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Before the ‘Goldwater Rule’ and Trump: Diagnosing Hitler in 1943

Since the early days of Donald Trump’s political rise, mental health experts have argued over the ethics of diagnosing the once-and-wannabe-again POTUS from a distance. There is one stark precedent, however: In 1943, U.S. psychiatrists felt it was their duty to probe the mind of the madman across the water.

by R.C. Baker

March 20, 2024

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G. Gordon Liddy and the Fall Guys of Yore

A leviathan of corruption too big for a single fall guy

by R.C. Baker

Originally published: April 18, 2019

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Langston Hughes: A Genius Child Comes of Age

“Hughes was the first black American writer many of us ever read... and his career remains an inspiring model for black writers determined to make a living solely from their work.”

by Greg Tate

Originally published: July 1, 1988

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Watergate Diary: A Few Quiet Drinks for Liberty

"Millions of people are afraid we have in office a man who might entertain the notion of kicking over the government"

by Ron Rosenbaum

Originally published: August 1, 1974

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The Media: Flacks for History

“Lost in a morality play half its own invention, the media are once again in the old familiar position of not looking quite far enough beyond the end of their noses.”

by Alexander Cockburn

May 15, 2019

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Diamond Donnie’s Greatest Hits

We Knew Art and We Knew What We Didn't Like

by William Bastone

Originally published: November 17, 1987

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Prologue to Impeachment, 1974

“It’s Wednesday evening, the first of May, less than 48 hours after the President told his TV audience he wasn’t turning over tapes to the Judiciary Committee, subpoena or no subpoena.”

by Ron Rosenbaum

Originally published: May 9, 1974

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The Company Nixon Keeps

“Though the average voter may think impeachment means to remove the President from office and the average congressman may be puzzled by the apparent low constituent interest, once the indictments are out and the trail continues to lead to the Oval Office, a weed by any other name smells just as rancid.”

by Bob Kuttner

April 29, 2019

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The Impeachment Committee: Profiles in Contemplation

“Maybe if you’re lucky — if we’re all lucky — Nixon’ll just go away before it comes to that. It sure as hell would make me happy.”

by Charlie McCollum

Originally published: January 10, 1974

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Impeachment: Three Groups In Search of an Umbrella

Citizen pressures for impeachment are now forming along three different fronts

by James Ridgeway

Originally published: November 1, 1973

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A leviathan of corruption too big for a single fall guy

“Hughes was the first black American writer many of us ever read... and his career re­mains an inspiring model for black writers determined to make a living solely from their work.”

"Millions of people are afraid we have in office a man who might entertain the notion of kicking over the government"

“Lost in a morality play half its own invention, the media are once again in the old familiar position of not looking quite far enough beyond the end of their noses.”

We Knew Art and We Knew What We Didn't Like

“It’s Wednesday evening, the first of May, less than 48 hours after the President told his TV audience he wasn’t turning over tapes to the Judiciary Committee, subpoena or no subpoena.”

“Maybe if you’re lucky — if we’re all lucky — Nixon’ll just go away before it comes to that. It sure as hell would make me hap­py.”

Citizen pressures for impeachment are now forming along three different fronts

“Hughes was the first black American writer many of us ever read... and his career remains an inspiring model for black writers determined to make a living solely from their work.”

“Maybe if you’re lucky — if we’re all lucky — Nixon’ll just go away before it comes to that. It sure as hell would make me happy.”