Home
Archive
Newsletters
Video
Blogs
Discuss
About
Search
Donate
Advertise
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
  • AlterNetYour turn

Support AlterNet
Do you value the information you're getting from AlterNet? Please show your support with a tax-deductible donation.


Feedback
Tell us how we're doing.

Advertisement
Advertisement

On AlterNet: lyndon johnson

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "lyndon johnson"

The Tragedy of Robert McNamara Does Not End With Vietnam

The Tragedy of Robert McNamara Does Not End With Vietnam

Will Bunch, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. July 6, 2009.
McNamara was a warped prophet, a flesh-and-blood monument to the folly of militarism. And yet Americans failed to listen.

McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy in Afghanistan

McGovern Warns Obama of LBJ Legacy in Afghanistan

Mike Fritz, American News Project AlterNet: Video. May 5, 2009.
Former Senator George McGovern claims military escalation will jeopardize Obama's domestic goals.

A Real Criminal Investigation of Bush/Cheney; No Truth Commission!

A Real Criminal Investigation of Bush/Cheney; No Truth Commission!

Martin Garbus, Huffington Post. March 9, 2009.
Judges and jurors, not politicians or unelected commission members, should determine whether Bush & Co. broke the law.

Who Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Who Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Nicolaus Mills, Dissent Magazine. February 22, 2008.
The Clinton/Obama debate over who deserves credit for the Civil Rights Act has died down. But a history lesson is in order.

The Rise and Fall of Immigration Reform: Language Had Everything to Do with It

The Rise and Fall of Immigration Reform: Language Had Everything to Do with It

Drew Westen, Huffington Post. July 10, 2007.
When we are figuring out how to talk about immigration, we should listen to what Lyndon Johnson said in 1965 that convinced Congress to enact civil rights legislation.