Remembering Richard Grossman Remembering Richard Grossman
An activist ahead of his time, Richard L. Grossman, a community organizer, galvanized work on a variety of progressive causes during his remarkable four-decade career.
Nov 29, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Smokin’ Joe Frazier: The Death of the Disrespected Smokin’ Joe Frazier: The Death of the Disrespected
At the end of his life, the champion boxer was rejected by the same establishment so quick to embrace him when it suited their needs. Smokin’ Joe deserved so much better...
Nov 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Professor Derrick Bell, 1930–2011 Professor Derrick Bell, 1930–2011
Selfless, wise and welcoming, Bell was a mentor to legions of law school students without privilege, ultimately changing the way law schools work.
Oct 11, 2011 / Patricia J. Williams
Remembering Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Remembering Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a giant of the civil rights movement known for his decades of work in support of desegregation, died Wednesday in Birmingham, Alabama.
Oct 5, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Wangari Maathai: The Mushrooms and the Canopy Both Need Light Wangari Maathai: The Mushrooms and the Canopy Both Need Light
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement, died September 25, in Kenya. In this interview with Laura Flanders from 2009, she reiterated the res...
Sep 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby
I'm not capable of accurately describing the kindness, intensity and melancholy that were alloyed in Carl's character, or the profound role he played in deepening our commitment t...
Sep 16, 2011 / Mike Davis
Remembering Betty Williams Remembering Betty Williams
The robust Nation of today is the child of many parents, but the largest and oldest political weekly in the country owes a great debt to Betty Williams for her indispensable role...
Sep 13, 2011 / Hamilton Fish
Remembering Claudette Munson Remembering Claudette Munson
The latter-day Mother Jones pushed her defense contractor employer to turn its swords into plowshares.
Aug 17, 2011 / Miriam Pemberton
Remembering Sen. Mark Hatfield Remembering Sen. Mark Hatfield
Former Senator Mark Hatfield was a hero to many of us who consider ourselves "New Evangelicals."
Aug 11, 2011 / Rev. Richard Cizik
‘Fifty Years in the Global Village’: Remembering Marshall McLuhan on His 100th Birthday ‘Fifty Years in the Global Village’: Remembering Marshall McLuhan on His 100th Birthday
His writing anticipated our own media age of Facebook and Twitter.
Aug 4, 2011 / William F. Baker