Democratic Party (United States)Political partyThe Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party. Its main rival is the Republican Party, and since the 1850s, both have dominated American politics. The Democratic Party initially supported Jacksonian democracy, agrarianism, and geographical expansionism, while opposing a national bank and high tariffs.
Newt GingrichNewton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.
Liberalism in the United StatesLiberalism in the United States is based on classical liberal concepts of unalienable rights of the individual. The fundamental liberal ideals of consent of the governed, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, the separation of church and state, the right to bear arms, the right to due process, and equality before the law are widely accepted as a common foundation of liberalism.Conservatism in the United StatesConservatism in the United States consists of right-leaning and right-wing ideological traditions that have collectively rivaled the liberal and progressive U.S. political traditions. Since the early 20th century, the American conservative tradition has generally been identified with the Republican Party, as opposed to the predominantly modern liberal orientation of its rival, the Democratic Party.
Barack ObamaPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017PersonalEarly life and careerFamilyHonorsPublic imagePublications Dreams from My FatherThe Audacity of HopeA Promised LandSummer playlistNon-profit organizations Obama FoundationOne America AppealSpeechesIllinois State Senator and U.S. Senator from IllinoisIllinois State Senate tenure2004 DNC keynote addressU.S. Senate tenure2004 electionsponsored bills44th President of the United StatesPresidencytimelineTransitionInaugurationsfirstsecondEfforts to impeachPresidential libraryTenureFirst 100 daysRecovery ActTripsinternationalRussia nuclear treatyNobel Peace PrizeAffordable Care ActDodd–FrankIraq withdrawalKilling of Osama bin Laden2011 debt-ceiling crisisLibya interventionAfghanistan withdrawalBenghazi attack2013 debt-ceiling crisisAnti-ISIL campaignIraqSyriaTan suit controversyIran nuclear dealCuban thawSanctions against RussiaSelma 50th anniversary speechParis AgreementPoliciesEconomicEnergyForeignArcticEuropeEast AsiaMiddle EastSouth AsiaObama DoctrinePardonsMarineNativeSocialSpaceAppointmentsCabinetJudiciarySotomayorKaganGarlandSupreme Court candidatesPresidential campaigns2008electionprimariesconventiondebatesObama coalition2012electionprimariesconventiondebatesBarack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American retired politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
SecularismPosition that religion should not influence civic and state affairs Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on naturalistic considerations, uninvolved with religion. It is most commonly thought of as the separation of religion from civil affairs and the state and may be broadened to a similar position seeking to remove or to minimize the role of religion in any public sphere.
SocialismSocialism is an economic ideology and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes the economic, political, and social theories and movements associated with the implementation of such systems. Social ownership can take various forms, including public, community, collective, cooperative, or employee.
Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesPresiding officer of the United States House of RepresentativesThe speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.
Political machineIn the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives (such as money or political jobs) and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity. The machine's power is based on the ability of the boss or group to get out the vote for their candidates on election day.
Non-fictionProse genres Poetry genres Dramatic genresComedyLibrettoMusicalOperaPlayhistoricalmoralSatireScriptTragedyTragicomedyHistoryAncientMedievalEarly medievalEarly modernRenaissance18th19th20thContemporary21st MediaVoiceaudiobookspeechWritingbookdigital electronicsebookmanuscript Lists and outlinesOutlineGlossaryBooksEpicfolk-epicsPoetsWritersMovementspoetry groupsCyclesLiterary awardspoetryShort story collection / CycleLost literary worklacunaTheory and criticismSociologyMagazinesCompositionLanguageNarrativeComparativeCircleSocietyPost-literate SocietyPeerFeudEstateWorkshopCircleNon-fiction (or nonfiction) is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith, to convey information only about the real world, rather than being grounded in imagination.
The New York Times Best Seller listThe New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. The New York Times Book Review has published the list weekly since October 12, 1931. In the 21st century, it has evolved into multiple lists, grouped by genre and format, including fiction and nonfiction, hardcover, paperback and e-books.
Left-wing politicsPolitical ideologies favouring egalitarianism Left-wing politics, leftist politics, and leftism are descriptions within the left–right political spectrum for a range of political ideologies that generally support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.