What Would Mao Think of the Games? What Would Mao Think of the Games?
He'd feel bad that the whole Communist era was airbrushed out of the Olympic spectacle. But he'd probably like the swimming.
Aug 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom
From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama From Fannie Lou Hamer to Barack Obama
Democrats have come a long way from the first Denver convention a century ago.
Aug 15, 2008 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era
Historian Rick Perlstein explores the resentment and polarization sparked by the Nixon era's cultural and political strife.
Aug 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times
Despite the controversies he aroused in the West and in Russia, Solzhenitsyn remains above all else a writer who bore witness to Soviet society's long-censored suffering.
Aug 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Charismatic Candidate A Charismatic Candidate
Flawed and flamboyant, the charismatic Jesse Jackson wasn't the perfect candidate, but his idealism led The Nation to endorse his bid for the White House.
Jul 31, 2008 / The Editors
The Hilton Hotel Incident The Hilton Hotel Incident
While the whole world was watching, this is what Chicago's finest did.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / The Nation
The Bitter Legacy of LBJ The Bitter Legacy of LBJ
It was a rigged convention, and the Chicago police were spoiling for a fight.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / Carey McWilliams
The Democratic Trough at Chicago The Democratic Trough at Chicago
As they nominated FDR, Democratic conventioneers were more interested in grandstanding against prohibition than facing the nation's economic crisis.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / Oswald Garrison Villard
Alice Paul Pulls the Strings Alice Paul Pulls the Strings
At the National Women's Party convention, party leaders spurned black women who sought to be included in the suffragist agenda.
Jul 31, 2008 / Feature / Freda Kirchwey
The First Denver Convention The First Denver Convention
When the Democrats nominated William Jennings Bryan as their presidential candidate, The Nation was skeptical.
Jul 31, 2008 / The Editors