politics

Inejirō Asanuma: The Socialist Leader Assassinated By A 17-Year-Old On Live Television

During a debate between Japan's major political parties in October 1960, socialist leader Inejirō Asanuma was assassinated by 17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi with a samurai sword.

By Leah Silverman • Oct 8, 2022

Inejirō Asanuma: The Socialist Leader Assassinated By A 17-Year-Old On Live Television

During a debate between Japan's major political parties in October 1960, socialist leader Inejirō Asanuma was assassinated by 17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi with a samurai sword.

By Leah Silverman • October 8, 2022

9 Outlandish Covert Operations That The U.S. Government Actually Executed, From LSD Mind Control To Spy Cats

During the Cold War and beyond, the United States executed a vast number of secret operations that included everything from the infamous Project MK-Ultra to a heart attack gun.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 30, 2022

9 Outlandish Covert Operations That The U.S. Government Actually Executed, From LSD Mind Control To Spy Cats

During the Cold War and beyond, the United States executed a vast number of secret operations that included everything from the infamous Project MK-Ultra to a heart attack gun.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 30, 2022

How Many People Died In The American Civil War? The Staggering Death Toll Of America’s Bloodiest Conflict

At least 620,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War — more than two percent of the U.S. population — along with an untold number of civilian fatalities.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 7, 2022

How Many People Died In The American Civil War? The Staggering Death Toll Of America’s Bloodiest Conflict

At least 620,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War — more than two percent of the U.S. population — along with an untold number of civilian fatalities.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 7, 2022

The True Story Of ‘Narcos’ Drug Lord Rafael Aguilar Guajardo, The Ex-Cop Who Helped Build The Juárez Cartel

Rafael Aguilar Guajardo was a powerful leader of the Juárez Cartel — until his own lieutenant Amado Carrillo Fuentes had him murdered in Cancun in 1993.

By Kaleena Fraga • Sep 6, 2022

The True Story Of ‘Narcos’ Drug Lord Rafael Aguilar Guajardo, The Ex-Cop Who Helped Build The Juárez Cartel

Rafael Aguilar Guajardo was a powerful leader of the Juárez Cartel — until his own lieutenant Amado Carrillo Fuentes had him murdered in Cancun in 1993.

By Kaleena Fraga • September 6, 2022

The Complicated Story Of Marcus Junius Brutus — And How He Became Known As History’s Most Infamous Traitor

Before Brutus' name became synonymous with the betrayal of Julius Caesar, Roman republicans sang his praises as a hero of democracy.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • Aug 12, 2022

The Complicated Story Of Marcus Junius Brutus — And How He Became Known As History’s Most Infamous Traitor

Before Brutus' name became synonymous with the betrayal of Julius Caesar, Roman republicans sang his praises as a hero of democracy.

By Bernadette Giacomazzo • August 12, 2022

The Haunting Story Of The Vorkuta Gulag, The Soviet Union’s Most Notorious Forced Labor Camp

Between 1931 and 1962, some 2 million prisoners passed through the Arctic gulags at Vorkuta — and 200,000 of them perished from starvation, overwork, and temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 10, 2022

The Haunting Story Of The Vorkuta Gulag, The Soviet Union’s Most Notorious Forced Labor Camp

Between 1931 and 1962, some 2 million prisoners passed through the Arctic gulags at Vorkuta — and 200,000 of them perished from starvation, overwork, and temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 10, 2022

The Painful History Of George Washington’s Teeth — And The Gruesome Truth Behind Them

Though many still believe that George Washington had wooden teeth, America's first president actually wore dentures made of ivory, animal bones, and even human teeth that may have belonged to enslaved people.

By Kaleena Fraga • Aug 10, 2022

The Painful History Of George Washington’s Teeth — And The Gruesome Truth Behind Them

Though many still believe that George Washington had wooden teeth, America's first president actually wore dentures made of ivory, animal bones, and even human teeth that may have belonged to enslaved people.

By Kaleena Fraga • August 10, 2022

The Life And Death Of George Tiller, The Abortion Provider Who Was Murdered Because He Refused To Close His Clinic

Anti-abortion activists spent years trying to shut down Dr. George Tiller's clinic, which was one of the only places in the nation that provided late-term abortions — until one extremist shot him in the head while he was at church in 2009.

By Jessica O'Connor • Jul 23, 2022

The Life And Death Of George Tiller, The Abortion Provider Who Was Murdered Because He Refused To Close His Clinic

Anti-abortion activists spent years trying to shut down Dr. George Tiller's clinic, which was one of the only places in the nation that provided late-term abortions — until one extremist shot him in the head while he was at church in 2009.

By Jessica O'Connor • July 23, 2022

Inside The Wild Life Of Eccentric Founding Father Gouverneur Morris

A colorful, peg-legged statesman, Gouverneur Morris wrote the preamble to the U.S. Constitution and was also an early voice against slavery.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 19, 2022

Inside The Wild Life Of Eccentric Founding Father Gouverneur Morris

A colorful, peg-legged statesman, Gouverneur Morris wrote the preamble to the U.S. Constitution and was also an early voice against slavery.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 19, 2022

The Bloody History Of The Gulag, The Massive Prison System Of The Soviet Union

During the reign of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, the gulags imprisoned millions of political prisoners — brutalizing and killing many of them.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jul 18, 2022

The Bloody History Of The Gulag, The Massive Prison System Of The Soviet Union

During the reign of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, the gulags imprisoned millions of political prisoners — brutalizing and killing many of them.

By Kaleena Fraga • July 18, 2022