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Topic: History (page 7)

"The Bankruptcy of the Liberal Ass" (Mr. Fish/original to ScheerPost)

Fascism: It's really back this time

Chris Hedges
House of the Dragon (Ollie Upton / HBO)

British history behind Westeros' dragons

Raluca Radulescu - The Conversation
Freedom school teacher Liz Fusco with students- Ruleville, Mississippi. 1964 (Tracy Sugarman/Jackson State University via Getty Images)

Right-wing fake history is nothing new

Robert S. McElvaine
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

The last time a justice was impeached

Alex Henderson - Alternet
Pres. Bush (R) & Soviet Pres. Gorbachev shaking hands, all smiles, holding summit press conference, 1989 (Dirck Halstead/Getty Images)

Gorbachev: The missed opportunity

John T. McNay
Hippopotamus (Getty Images/pjmalsbury)

The true story of the Louisiana hippos

Matthew Rozsa
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

FDR's court-packing scheme: Another try?

Matthew Rozsa
Cold refreshing summer drink with lemon and mint (Getty Images/JulijaDmitrijeva)

5 summer drinks to keep you cool

Anistatia Renard Miller - The Conversation
This Dec. 8, 1987, photo shows President Ronald Reagan with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev during welcoming ceremonies at the White House on the first day of their disarmament summit. (JEROME DELAY/AFP via Getty Images)

Mikhail Gorbachev dies at 91

Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
A military transport plane flies over as Relatives and neighbors of the Ahmadi family gathered around the incinerated husk of a vehicle targeted and hit earlier Sunday afternoon by an American drone strike, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Getty Images/MARCUS YAM/LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Seven children dead: Who's to blame?

Jeremy Collins
The end of America (Getty Images/Davide Zanin)

Are we the last civilization to fall?

Chris Hedges
Abraham Lincoln Speaking During one of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Charleston, Illinois, USA, September 18, 1858. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Lincoln's midterms: The lessons of 1862

Matthew Rozsa
(Getty/Annabelle500)

The secret Soviet whale tale

Ryan Jones - The Conversation
Old man with a cup of tea (Getty Images/ jeangill)

A brief history of old age

Sharon DeWitte - The Conversation
Supporters of Donald Trump rally at the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2020. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

Decoding America's heart of darkness

Michel Gueldry
Circa 1535, King Henry VIII of England (1491 - 1547) and his second wife, Anne Boleyn (1507 - 1536). He had broken with the papacy following the divorce of his first wife, Catherine of Aragon in 1533. Anne Boleyn was beheaded in 1536 and Henry married Jane Seymour. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

11 influential British royal lovers

Samantha Arrowsmith - Mental Floss
Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Is Joe Biden another Jimmy Carter?

Matthew Rozsa
A Black Lives Matter flag waves in front of a fire at the North Precinct Police building in Portland, Oregon on September 6, 2020. - Protestors are marching for an end to racial inequality and police violence. (ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

Race, police and politics: 1964 and now

Robert S. McElvaine
An abortion rights activist holds a sign at a protest in support of abortion access, March To Roe The Vote And Send A Message To Florida Politicians That Abortion Access Must Be Protected And Defended, on July 13, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (John Parra/Getty Images for MoveOn)

The American right's 100-year war

Allan J. Lichtman
Chef in apron holding meat knife and delicious grilled ribs on wooden stump (Getty Images/LightFieldStudios)

When did cooking become so cut-throat?

Ashlie D. Stevens
Female shop keeper wearing an apron (Getty Images/Betsie Van Der Meer)

What the heck is a "napron"?

Michael La Corte
Toilet flush handle (Getty Images/Kinga Krzeminska)

11 historically significant toilets

Ken Ossea, Jr. - Mental Floss
The US Capitol building is seen as abortion rights activists protest in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2022, two days after the US Supreme Court scrapped half-century constitutional protections for the procedure. (SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)

Seven days in June: The SCOTUS coup

Robert S. McElvaine
Old engraved illustration: "Submission of the Mohawks" (Getty Images / <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/search/photographer?photographer=mikroman6" target="_blank">mikroman6</a>)

America vs. the "Heathen" world

Kathryn Joyce
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