President Johnson

Both Sides: Caro on LBJ-BHO, Huff/Matalin on a Gay Week

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.13.2012

HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgHuffington/Matalin discuss how the shunned VP found his voice "in the crack of a gunshot." What can Obama learn from a "political genius" who unified the country on rights but divided it over war?

A Hollow Bomber Jacket

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Norman Solomon

For the Obama presidency, moral collapse has taken on the appearance of craven clockwork, establishing a concentric pattern of immense damage to economic security at home while ratcheting up warfare overseas.

Gen. Petraeus Goes to Media War

Norman Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Norman Solomon

Let's be clear about what's happening here. The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan has launched a fierce media blitz to cripple the policy option of any significant military withdrawal a year from now.

Another Battle for the Soul of the Democratic Party

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Lincoln Mitchell

Nobody can win the soul of the party because the party has no real soul. There are no real core principles to which the party ascribes either currently or historically. This is the nature of the Democratic Party.

Dem Leaders in 1965: "Filibuster Threat Is Too Daunting -- So Let's Just Drop This Civil Rights Crap"

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Martin Lewis

It's March 16, 1965. We have a Democratic President. We have large Democratic majorities in both the House and the Senate. It's long been part of the progressive and liberal platform...

Bill Moyers Plays LBJ Tapes, Draws Similarities With Obama

Posted 05.25.2011

On Friday night, Bill Moyers played clips from the Lyndon B. Johnson tapes on his PBS television show. Moyers drew correlations between the factors f...

Just One More Example of Edward Kennedy's Service to His Country

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph A. Palermo

Kennedy's role in ending the Vietnam War should be honored and remembered as a unique contribution he made to serving his country in a very difficult and polarized time.

President Obama's Politics of Dignity

Robert Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Fuller

President Obama has yet to tell us how to repair our broken institutions. But he may be doing something equally important. He may be showing us the way.

Scholars Reject Similarities Between LBJ, Bush

The Dallas Morning News | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Both were from Texas. Both saw their administrations bogged down in unpopular wars. And both saw their domestic political agendas oversh...