politics

How Paula Jones Accused Bill Clinton Of Sexual Harassment — And Helped Expose The Lewinsky Scandal

A former Arkansas state clerk, Paula Jones was allegedly sexually harassed by then-Governor Bill Clinton in Little Rock in May 1991.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 13, 2025

How Paula Jones Accused Bill Clinton Of Sexual Harassment — And Helped Expose The Lewinsky Scandal

A former Arkansas state clerk, Paula Jones was allegedly sexually harassed by then-Governor Bill Clinton in Little Rock in May 1991.

By Amber Morgan • March 13, 2025

Karla Faye Tucker, The Condemned Murderer Whose Death Row Conversion To Christianity Inspired A Campaign To Save Her Life

Convicted of brutally murdering two people in Houston in 1983, Karla Faye Tucker eventually became the first woman to be executed in Texas since 1863.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Mar 2, 2025

Karla Faye Tucker, The Condemned Murderer Whose Death Row Conversion To Christianity Inspired A Campaign To Save Her Life

Convicted of brutally murdering two people in Houston in 1983, Karla Faye Tucker eventually became the first woman to be executed in Texas since 1863.

By Aimee Lamoureux • March 2, 2025

The Tragic Story Of Ruth Ellis, The Last Woman Hanged In The United Kingdom

In 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for shooting her lover David Blakely. Her execution sparked a public conversation that would ultimately lead to the abolishment of the death penalty.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 9, 2025

The Tragic Story Of Ruth Ellis, The Last Woman Hanged In The United Kingdom

In 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for shooting her lover David Blakely. Her execution sparked a public conversation that would ultimately lead to the abolishment of the death penalty.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 9, 2025

The Grisly Story Of Benito Mussolini’s Capture, Execution, And Defilement At The End Of World War 2

On April 28, 1945, Benito Mussolini was executed while trying to flee to Switzerland as Allied forces approached northern Italy, and an angry mob later mutilated his corpse in a public square in Milan.

By William DeLong • Jan 19, 2025

The Grisly Story Of Benito Mussolini’s Capture, Execution, And Defilement At The End Of World War 2

On April 28, 1945, Benito Mussolini was executed while trying to flee to Switzerland as Allied forces approached northern Italy, and an angry mob later mutilated his corpse in a public square in Milan.

By William DeLong • January 19, 2025

The Wild Story Behind Hands Across America, The 1980s Charity Event That Saw 5 Million Americans Forming A Human Chain

Hands Across America was meant to raise money to fight poverty in the United States, but it ended up being controversial.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 7, 2025

The Wild Story Behind Hands Across America, The 1980s Charity Event That Saw 5 Million Americans Forming A Human Chain

Hands Across America was meant to raise money to fight poverty in the United States, but it ended up being controversial.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 7, 2025

Who Was The Mysterious ‘Tank Man’ — And What Happened To Him After The Tiananmen Square Protests?

On June 5, 1989, an unidentified man stood in front of a row of tanks near Beijing's Tiananmen Square — and became world-renowned as the "Tank Man."

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 29, 2024

Who Was The Mysterious ‘Tank Man’ — And What Happened To Him After The Tiananmen Square Protests?

On June 5, 1989, an unidentified man stood in front of a row of tanks near Beijing's Tiananmen Square — and became world-renowned as the "Tank Man."

By Natasha Ishak • December 29, 2024

Who Was Michael Kennedy? Inside The Career, Scandals, And Untimely Death Of RFK’s 6th Child

The son of Robert F. Kennedy, Michael Kennedy was a lawyer and activist who tragically died in a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado in 1997.

By Amber Morgan • Dec 7, 2024

Who Was Michael Kennedy? Inside The Career, Scandals, And Untimely Death Of RFK’s 6th Child

The son of Robert F. Kennedy, Michael Kennedy was a lawyer and activist who tragically died in a skiing accident in Aspen, Colorado in 1997.

By Amber Morgan • December 7, 2024

What Is Operation Mockingbird, The CIA’s Alleged Program That Infiltrated America’s Top News Organizations?

The CIA's Operation Mockingbird was a supposed clandestine program meant to manipulate the American media — and some believe it's still active today.

By Kaleena Fraga • Dec 1, 2024

What Is Operation Mockingbird, The CIA’s Alleged Program That Infiltrated America’s Top News Organizations?

The CIA's Operation Mockingbird was a supposed clandestine program meant to manipulate the American media — and some believe it's still active today.

By Kaleena Fraga • December 1, 2024

How Pardoning A Thanksgiving Turkey Became An Annual Tradition In The White House

George H. W. Bush was the first U.S. president to formally pardon a turkey, but the heartwarming tradition of sparing birds from the White House holiday table goes back much further than 1989.

By Kaleena Fraga • Nov 27, 2024

How Pardoning A Thanksgiving Turkey Became An Annual Tradition In The White House

George H. W. Bush was the first U.S. president to formally pardon a turkey, but the heartwarming tradition of sparing birds from the White House holiday table goes back much further than 1989.

By Kaleena Fraga • November 27, 2024

‘The Radical Inside The System’: The Story Of Chicago Seven Activist-Turned-Senator Tom Hayden

An iconic leader of 1960s counterculture, Tom Hayden went from protesting the American political system to working within it as a member of the California State Assembly and California State Senate.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 11, 2024

‘The Radical Inside The System’: The Story Of Chicago Seven Activist-Turned-Senator Tom Hayden

An iconic leader of 1960s counterculture, Tom Hayden went from protesting the American political system to working within it as a member of the California State Assembly and California State Senate.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 11, 2024