VE Day: Address to the German People VE Day: Address to the German People
The war in Europe is over, but while the Allies are victorious, the evil that the Nazis represented remains to be eradicated.
Apr 22, 2009 / Thomas Mann
The Rosenberg Case The Rosenberg Case
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg get the death penalty for a crime that no one seems sure they committed.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / The Nation
Farewell to FDR Farewell to FDR
On April 12, 1945, America mourns its greatest president since Lincoln.
Apr 22, 2009 / I.F. Stone
The Revolt Against Hoover The Revolt Against Hoover
The midterm elections don't portend well for the possibility of a second Hoover administration.
Apr 22, 2009 / The Editors
The Bonus Army Scares Mr. Hoover The Bonus Army Scares Mr. Hoover
President Hoover's slim chance at re-election probably ended with his heavy-handed treatment of the unemployed veterans who came to Washington seeking relief.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Mauritz A. Hallgren
Leopold and Loeb: The Uses of Adversity Leopold and Loeb: The Uses of Adversity
The memoir of Nathan Leopold, one of the twentieth century's most notorious murderers.
Apr 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Moscow Looks at Dumbarton Oaks Moscow Looks at Dumbarton Oaks
Russia hopes the Dumbarton Oaks Conference will ensure peace.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Anna Louise Strong
Death of JFK: A Most Unstuffy Man Death of JFK: A Most Unstuffy Man
The author remembers his childhood friend Jack, who was about to leave a real mark on America when his life was cut short.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / H. Stuart Hughes
Theater on the Left Theater on the Left
The Federal Theatre Project presented plays that made audiences think. That's what made them so richly rewarding--but too dangerous for Congress to stomach.
Apr 22, 2009 / Feature / Charles R. Walker
Black Power: Mr. Charlie’s Puzzle Black Power: Mr. Charlie’s Puzzle
With SNCC's new chairman Stokely Carmichael and his chant for "black power" the civil rights movement takes on a different tone.
Apr 21, 2009 / Feature / The Editors