All posts by John Lennon

Occasional guitar player, full-time writer for multiple outlets. I like to write about traveling, music and history.

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The rise and fall of American politics

Two political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, have dominated American politics since the American Civil War, although there are also smaller parties like the Libertarian Party and the Green Party.

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Getting NASA back into outer space

NASA is the United States government agency responsible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the agency in 1958.

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Bernie blazes into the fray

Sanders is known as a leading progressive voice on issues such as income inequality, universal healthcare, parental leave, climate change, LGBT rights, and campaign finance reform.

Hubble Space Telescope turns 25

This school-bus sized hunk of metal and glass is responsible for some of humanity’s greatest discoveries. Let’s take a look at 25 years of Hubble Space Telescope.