumented people who were brought to the United States as children. The court’s conservative majority appeared…