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9 Ways the Right's Cradle to Grave "Randian State" Is An Assault on Millennials

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 06.17.2013 | Politics
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Born at the dawn of the Reagan era, Millennials were the first generation to be fully subjected to the all-out assault of the idea that we take care of each other in this country. Some of us are the parents of Millenials, and we wonder: who will fight with them, and for them?

Margaret Thatcher's First Visit to Washington of the Reagan Presidency

Charles Moore | Posted 05.21.2013 | World
Charles Moore

Mrs Thatcher came to realize that Reagan's strengths and mental abilities were very different from her own, but she never lost her underlying admiration for him.

Even in Death, Giulio Andreotti Defeated Margaret Thatcher One Last Time

Federiga Bindi | Posted 05.07.2013 | World
Federiga Bindi

I believe Giulio Andreotti died with his characteristic grimacing smile stamped in the corner of his mouth. Indeed, the events of the past few weeks marked "his" last victories.

Sleeping in the Stacks?: Gladstone's Library in Wales

Greg Garrett | Posted 04.29.2013 | Travel
Greg Garrett

In the picturesque Welsh village of Hawarden, about three hours travel time from London, a stunningly beautiful residential library has stood as a national monument to British prime minister William E. Gladstone for over a century.

Diversifying the Arms Industry

Lia Petridis Maiello | Posted 04.26.2013 | World
Lia Petridis Maiello

In early April, the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York City adopted an international arms trade treaty (ATT) that is supposed...

Thatcher Funeral Cost Taxpayers HOW MUCH

AP | Posted 04.25.2013 | World

LONDON -- The British government says former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral cost taxpayers 3.6 million pounds ($5.6 million), mostly for s...

Thatcher Backed Pinochet in Landmark Human Rights Case

Mugambi Jouet | Posted 04.24.2013 | World
Mugambi Jouet

Whether universal jurisdiction ultimately regresses or becomes a cornerstone of modern international law, the Iron Lady will be remembered as one of its fiercest opponents.

How Margaret Thatcher's Marriage Almost Ended In Divorce

Posted 04.23.2013 | Divorce

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher's marriage almost ended in divorce after her husband, Sir Denis Thatcher, suffered a nervous breakdown...

School's Out Forever: Laying The Ghost Of The Iron Lady's Section 28 To Rest

David Brown | Posted 04.22.2013 | Gay Voices
David Brown

I left school in 2002, one year before Britain's Section 28 was repealed. For the entirety of my primary and secondary education, schools and teachers, banned from "promoting homosexuality," simply didn't discuss homophobia or highlight information that could have helped LGBT young people.

Don't Cry for Thatcher's Children

Imogen Lloyd Webber | Posted 06.17.2013 | Women
Imogen Lloyd Webber

Would I be the person I am today without Thatcher? Would I have worked as hard as I did at school, not flinch when debating a roomful of men -- or a Fox News host live on air -- without "The Iron Lady" as an example? I doubt it.

Margaret Thatcher -- Business Advocate

Nelson Davis | Posted 06.17.2013 | Small Business
Nelson Davis

As I read parts of her speeches and some of her most famous quotations, it became easily apparent that she understood the value of capitalism, enterprise, and the business community in a democratic society.

Tea & Bosnia With Lady Thatcher

Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey | Posted 06.17.2013 | World
Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey

Lady Thatcher invited me to her home as the Special Envoy as well as BiH UN Ambassador. The home, conversation, and the tea served was what one would expect: neat, direct, and English.

Who's At Margaret Thatcher's Funeral

AP | Posted 06.17.2013 | World

LONDON — More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. I...

Thatcher's Militant Democracy

David Miles | Posted 06.16.2013 | World
David Miles

Unlike Chancellor Merkel of Germany, who has a reputation for only sticking her neck out when confident of victory, Margaret Thatcher sometimes had little choice in the timing of the battles she had to fight.

Britain's Iron Lady Laid To Rest With Full Pomp

AP | JILL LAWLESS and CASSANDRA VINOGRAD | Posted 06.16.2013 | World

LONDON -- Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a le...

The Funeral Procession of The Right Honourable Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, LG, OM, FRS*

Malu Halasa | Posted 06.16.2013 | World
Malu Halasa

By the former headquarters of the BBC World Service in Bush House and the London School of Economics there will be echoes from the past of some of the harshest criticism against Thatcher policies that criminalized the poor and dissolved the unions.

Soccer Under Thatcher: Violence, Tragedy and Transformation

Alan Black | Posted 06.16.2013 | World
Alan Black

"We really must eradicate the blot on our reputation," said Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who died last week. The Iron Lady was referring to English soccer hooligans as if they were enemies of the state.

Maggie's Martyrs: Mapping Lady Thatcher's Legacy

Kevin Childs | Posted 06.16.2013 | World
Kevin Childs

What is it about women and power? The furor around Lady Thatcher's death and funeral once again magnifies how we respond to powerful women.

Who Will (And Won't) Be Making It To Thatcher's Funeral

AP | Posted 06.16.2013 | World

LONDON — More than 2,000 invitations were sent out for the Wednesday funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Among the forme...

Former Secretaries Of State Will Lead Delegation To Thatcher Funeral

AP | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has asked former Secretaries of State George Shultz and James A. Baker III to lead a delegation to former British...

Iron Man vs. Iron Lady

Robert Brenner | Posted 06.15.2013 | Comedy
Robert Brenner

Donning his famous red and gold armor, he transforms into the invincible Iron Man! Then he flies to 10 Downing Street, where he confronts... "Margaret Thatcher?"

Bachmann Hops The Pond For Thatcher Funeral

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 04.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Speaker John Boehner says he's sending a three-member House delegation to London for the funeral of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatc...

Thatcher Haunts White House Budget

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 06.15.2013 | Politics
Leo W. Gerard

Democrats must exorcise the evil specter of Margaret Thatcher and promote a budget that respects Americans' time-honored commitment to each other and to community.

BOTH SIDES NOW: Spitzer and Matalin on Weiner, Clinton, Newtown v. NRA

HuffPost Radio | Posted 06.14.2013 | Politics
HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgEliot Spitzer and Mary Matalin clash over four hot topics: Can Weiner run after his spectacle of contrition? Does dynasty = destiny for Caroline, Chelsea, Hillary? Is Obama now entitled to a grand bargain? Will Newtown parents out-lobby the NRA?

Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.13.2013 | Politics
Arianna Huffington

When I heard that Margaret Thatcher had died, I immediately flashed back to the afternoon of February 11, 1975 when, on my car radio in London, I first heard the news that Thatcher had been elected leader of the Tory Party. What had been almost universally assumed to be impossible -- the election of a woman from a modest background to the highest position of power within the conservative establishment -- now suddenly seemed to have had been inevitable. And love her or loathe her (the Trafalgar Square "party" to celebrate her death reminds us how many did the latter), Margaret Thatcher was the kind of conviction-driven leader who can bridge the chasm between the impossible and the inevitable. In a week when even an anemic gun control bill had to fight off a filibuster -- and still faces a long, uphill road -- those working for its passage should ask themselves: what would Maggie do?