Mccarthy Era

Hillary Clinton, Call Up Margaret Chase Smith

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


Jamie Stiehm

If Clinton calls up her foremothers in delivering her campaign's last hurrah in New York tonight, she'll find inspiration in a stunning speech made by the only woman in the U.S. Senate on June 1, 1950.

Supporters Say Artist's Prosecution is About Expression, Not Bioterrorism

William Fisher | Posted 11.08.2007 | Politics


William Fisher

The clock is ticking on a case that appears to be endless. It is a prosecution that many are describing as one of the most bizarre in US legal history.