History

Jack Dempsey: In the Driftway Jack Dempsey: In the Driftway

The Drifter has some thoughts on the great fighter in the ring who was nowhere to be found when the call went out for soldiers to fight in the World War.

Feb 7, 1920 / Feature / The Drifter

Notes from the Capital: Emma Goldman Notes from the Capital: Emma Goldman

The former dressmaker now fashions herself a revolutionary.

Jun 28, 1917 / Feature / The Nation

Notes from the Capital: Louis D. Brandeis Notes from the Capital: Louis D. Brandeis

With the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis, the Supreme Court gets its first Jewish justice.

Feb 10, 1916 / Feature / The Nation

Notes from the Capital: Jane Addams Notes from the Capital: Jane Addams

The founder of Hull House and former beacon for progressivism struggles to define herself in contemporary America.

Feb 3, 1916 / Feature / The Nation

Henry Ford: Notes from the Capital Henry Ford: Notes from the Capital

The man who spread the gospel of the assembly line launches a new crusade--for peace in Europe.

Jan 13, 1916 / Feature / The Nation

The Outlaw German Government The Outlaw German Government

Germany's sinking of the Lusitania is nothing less than "murder on the high seas."

May 13, 1915 / Feature / The Editors

Justice for Coxey Justice for Coxey

The "general" whose "army" made a powerful stand for America's unemployed in the country's first-ever march on Washington.

Feb 13, 1913 / Feature / The Editors

Lawrence Strike and IWW: Syndicalism Lawrence Strike and IWW: Syndicalism

The IWW takes the fight for syndicalism to Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Nation is having none of it.

Mar 28, 1912 / Feature / The Editors

Mark Twain: Two Frontiersmen Mark Twain: Two Frontiersmen

This time, reports of his death weren't greatly exaggerated.

Apr 28, 1910 / Feature / The Editors

Berkman Shoots Frick Berkman Shoots Frick

Alexander Berkman may have been the trigger man, but The Nation says the blame for the shooting of Henry C. Frick falls directly on the Homestead strikers.

Jul 28, 1892 / The Editors

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