
Category: Heather Richardson
Power entirely for its own sake: Where begging and pleading to become House Speaker leaves the nation
by Heather Cox Richardson | Jan 8, 2023 | Heather Richardson
Early in the morning of January 7, shortly after midnight, Republican Kevin McCarthy of California...
Read MoreThe Four Freedoms: Lessons from the FDR speech that articulated a powerful vision for a world
by Heather Cox Richardson | Jan 7, 2023 | Heather Richardson
“If the Congress maintains these principles, the voters, putting patriotism ahead of...
Read MoreDestructive Politics: House Speaker chaos shows GOP has ability to obstruct but not to actually govern
by Heather Cox Richardson | Jan 5, 2023 | Featured, Heather Richardson
The Republicans won a narrow majority in the House of Representatives in 2022, aided by...
Read MoreRemembering 2022 as the year democracies pushed back against authoritarians and exposed their weakness
by Heather Cox Richardson | Jan 2, 2023 | Heather Richardson
Just a year ago, we were focusing on Russian troops massing on the border with Ukraine, which the...
Read MoreUkrainians have demonstrated for three hundred days that a free democracy is worth the investment to save
by Heather Cox Richardson | Dec 22, 2022 | Heather Richardson, Ukraine
Three hundred days ago, Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a new assault into Ukraine,...
Read MoreActivists charge Republican gun culture and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric as direct cause of Club Q massacre
by Heather Cox Richardson | Dec 18, 2022 | Heather Richardson
Survivors of the mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, testified on December 14...
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