History

Hugo Black: A Personal History Hugo Black: A Personal History

Should his former membership in the Ku Klux Klan disqualify this Supreme Court nominee?

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner

Eyes Left! Eyes Left!

He has a plan for establishing a dictatorship of the proletariat, but how does the proletariat feel about it?

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / William Hard

The Freedom of the Air The Freedom of the Air

The head of RCA says freedom of the airwaves must be maintained.

Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / David Sarnoff

A Reluctant Big Shot A Reluctant Big Shot

Everyone is fussing about the departure of Walter Cronkite from the CBS Evening News--everyone that is except Cronkite.

Jul 21, 2009 / Feature / Kurt Vonnegut

Cronkite’s Alarm Cronkite’s Alarm

An editorial says Walter Cronkite doesn't really tell it as it is.

Jul 21, 2009 / The Editors

Letter from Walter Cronkite Letter from Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite says the anchor chair on the evening news is where he delivers the news, not editorials.

Jul 21, 2009 / The Nation

Borrowed Time: The World at 65 Borrowed Time: The World at 65

The tumultuous American Century in the lives of a father and son.

Jul 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Tom Engelhardt

Everybody Knows Walter Cronkite Everybody Knows Walter Cronkite

The late, legendary broadcaster shares his prescient impressions of the state of national media in America.

Jul 18, 2009 / The Nation

On Clara Barton On Clara Barton

The beloved angel of mercy has died.

Jul 15, 2009 / The Editors

A Note on Gershwin A Note on Gershwin

Rhapsodizing about "Rhapsody in Blue."

Jul 15, 2009 / Feature / Abbe Niles

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