Lived History

Remembering Vaclav Havel Remembering Vaclav Havel

Vaclav Havel was undoubtedly one of the greatest Europeans of our generation, a man, who fully deserves the unquestionable respect both of his country and the world.

Jan 6, 2012 / Jan Kavan

Remembering Judge Robert Carter Remembering Judge Robert Carter

Carter helped to change America, and helped to change me, along with the many black and white lawyers who worked with him and whom he taught that fighting for equal rights entail...

Jan 6, 2012 / Lewis M. Steel

Remembering Those We Lost, 2011

Remembering Those We Lost, 2011 Remembering Those We Lost, 2011

We launched Lived History, a special section of TheNation.com, to honor, remember and pay tribute to the dearly departed who have made significant contributions to bettering o…

Dec 20, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Christopher Hitchens: Some Memories Christopher Hitchens: Some Memories

Christopher was moved, in his choice of objects of animosity, by an unstable mixture of calculation and conviction.

Dec 19, 2011 / Norman Birnbaum

David Montgomery, Grand Master Workman David Montgomery, Grand Master Workman

 A pioneering historian convinced that another world was possible, and that working people would create it for themselves.

Dec 19, 2011 / Dana Frank

Remembering Christa Wolf Remembering Christa Wolf

German Novelist Christa Wolf dies on December 1, 2011 at 82.

Dec 19, 2011 / Norman Birnbaum

Regarding Christopher

Regarding Christopher Regarding Christopher

Hitchens could be a moral bully and a black-and-white thinker, but as a vivid presence he will long be remembered.

Dec 19, 2011 / Katha Pollitt

Reading Christopher

Reading Christopher Reading Christopher

With a dry, sharp, ironic voice—Christopher Hitchens graced The Nation’s pages from 1978 to 2006. The best of his articles, columns and reviews are collected here....

Dec 16, 2011 / Richard Lingeman

David Montgomery, 1927–2011 David Montgomery, 1927–2011

A remarkable life as an organizer and historian.

Dec 2, 2011 / Jon Wiener

Remembering Martina Correia Remembering Martina Correia

Even after her brother, Troy Davis, was executed, Martina never stopped fighting the death penalty. Yesterday, she lost her fight against breast cancer.

Dec 2, 2011 / Liliana Segura

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