Huey Long

When Everyone Gets a Trophy, No One Wins

Michael Sigman | Posted 04.18.2012

Michael Sigman

The nation has become a self-parodic reflection of Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon: thanks to collusion between parents and educators, the vast majority of all private school children are virtually guaranteed to be above average.

The Super Committee, Austerity, Stimulus, and Compromise: the Collapse of American Politics

Richard Brodsky | Posted 01.22.2012

Richard Brodsky

How deeply do you want to plumb the depths of the collapse of the super committee?

Writing Your Bucket List? Check Out Our 'Must-Dos'

The Huffington Post | Evan Allis | Posted 12.24.2011

In 1935, as he lay dying from an assassin's bullet at the age of 42, Senator Huey Long whispered his final words on the steps of a Louisiana courthous...

Huey Long Advises Occupy Wall Street: Need an Agenda? You Can Have Mine.

Rebecca Sive | Posted 12.20.2011

Rebecca Sive

In a national radio address on February 23, 1934, Huey Long unveiled his "Share Our Wealth" plan, a program designed to provide a decent standard of living to all Americans by spreading the nation's wealth among the people.

Stan Greenberg: Afghanistan War Likely Cause of Primary Challenge

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Naiman

Press reports have suggested that the White House is trying to make Democratic voters forget that the Administration promised to start drawing down troops from Afghanistan in July 2011.

Under The Influence

The Huffington Post | Gabe Habash | Posted 05.25.2011

Writing a book is usually a long, hair-pulling affair for the author. But in the end, only one name appears on the front of the book: their own. What...

From BP Massacre to BP Massacred: Let's Move

Rebecca Sive | Posted 05.25.2011

Rebecca Sive

Yes, the Kingfish was loud, abrasive, and dictatorial, but he was also right -- right for the people of Louisiana, and, it now appears, right for the rest of us Americans, too.

Stop the Violence: Taking on Today's Demagogues

Mike Signer | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Signer

President Obama isn't exactly FDR, and Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin certainly aren't Huey Long and Father Coughlin, but the 1930s still hold powerful lessons for our leaders today.

Banana Republic, U.S.A.? "Populism" Comes to America

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 05.25.2011

Nikolas Kozloff

Confronting economic malaise, the country seems to be heading back into one of its perennial populist cycles. As a result, "going populist is now smart politics and good policy."

Filibusters Could Be Fun

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

Christopher Brauchli

In the 19th century there were only 23 filibusters, while between 1970 and 2004 there were 191. The increase in number is attributable to the Virtual Filibuster.

Palin: The Worst Angels of Our Nature

Charles J. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Charles J. Brown

The Palinistas are far less interested in electing McCain than they are in putting the Sarahnator one step away from the White House (and, they hope, in it soon).

Palin Fans Flames Of Fear And Hatred

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

Denise Dennis

During times of extreme insecurity, people can fall easy prey to the fiery rhetoric and xenophobia of folksy characters like Sarah Palin, Huey Long, Charles Coughlin and Joe McCarthy.