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1985–1995: American Politics and Culture is Being Radically Reformed

1985–1995: American Politics and Culture is Being Radically Reformed 1985–1995: American Politics and Culture is Being Radically Reformed

Nation writers on late 1980s New York, Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign, gay rights, Rupert Murdoch's ambitions and the case for federal funding of the arts.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

1995–2005: Our Enemies Cannot Defeat Us—Only We Can

1995–2005: Our Enemies Cannot Defeat Us—Only We Can 1995–2005: Our Enemies Cannot Defeat Us—Only We Can

Nation writers on sensationalist art, financial deregulation, September 11, The Sopranos, Texas, the Iraq war and reactionary conservatism.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

2005–2015: This All Seems Eerily Familiar

2005–2015: This All Seems Eerily Familiar 2005–2015: This All Seems Eerily Familiar

Nation writers on disaster capitalism, Blackwater, Obama, the financial bailout, austerity, Occupy Wall Street, Trayvon Martin and Charlie Hebdo.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part V, From the LA Riots to the Release of ‘Selma’

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part V, From the LA Riots to the Release of ‘Selma’ Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part V, From the LA Riots to the Release of ‘Selma’

A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1991 to 2015.

Mar 3, 2015 / The Nation

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part IV, From the Ban on Segregation in Housing to Freedom for Nelson Mandela

A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1968 to 1990.

Feb 27, 2015 / The Nation

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III

A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1957 to 1968.

Feb 24, 2015 / The Nation

1975–1985: Standing in Solidarity Against Jackbooted Oppressors

1975–1985: Standing in Solidarity Against Jackbooted Oppressors 1975–1985: Standing in Solidarity Against Jackbooted Oppressors

It is nonsensical that those who support free-market economic policy should pretend to reject the system of terror it requires to succeed.

Feb 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part II

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part II Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part II

A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1919 to 1956.

Feb 20, 2015 / The Nation

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part I

Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part I Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part I

A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1865 to 1919.

Feb 10, 2015 / The Nation

WATCH: America’s Race Problem Will Require a New Reconstruction to Solve

WATCH: America’s Race Problem Will Require a New Reconstruction to Solve WATCH: America’s Race Problem Will Require a New Reconstruction to Solve

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Jan 9, 2015 / The Nation

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