A Nerding Out panel talks about the beginnings of the State of the Union and the speeches' historic relevance

Prof. Julian Zelizer joins Nerding Out to share highlights from his book, "The Fierce Urgency of Now," which focuses on LBJ and Congress. Prof. Chr...

Nerding Out's Dorian Warren talks to a panel about the state of the Union in the age of social media and a rapidly changing media environment.

The history of the Democratic Study Group demonstrates that their organizational prowess was hugely important in moving forward a liberal agenda an...

Prof. Christina Greer encourages viewers to read "Pudd'nhead Wilson," which sheds an interesting light on slavery and African-Americans. Prof. Juli...

Regular guest, Julian Zelizer joins Kathleen to discuss his new book, "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress and the Battle for The G...

In the grand drama of American Jewish assimilation, there are winners and losers. And painful as it is to imagine the knish being deposited in hist...

If Democrats are going to fundamentally change the dynamics in Washington, they will need to focus on the next series of elections in 2016 and 2018.

Julian Zelizer joins us to talk about his new book, The Fierce Urgency of Now: LBJ and the Great Society, and how LBJ's politics connect to Obama's...

The erosion of Democratic strength in Congress since 2010 has been devastating to the party. The Democratic Congress was the driving force behind P...

Princeton historian Julian Zelizer says Obama would do well to link his efforts to grass-roots movements of different types around the country, suc...

*In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk with historian Julian E. Zeliz...

Only this year did Obama truly claim victory, declaring that 2014 was “a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at...

But I loved the generosity shown by Julian Zelizer, author of the excellent, just-published history, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Co...

I hope that readers enjoy this story and that the history encourages them to think about the ways in which citizens--rather than a new president or...

Julian E. Zelizer's new book "The Fierce Urgency Of Now" explores the presidential achievements of Lyndon Baines Johnson. From civil rights to immi...

“This book is a capstone,” said Matthew Pinsker, a historian at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., who will be teaching it to K-12 educators at a ...

The Nightly Show’s conceit is fairly simple: It’s a news show from the perspective of the under­represented. Besides Wilmore’s monologues, there wi...

Salon recently spoke with Zelizer over the phone. We touched on what people misunderstand about Johnson, the politics of the 1960s, and the reason ...

Julian Zelizer talked about his book, The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for The Great Society, about the importan...

Ava DuVernay talks about the controversy over her depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in her film "Selma." Elizabeth Alexander, Mychal Denzel Smith and ...