In The News
- in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
State of the Union: Through the years
A Nerding Out panel talks about the beginnings of the State of the Union and the speeches' historic relevance - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
LBJ's legacy and the limits of presidential power
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... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
No Revolution Without Reflection
Working with both the Open Technology Institute at New America and the Smart Chicago Collaborative, and in coordination with civic tech peers, prac... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
When Liberals Were Organized
The history of the Democratic Study Group demonstrates that their organizational prowess was hugely important in moving forward a liberal agenda an... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
Mark Twain book's interesting take on slavery
Prof. Christina Greer encourages viewers to read "Pudd'nhead Wilson," which sheds an interesting light on slavery and African-Americans. Prof. Juli... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Fellows
The Fierce Urgency Of Now
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 news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
50 Years Ago, Americans Fired Their Dysfunctional Congress
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. - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
BPR: The State of Unions, Colleges, and Boston 2024
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... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Obama goes on offense
The erosion of Democratic strength in Congress since 2010 has been devastating to the party. The Democratic Congress was the driving force behind P... - in the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Obama Faces Stiff Opposition on SOTU Agenda
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 the news | January 21, 2015 | Fellows
Hang Up and Listen: The Deflated Balls Edition
*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... - in the news | January 20, 2015 | Open Technology Institute
Building Journalism With Community, Not For It
McCann argues that “‘For’ is the thorn in the paw of the ‘civic’ movement today. We espouse to build new, collaborative systems, new technologies, ... - in the news | January 19, 2015 | Fellows
"The plain people who became powerful”: Appreciating MLK anew, between “Selma” & Selma
But I loved the generosity shown by Julian Zelizer, author of the excellent, just-published history, “The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Co... - in the news | January 15, 2015 | International Security
Is Egypt a rising tiger on the Nile?
As the global investor community circles, Egypt has once again become a part of the emerging markets conversation. The real test will be how that f... - in the news | January 15, 2015 | International Security
Satellite images show growing danger of Boko Haram
Nigerian villages destroyed, hundreds killed - in the news | January 15, 2015 | International Security
How to prevent another Paris? Experts debate issues that divide, unite
Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about whether attacks like the one in Paris can be prevented in the future? CNN hosted an email discussion f... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | Fellows
Real Change Comes From Outside Washington
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... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | Fellows
Julian Zelizer On Lyndon Johnson's 'Great Society'
Julian E. Zelizer's new book "The Fierce Urgency Of Now" explores the presidential achievements of Lyndon Baines Johnson. From civil rights to immi... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | Fellows
Words From the Past Illuminate a Station on the Way to Freedom
“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 ... - in the news | January 14, 2015 | Fellows
With The Nightly Show, Larry Wilmore Has His Own Brand of Politics to Prosecute
Hua HsuThe Nightly Show’s conceit is fairly simple: It’s a news show from the perspective of the underrepresented. Besides Wilmore’s monologues, there wi... - in the news | January 13, 2015 | Fellows
“That’s just not true”: What “Selma” and the establishment get wrong about LBJ
Salon recently spoke with Zelizer over the phone. We touched on what people misunderstand about Johnson, the politics of the 1960s, and the reason ... - in the news | January 13, 2015 | International Security
Search intensifies for female accomplice in Paris attacks
Tara Maller shares her insights