Books and Ideas

Apollo 11

Space Is Not Black Space Is Not Black

Days before the Apollo 11 launch in 1969, The Nation lamented a government that spent freely on white astronauts, engineers, and contractors, but could not find jobs at home for it...

Jun 30, 1969 / Jack Robertson

Earth rising on the lunar horizon

The Moon Will Wait The Moon Will Wait

In early 1969, Nation editors were skeptical about the space race, and NASA’s “juvenile, brutal approach” in rushing to get a man on the moon.

Jan 13, 1969 / The Nation

Coupling and Uncoupling Coupling and Uncoupling

The most striking thing about Couples is the novelist's attempt to break out of the intimist, unpolitical, miniaturist mold that had become his official bust.

May 13, 1968 / Books & the Arts / Jose Yglesias

Ho Chi Minh: From ‘Prison Diary’ Ho Chi Minh: From ‘Prison Diary’

The Vietnamese leader is also a poet.

May 6, 1968 / Feature / Ho Chi Minh

Martin Luther King Jr.

Let Justice Roll Down Let Justice Roll Down

"Those who expected a cheap victory in a climate of complacency were shocked into reality by Selma."

Mar 15, 1965 / Books & the Arts / Martin Luther King Jr.

The Free Speech Movement The Free Speech Movement

When protester Jack Weinberg told a reporter, "Don't trust anyone over 30," the '60s youth movement was born.

Dec 21, 1964 / Feature / Gene Marine

Fannie Lou Hamer: Tired of Being Sick and Tired Fannie Lou Hamer: Tired of Being Sick and Tired

Speaking for every African-American living under the South's Jim Crow rules, Fannie Lou Hamer says she is sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Jun 1, 1964 / Feature / Jerry DeMuth

Euthanasia—Pro and Con Euthanasia—Pro and Con

To kill or not to kill: Two experts debate the morality of euthanasia.

Jan 28, 1950 / Various Contributors

The Berlin Airlift The Berlin Airlift

While goods and supplies pour into Berlin from the air, the real question hovering over the city is whether there will be a war between the West and Russia.

Mar 5, 1949 / Feature / Julio Álvarez del Vayo

Marshall Plan: Prosperity Is Indivisible Marshall Plan: Prosperity Is Indivisible

Socialist eastern Europe stands to be left out in the cold under the Marshall Plan.

Oct 11, 1947 / Feature / Julio Álvarez del Vayo

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