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Irving Kristol’s New Conservatism Manifesto Irving Kristol’s New Conservatism Manifesto

Irving Kristol's book reveals he's no democrat with a lowercase "d" either.

Sep 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Philip Green

Kristol’s Red Persuasion? Kristol’s Red Persuasion?

Drawing on his past as a Trotskyite, Irving Kristol states his case for capitalism--but cautiously.

Sep 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Lekachman

The African Airlift The African Airlift

The 1960 "airlift" of 800 African students to study in the United States lent a crucial boost to John F. Kennedy's popularity among African-Americans.

Sep 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Karen Rothmyer

Monsanto: Playing God Monsanto: Playing God

Monsanto is dangerously re-engineering America's food supply.

Sep 10, 2009 / Feature / Kirkpatrick Sale

Tragedy at Chappaquiddick Tragedy at Chappaquiddick

In a matter of hours, Mary Jo Kopechne lost her life and Ted Kennedy the presidency.

Sep 2, 2009 / The Editors

Auden’s Love Poem for Humanity Auden’s Love Poem for Humanity

The poet's "September 1, 1939" saw the start of World War II and declared: "We must love one another or die."

Sep 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols

La Despedida: A Lost Memoir of the Spanish Civil War La Despedida: A Lost Memoir of the Spanish Civil War

A long-lost memoir of the Spanish Civil War moves jaggedly between boredom, fleeting triumphs and terror.

Aug 12, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Dan Kaufman

Bill Douglas Bill Douglas

Sidney Zion celebrates the courage and independence of the late Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

Aug 12, 2009 / Sidney Zion

King Cohn King Cohn

Roy Cohn was one of the most loathsome characters in American history, so why did he have so many influential friends?

Aug 12, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Sherrill

Hiroshima Day Hiroshima Day

The official secrecy and deceptions about our nuclear weapons posture and policies and their possible consequences have threatened the survival of the human species.

Aug 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Ellsberg

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