This had devastating effects on the economy throughout the course of his successor Martin Van Buren’s presidency. Legacy Andrew Jackson is of the most portrayed chief executives in the history of ...

Though Jackson had a political advantage, his campaign aimed mostly to defend him, and promoting his programs for governmental reform and the economy were a secondary ... the genre of presidential ...

By warning of the threat oligarchy poses to the country, President Joe Biden tapped into a Democratic Party tradition begun in the mid-19th century.

It’s a problem of our billionaire political economy. Democracy in America ... there was a lot of talk comparing Trump to Andrew Jackson, the slaveholder genocidaire. The point of that comparison ...

Died: June 8, 1845. Economic policy cemented Jackson's legacy as a populist. When South Carolina nullified a federal tariff that displeased the state, Jackson threatened to collect the funds at ...