Lived History

Praful Bidwai

Remembering Praful Bidwai Remembering Praful Bidwai

Praful Bidwai used rigorous journalism to advance progressive change.

Jul 1, 2015 / Mark Kesselman

Vincent Bugliosi’s Trophy Prosecution Wasn’t Charles Manson—It Was the Supreme Court

Vincent Bugliosi’s Trophy Prosecution Wasn’t Charles Manson—It Was the Supreme Court Vincent Bugliosi’s Trophy Prosecution Wasn’t Charles Manson—It Was the Supreme Court

In a 2001 cover story in The Nation, Bugliosi eloquently denounced the Court's treasonous decision in Bush v. Gore.

Jun 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Jacob Lawrence’s Art as Journalism

Jacob Lawrence’s Art as Journalism Jacob Lawrence’s Art as Journalism

The painter’s migration series was a first draft of history for one of black America’s defining moments.

May 8, 2015 / Syreeta McFadden

‘The Black Night Is Over’: On the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, Remembering How War Begets War

‘The Black Night Is Over’: On the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, Remembering How War Begets War ‘The Black Night Is Over’: On the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, Remembering How War Begets War

It is painful to imagine how much could have been avoided and achieved had The Nation’s warnings been heeded.

May 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Remembering Guy Carawan: The Man Who Popularized ‘We Shall Overcome’

Remembering Guy Carawan: The Man Who Popularized ‘We Shall Overcome’ Remembering Guy Carawan: The Man Who Popularized ‘We Shall Overcome’

Guy Carawan's music had a message and his songs became the unofficial anthems of the Civil Rights movement.

May 7, 2015 / Peter Dreier

Capitalism and Slavery

Capitalism and Slavery Capitalism and Slavery

Each generation seems condemned to have to prove the obvious anew: slavery created the modern world, and the modern world’s divisions are the product of slavery.

May 1, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Auf Wiedersehen Günter Grass

Auf Wiedersehen Günter Grass Auf Wiedersehen Günter Grass

Günter Grass not only taught us about German history, but also ourselves.

Apr 27, 2015 / Norman Birnbaum

Remembering Günter Grass

Remembering Günter Grass Remembering Günter Grass

Ariel Dorfman talks morality and the legacy of a literary giant

Apr 16, 2015 / Ariel Dorfman

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano

Eduardo Galeano taught us not to be embarrassed for refusing to acclimate to the horrors of the present.

Apr 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin

The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015

The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015 The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015

The founder of the Living Theater was absolute about her principles as a pacifist anarchist, yet never dismissive or judgmental toward those who didn’t share them.

Apr 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon

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