Articles

Slaughter at Attica Slaughter at Attica

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller turns a prison-wide protest into a wholesale slaughter.

Sep 27, 1971 / The Editors

Death of a Legendary Hero Death of a Legendary Hero

The riots of 1968 are bound to change the way that history views the political career of Charles de Gaulle.

Nov 30, 1970 / Feature / Daniel Singer

Teach-in On The Environment Teach-in On The Environment

 Ecology has become a very important issue on campuses this season, and this teach-in was the forerunner--a kind of model--for thousands of college and high school colloquia t...

Apr 6, 1970 / Raymond R. Coffey

John L: Something of a Man John L: Something of a Man

 On the life, death and legacy of labor union leader John L. Lewis

Jun 30, 1969 / Saul D. Alinsky

Apollo 11

Space Is Not Black Space Is Not Black

Days before the Apollo 11 launch in 1969, The Nation lamented a government that spent freely on white astronauts, engineers, and contractors, but could not find jobs at home for it...

Jun 30, 1969 / Jack Robertson

Earth rising on the lunar horizon

The Moon Will Wait The Moon Will Wait

In early 1969, Nation editors were skeptical about the space race, and NASA’s “juvenile, brutal approach” in rushing to get a man on the moon.

Jan 13, 1969 / The Nation

Coupling and Uncoupling Coupling and Uncoupling

The most striking thing about Couples is the novelist's attempt to break out of the intimist, unpolitical, miniaturist mold that had become his official bust.

May 13, 1968 / Books & the Arts / Jose Yglesias

Ho Chi Minh: From ‘Prison Diary’ Ho Chi Minh: From ‘Prison Diary’

The Vietnamese leader is also a poet.

May 6, 1968 / Feature / Ho Chi Minh

A Report from Occupied Territory

A Report from Occupied Territory A Report from Occupied Territory

These things happen, in all our Harlems, every single day. If we ignore this fact, and our common responsibility to change this fact, we are sealing our doom.

Jul 11, 1966 / James Baldwin

MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice

MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice MLK’s Forgotten Call for Economic Justice

“Jobs are harder to create than voting rolls.”

Mar 14, 1966 / Martin Luther King Jr.

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