Slavery Abolition

A not very successful 1969 film called “The Magic Christian” satirized the power of money to corrupt by imagining a crazy millionaire (played by Peter Sellers) who manipulates ordinary people to prove his point that everyone has their price. The 2020 Democra…

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg warned on Saturday that white supremacy almost led to the downfall of the United States in the past and could potentially do so again in the future. White supremacy "is the only issue that almost ended this co…

A facsimile of a ticket used during the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson. The Open Mind explores the world of ideas across politics, media, science, technology, and the arts. The American Prospect is re-publishing this conversation. Thaddeus Stevens, Cha…

The U.S. government was on the wrong side of history when they reneged their promise of “40 acres and a mule” to formerly enslaved Black Americans in 1865. Exactly 154 years later, let’s pass H.R. 40, the bill for a commission to study reparations, and get it…

Diana Butler Bass is the author of 10 books on American religion and cultural trends, including her most recent, Grateful: The Subversive Power of Giving Thanks (2018). She is currently writing a book about images of Jesus. The views expressed here are hers. …

John Avlon is a CNN senior political analyst and anchor. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author's own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN)Fifty years ago, America sent a man to the moon. It is a feat that will define our civilization …

Skip to comments. Remember That Time Abraham Lincoln Was a Racist?MOTUS A.D. ^ | 7-17-19 | MOTUS Posted on 07/17/2019 5:17:34 AM PDT by NOBO2012 Did you catch any of the chaos in the House chambers yesterday as the Dems moved to condemn President Trump…

What follows is a conversation between Gerald Horne, Kimberly Moffitt and Marc Steiner of The Real News Network. Read a transcript of their conversation below or watch the video at the bottom of the post. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM: We all know that AOC and this…

I live in envy. I envy the people who know their nationality. All the people whose nationality has never been a question in their mind. I can imagine the woman staring at her reflection in the Volta River who knows she’s Ghanaian like her ancestors who libera…

The historian Jon Meacham described Donald Trump as the most racist president in American history alongside slavery-era Andrew Johnson. Meacham, who has written several presidential biographies, was reacting on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews to Trump's…