History

In Our Orbit In Our Orbit

The Past Ahead of Us "History," wrote James Baldwin, "does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact...

May 2, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

Ghost Buster Ghost Buster

To immerse oneself in Robert Caro's heroic biographies is to come face to face with a shocking but unavoidable realization: Much of what we think we know about money, power and p...

Apr 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

It’s Only a Beginning It’s Only a Beginning

Nearly four years have elapsed since that merry month of May when France and the whole world were taken aback by a sudden and momentous upheaval.

Apr 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer

The Balfour Declaration The Balfour Declaration

Great Britain grants a homeland to the homeless Jews.

Apr 5, 2002 / Feature / H. M. Kallen

The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain

Langston Hughes on the real Harlem renaissance.

Mar 11, 2002 / Feature / Langston Hughes

The Senate’s Fighting Liberal The Senate’s Fighting Liberal

Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77. This 2002 Nation profile by the late Jack Newfield captures the essence of what this legend meant to the progressive movement.

Mar 7, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield

The Still Bad New Old Nixon The Still Bad New Old Nixon

It's been three decades since President Richard M.

Mar 5, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer

Organizing for Social Change After Suffrage Organizing for Social Change After Suffrage

Now that women have the vote, what will they do with it?

Mar 5, 2002 / Stella Crossley Daljord

Denmark Vesey: A New Verdict Denmark Vesey: A New Verdict

A historian questions whether he led a slave revolt, but his heroism still stands.

Feb 21, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener

Hoisting the Black Flag Hoisting the Black Flag

As the World Economic Forum met in New York City recently, the American media were much more concerned with what protesters were doing in the streets than with what they were say...

Feb 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Karen Rosenberg

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