Lived History

Media Exploits University Tragedy Media Exploits University Tragedy

The aggressive news coverage of Tyler Clementi's death has altered the nature of the situation

Oct 6, 2010 / StudentNation / Daily Targum editors

A Man of Enthusiasms: On Ben Sonnenberg

A Man of Enthusiasms: On Ben Sonnenberg A Man of Enthusiasms: On Ben Sonnenberg

Remembering Ben Sonnenberg (1936–2010)—writer, publisher, boulevardier—and his quarterly, Grand Street.

Sep 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis

Noted. Noted.

Teresa Stack remembers our colleague Gene Case; Esther Kaplan reports on Sarah Shourd's return home from Iran.

Sep 15, 2010 / Various Contributors

In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist

When the lens is turned on Southerners, it's often the ignorant ones, like Pastor Terry Jones, that we see. That makes it doubly important to remember the brave radicals, like 1920...

Sep 14, 2010 / Ashley Sayeau

Tony Judt: 1948–2010

Tony Judt: 1948–2010 Tony Judt: 1948–2010

The Nation mourns the passing of Tony Judt, a historian and intellectual whose acumen, courage and range are renowned, profound and an inspiration. 

Aug 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press

Noted. Noted.

Katrina vanden Heuvel on the passing of Iris Dornfeld McWilliams; Rajeshree Sisodia on new accountability for energy firms.

Jul 29, 2010 / The Editors

Ben Sonnenberg Ben Sonnenberg

The former editor of Grand Street was a dandy without snobbism, an aesthete without pretense.

Jun 30, 2010 / Stuart Klawans

Remembering Dennis Hopper Remembering Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper was an easy and uneasy rider. He never stopped living an original life--rough, tough, dangerous, defying the odds--and on his own terms.

May 30, 2010 / Viggo Mortensen

Howard Zinn speaks into a microphone at the 2009 Sundance Music Festival on January 22, 2009 in Park City, Utah.

Remembering Howard Zinn Remembering Howard Zinn

Friends of The Nation and of Howard Zinn offer recollections of the man, his work, and his impact on thinkers and activists.

Feb 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors

Howard Zinn speaks into a microphone during the 2009 Sundance Music Festival

Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History

Howard Zinn, who died in 2010 at the age of 87, did nothing less than rewrite the narrative of the United States. 

Jan 28, 2010 / Dave Zirin

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