Symposium Presents ‘The White House in Popular Culture’
The White House. Perhaps no home in America holds as much sway in the public’s imagination. On Friday May 5th, The White House Historical Association (WHHA) in partnership with the […]
Luke Russert’s Odyssey: ‘Look for Me There’
This is not a story about Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, who went in search of his wandering father. But it is a personal story, an epic all his own, […]
Four Members of Congress Celebrate WNDC Centennial
More than 150 people, including four current members of Congress, celebrated the Woman’s National Democratic Club’s 100th anniversary on Nov. 17 in grand style with a reception, celebratory toasts and […]
Woman’s National Democratic Club at 100: Beautiful and Looking to Renew
On Wednesday evening Sept. 27, the chairperson of the The Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Committee of the Woman’s National Democratic Club (WNDC), looked around her with satisfaction. More than double the […]
RBG Is the Point of Your Vote
When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Sept. 18, a flood of tributes and future promises rose among her many admirers. To visit the front of the Supreme Court those […]
Convention-Unlike-Any-Other Has Some Good Points
For one thing, media pundits across the political spectrum have remarked that the on-site roll call was more refreshing and relevant than credentialed delegates in a large hall.
Democrats Open Unconventional Convention
D.C. events include a kickoff at 6:30 p.m. with former Georgia Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, and the opening event at 7:30 p.m. with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Pelosi’
Molly Ball’s book is expertly crafted and thoroughly researched, but readers are kept at a remove, being deprived of on-the-record quotes from Pelosi’s family, friends, colleagues and adversaries.
Joseph Lowery: The Dean of Hope
The civil rights leader, a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, died on March 27.
The Freedom of Toni Morrison
When she learned of the much-honored novelist’s death, our writer thought about all that Morrison meant to her as a writer and a black woman.