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How the Iran-Contra Scandal Impacts American Politics Today

The Iran-Contra affair exposed how government officials can ignore democratic norms and practices.

by Alan McPherson via Made By History on May 14, 2025
44 Years Ago Today, Chilean Socialist Orlando Letelier Was Assassinated on US Soil

On September 21, 1976, he was assassinated by a car bomb in the heart of Washington, DC.

by Alan McPherson via Jacobin
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on September 21, 2020

The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy

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Oliver North on the cover of Alan McPherson's book "The Breach"

Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy

The Iran-Contra affair was a turning point in U.S. history, one that normalized the erosion of key democratic principles and helped birth our current disorder.

by Mateo Jarquín via NACLA on February 6, 2026

Teenager holding a U.S. flag while scaling a flagpole.

How a 1964 Student Protest Reshaped the Fight Over the Panama Canal

How a dispute between American and Panamanian high school students over which country’s flag to fly escalated into days of violence.

via Retro Report on January 22, 2026

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