Remembering Mary Thom Remembering Mary Thom
The feminist author and long-time editor of Ms. magazine died tragically in a biking accident.
Apr 29, 2013 / Michele Kort
Remembering Bob Edgar Remembering Bob Edgar
For half a century, Bob walked with the movements for economic and social justice, for peace, and above all for democracy.
Apr 25, 2013 / John Nichols
Welcome to the Gilded City of New York Welcome to the Gilded City of New York
In the Age of Bloomberg, America’s most iconic big city is also its most unequal.
Apr 17, 2013 / Feature / The Editors
The Passion and Eloquence of Anthony Lewis The Passion and Eloquence of Anthony Lewis
For more than three decades, he was perhaps the most prominent establishment voice for the antiwar, human rights and civil rights movements.
Mar 27, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013 Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013
The late New York Times columnist believed telling critical truths about your country was a higher form of patriotism.
Mar 25, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez On the Legacy of Hugo Chávez
Yes, the Venezuelan president could be a strongman. But he leaves behind what might be called the most democratic country in the Western Hemisphere.
Mar 6, 2013 / Greg Grandin
Remembering Ronald Dworkin Remembering Ronald Dworkin
The death of Ronald Dworkin means the loss of the most important advocate in our time – to borrow the title of his last book – of “taking rights seriously.”...
Feb 22, 2013 / Aryeh Neier
Remembering Don Shaffer Remembering Don Shaffer
An original long distance runner, in Michael Harrington's term.
Feb 19, 2013 / Daniel Cantor
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
As we mark the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, how far have we come? And how far do we have to go?
Feb 6, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue
Remembering Dolores Prida Remembering Dolores Prida
Cuban-born playwright, journalist, and poet Dolores Prida's candid, humored, and often mordant columns about the most pressing social and political issues constituted one of th...
Jan 24, 2013 / Claudio Iván Remeseira