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
Obama From the Agora Obama From the Agora
Assessing Barack Obama's mythic destiny: will he become more Athenian than Spartan?
Jul 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden
1984: The Left, The Democrats and the Future 1984: The Left, The Democrats and the Future
Democrats seek the center--and lose their moorings.
Jul 29, 2008 / Feature / Alexander Cockburn and Andrew Kopkind
Remembering Eliot Asinof Remembering Eliot Asinof
Eliot Asinof, blacklisted author of Eight Men Out, created a lifetime of work celebrating rebels and victims of injustice.
Jun 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Kisseloff
City of Fear City of Fear
A new book explores the historical ties between African-American and Japanese-American communities in Los Angeles.
Jun 11, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener