Lived History

Goodbye MCA Goodbye MCA

For me, losing a Beastie Boy is like what losing a Beatle was to my father's generation.

May 4, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg

Levon Helm: The True Voice of America Levon Helm: The True Voice of America

You could always tell which voice was his: he was the stern Southern preacher, the broken Confederate soldier and the dirt farmer at the end of his day.

Apr 19, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Remembering Bernard Rapoport Remembering Bernard Rapoport

Bernard Rapoport's death at the age of ninety-four has brought to a close one of the storied chapters in the history of American liberalism.

Apr 19, 2012 / Hamilton Fish

Remembering Elsie Richardson Remembering Elsie Richardson

Efforts she spearheaded in the sixties set model for the grassroots rebuilding efforts that would unfold in cities around the country in decades to come.

Apr 10, 2012 / Michael Woodsworth

Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political

Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political

A poet passionately engaged with writing and politics, she said "art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage."

Mar 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

Remembering Peter Novick Remembering Peter Novick

Novick, a first-class mensch, will be remembered for his pioneering scholarship, intellectual courage, and a witty, astringent writing style that could turn the most forbidding of ...

Mar 23, 2012 / D.D. Guttenplan

Remembering Lucy Gonzales Parsons This International Women’s Day Remembering Lucy Gonzales Parsons This International Women’s Day

Workers shouldn’t “strike and go out and starve, but strike and remain in and take possession of the necessary property of production.” So believed Lucy Gonzales ...

Mar 8, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Remembering Anthony Shadid

Remembering Anthony Shadid Remembering Anthony Shadid

The most gifted foreign correspondent in a generation reported with authority and empathy.

Feb 17, 2012 / Ruth Baldwin

Remembering Dr. Stephen Levin Remembering Dr. Stephen Levin

Dr. Stephen Levin's work continues to effect change and save lives.

Feb 14, 2012 / Katie Halper

Remembering Robert Carter Remembering Robert Carter

For Robert L. Carter, one of the leading civil rights strategists and activists of the twentieth century, the fight for equal, quality public education was foundational to the...

Jan 10, 2012 / Patricia Sullivan

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