A brief history of political protest at the Olympics

American athletes have spoken out this week on ICE’s actions in Minnesota, joining a long tradition of Team USA using their ...
New Republic

What If the Political Pendulum Doesn’t Swing Back?

The pendulum will swing back. It is a phrase invoked repeatedly, with variation, since Donald Trump’s reelection last November. Cable news anchor Chris Cuomo, Senator Angus King, and pollster Nate ...
Purdue University

Purdue Liberal Arts history professor and author recognized as a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Kathryn Cramer Brownell, professor of history and director of the Center for American Political History and Technology within the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University, ...
The Root

The Most Dramatic Political Image Rebranding in History

With 2026 here, you may be tempted to reinvent yourself. And just like you, some of the most influential politicians have a documented history of doing so. From folks like former congresswoman ...
Time

History Shows How Not to Resolve Political Differences

The Call for the Last Victims of the Terror, 7-9 Thermidor, Year 2 (25-27 July 1794). Found in the collection of Musée de l'Histoire de France, Château de Versailles.= The Call for the Last Victims of ...