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Washington Monthly Founder Charlie Peters Died On Thanksgiving Two Years Ago. Why He Still Matters
After helping to found the Peace Corps, the former West Virginia legislator started this magazine in 1969 and molded it for 32 years. Help us celebrate his life and legacy by donating now.
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“The Washington Monthly—contained the smartest, freshest, and often funniest writing about politics and government.”
A journalist, historian, and filmmaker recalls working for the late Charlie Peters, including terse phone calls, “rain dances,” and why meeting this magazine’s founding editor was better than seeing The Beatles.
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Why Charlie Peters Matters
The ideas and example of the Washington Monthly’s founder and editor-in-chief for 30 years can play an ongoing indispensable role in responding to our country’s deepest problems.
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Charlie Peters, Washington Monthly Founder and Mentor to Leading Journalists, Turns 96
After helping to found the Peace Corps, the former West Virginia legislator started this magazine in 1969 and molded it for 32 years. Help us celebrate his life and legacy by donating now.
Posted inPolitical Animal
The Washington Monthly’s Indispensable Chutzpah
In 1979, I wrote in The Washington Post about the minor miracle that this magazine had lasted 10 years. Now, it’s almost 53 years old. And we need your support to keep it going.
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Reflections on 20 Years of Editing the Washington Monthly
Pay low rent. Find great talent. How a small magazine can change the country.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Washington Monthly Celebrates as Our Editor-in-Chief Marks 20 Years at the Helm
Keeping the magazine thriving amid media chaos and political turmoil was never easy, but Paul Glastris did it. A friend and colleague reflects on his anniversary—and asks for your help.
Posted inMagazine, March/April/May 2017
Charles Peters on Recapturing the Soul of the Democratic Party
In a new book, the Washington Monthly founding editor explains where liberal elites went wrong — and suggests a way forward.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Marching is Good. Voting is Better.
I bow to no one in my respect for former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, but she missed the mark somewhat in her analysis of the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed evisceration of the Environmental Protection Agency: This budget is a fantasy if the administration believes it will preserve EPA’s mission to protect public health,” […]
