Articles

The Outlaw German Government The Outlaw German Government

Germany's sinking of the Lusitania is nothing less than "murder on the high seas."

May 13, 1915 / Feature / The Editors

Justice for Coxey Justice for Coxey

The "general" whose "army" made a powerful stand for America's unemployed in the country's first-ever march on Washington.

Feb 13, 1913 / Feature / The Editors

Lawrence Strike and IWW: Syndicalism Lawrence Strike and IWW: Syndicalism

The IWW takes the fight for syndicalism to Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Nation is having none of it.

Mar 28, 1912 / Feature / The Editors

Mark Twain: Two Frontiersmen Mark Twain: Two Frontiersmen

This time, reports of his death weren't greatly exaggerated.

Apr 28, 1910 / Feature / The Editors

Berkman Shoots Frick Berkman Shoots Frick

Alexander Berkman may have been the trigger man, but The Nation says the blame for the shooting of Henry C. Frick falls directly on the Homestead strikers.

Jul 28, 1892 / The Editors

The Haymarket Executions The Haymarket Executions

A brief report on the execution of four anarchists for the Haymarket bombing of 1884.

Nov 17, 1887 / The Nation

Mr. Barnum on Museums Mr. Barnum on Museums

He may have said a sucker is born every minute, but the great showman defends his museum as the real deal in a letter to the editor.

Nov 27, 1884 / The Nation

Brigandage and Piety Brigandage and Piety

Jesse James may have been a robber and a thief, but at least he was a member in good standing of his church.

Apr 13, 1882 / Feature / The Editors

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address

How Lincoln wrote his great speech--told by someone who was there.

Sep 9, 1875 / The Nation

The Beecher-Tilton Scandal The Beecher-Tilton Scandal

You want a good sex scandal? This one from the nineteenth century had it all—and more.

Aug 20, 1874 / Feature / The Editors

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