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The Latest Breaking News from Lyndon Johnson

Robert Caro, Gottlieb and the mystic chords of memory

They may be publishing most famous author-editor pairing

The Independent UK

Joe Biden and the lessons of 1968

Everyone thought Lyndon Johnson would cruise to renomination in 1968. There's a lesson there for Joe Biden

Salon

Who is running for president in 2024?

As the 2024 campaign takes shape, here are the names you need to know

The Independent UK

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Review: 'Silent Spring Revolution,' by Douglas Brinkley

NONFICTION: Historian charts the rise of the U.S. environmental movement.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Congress can help keep kids out of poverty

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Who is running for president in 2024?

With less than two years remaining until US voters will decide who will serve as president of the United States from January 2025 to January 2029, former Republican government officials are starting to jockey for position in the coming fight for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, while at least one…

The Independent UK

Who is running for president in 2024?

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Buffy Sainte-Marie shines despite sabotage in new documentary 'Carry It On'

The coffeehouse musicians that were the dominant force in the U.S. during the folk-heavy 1950s and early '60s have been experiencing a mini-renaissance lately. It started with excitement over Joni Mitchell's return to the stage, then Bob Dylan's new museum and book and now a documentary spotlighting one of the…

Los Angeles Times

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Rocky road ahead for McCarthy

For the past two years, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi has conducted a political science class in how to manage the House of Representatives with a bare four-seat majority.

Tribune News Service

GOP attack on democracy goes back to '64

Republicans started complaining about "voter fraud" in Black communities 58 years ago. Look where we are now

Salon

What Nixon’s Endgame Reveals About Putin’s

Russia’s war in Ukraine could end like the Vietnam War.

Foreign Affairs

'Riotsville, U.S.A.' Explores the Origins of Police Militarization

Sierra Pettengill's documentary focuses on the fake towns, built by the Army in the 1960s, to train law enforcement.

Reason

Riotsville, USA: the shocking story of fake army towns that militarised police

A bleak and revealing new documentary brings to light the history of simulated towns used to train police to handle riots

The Guardian - US

The Queen’s relationship with each US President: From Truman to Trump

Queen Elizabeth shared warm relationships with many US presidents

The Independent UK

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Over 70 years Queen Elizabeth met 13 US presidents (and graciously overlooked several faux pas)

The Queen’s record reign spanned 14 presidencies, from Truman to Joe Biden – and met all but one

The Independent UK

Live updates: Charles formally proclaimed King

King Charles III has been officially announced as Britain’s monarch, in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live

The Independent UK

The Queen’s relationship with each US President:

Queen Elizabeth shared warm relationships with many US presidents

The Independent UK

Sterling Lord, uniquely enduring literary agent, dies at 102

The uniquely enduring literary agent who worked for years to find a publisher for Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and over the following decades arranged deals for everyone from true crime writer Joe McGinniss to the creators of the Berenstain Bears has died

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Leading Tories call on new PM to tackle crisis facing schools over soaring costs

Exclusive: warnings of damage to children’s education for years to come without major intervention

Tribune News Service

Commentary: In US politics, moderates still run the show

Last week’s enactment of the 2022 budget-reconciliation bill, also known as the Inflation Reduction Act, is being treated by many analysts as a major turning point in Joe Biden’s presidency. As recently as last month, when it looked like Congress might not pass reconciliation legislation this year, conventional wisdom in…

The Conversation

If Biden decides not to run for reelection, he faces a big threat: Being a lame duck

As President Joe Biden’s approval ratings continue to hover around 40% and polls consistently show that most Americans do not want him to run for reelection, Biden’s spokespeople insist that he plans to run.

Tribune News Service

POINT: Sellout or statesman? Manchin charts a prominent path

What more do the Democrats want from Joe Manchin?

Salon

Race, police and politics: 1964 and now

America's first year of urban "riots" (or "uprisings") changed our politics forever — and not in a good way

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lynn Schmidt: Politically speaking, it is possible to walk and chew gum at the same time

Democratic President Lyndon Johnson is reported to have said that then-Republican Rep. Gerald Ford “is so dumb that he can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.” The media sanitized the word that Johnson originally used and changed it to walk. The origins of this idiom may have more…

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Texas GOP platform betrays historical Texan and Republican values

Texas is a fine state populated with many great people who do interesting and important things, most visibly in science, technology, energy and agriculture. Texans traditionally place a high value on individual autonomy and liberty.

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