Bill Clinton

Why the American public is infatuated with the relationship between physical fitness and the presidency.

The rise and fall of Clintonism.

Jenny Hendrix on the 'Naughty Nineties,' the decade in which America rediscovered sex.

The best growth in recent memory came after President Bill Clinton raised taxes in the ’90s.

Other presidents used their anger for a purpose — Trump just rages blindly.

It’s our democracy’s ultimate weapon for self-defense. But does intense political opposition justify its use?

Politicians from both sides of the aisle have tried to stake a claim to the power of the Kennedy legend. What is it about Camelot?

In order to win universal health care, we have to understand what — and who — we're up against.

How neoliberals and conservatives came together to undo the welfare state.

If Dwight Eisenhower or Ronald Reagan were transported to 2017, they would be shocked that the United States is considering an attack on North Korea.

It has stifled suffrage, blamed immigrants for chaos, and suppressed civil rights. It's also how Donald Trump views the entire world.

Bill Clinton’s 1996 welfare reform was supposed to move needy families off government handouts and onto a path out of poverty. How has it turned out?

Why the Clinton Administration is to blame for creating a permanent underclass of undocumented immigrants.

Remember Perot?

Bill Clinton gutted welfare and criminalized the poor, all while funneling more money into the carceral state.

As organized labor lost strength, the Democratic Party turned to professional-class voters to shore up its base.

Twenty-five years ago, protesters shut down the meeting of the World Trade Organization. At the time, it seemed very important. But is it now?

What was in the water circa 1992?

A new book explores the history of presidents who abused their constitutional power and the citizen movements that stopped them.

The conservative justices have ignored history altogether and created a shocking new precedent: The president is above the law.