History

What Revolution?

What Revolution? What Revolution?

Enzo Traverso’s new book offers us a guide to the left that the 20th century left behind.

Nov 30, 2017 / Books & the Arts / J. Hoberman

The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh

The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh The Peregrinations of Raja Shehadeh

After the loss of his father and the failure of Oslo, the Palestinian activist turned to writing in order to continue crossing into those territories that became increasingly off l...

Nov 29, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey

Trump Jingping Beijing

The Future of the American Empire The Future of the American Empire

Historian Alfred McCoy discusses his new book, the deep state, and Donald Trump’s threats to the US’s position as a global power.

Nov 24, 2017 / Q&A / Nick Turse

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.

Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

Sand Creek Massacre

Confronting the Legacy of the Civil War: The Forgotten Front Confronting the Legacy of the Civil War: The Forgotten Front

The conflict was fought by proxy in the West, but one thing united the warring factions: the doctrine of white supremacy and genocidal violence against Indians.

Oct 26, 2017 / George Black

Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser

Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser Lincoln: The Great Uncompromiser

He fought to remake the center—not yield to it.

Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Matthew Karp

Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking

Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Thinking

Gorbachev set out to transform the Soviet Union from within. What happened?

Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Keith Gessen

What the US Can Learn From the Fall of the Roman Republic What the US Can Learn From the Fall of the Roman Republic

Ned Resnikoff interviews author Mike Duncan about how the United States can avoid Rome’s fate.

Oct 24, 2017 / Ned Resnikoff

First black Senator and representatives

When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction When Black Lives Mattered: Why Teach Reconstruction

Reconstruction, the era immediately following the Civil War and emancipation, is full of stories that help us see the possibility of a future defined by racial equity.

Oct 24, 2017 / StudentNation / Adam Sanchez

Articles of Confederation

‘We Have Not a Government’: The US Before the Constitution ‘We Have Not a Government’: The US Before the Constitution

An interview with George William Van Cleve, author of a new book about a period of crisis that offers tools for thinking about our own.

Oct 23, 2017 / Richard Kreitner

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