History

Illustration of the Memphis Riot of 1866

The Roots of Today’s Racism and Police Violence, in an ‘Inconceivably Brutal’ Riot 150 Years Ago The Roots of Today’s Racism and Police Violence, in an ‘Inconceivably Brutal’ Riot 150 Years Ago

“The police headed the butchery” in Memphis in May of 1866, The Nation reported at the time, “and occupied themselves in shooting down every colored person, of whatever sex, of who...

May 11, 2016 / Richard Kreitner

The Roots of American Conservatism

The Roots of American Conservatism The Roots of American Conservatism

Why do the politics of free markets and cultural reaction keep returning like some Republican Freddy Krueger?

May 4, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

America’s Long Hangover

America’s Long Hangover America’s Long Hangover

How did Prohibition turn into a law-enforcement extravaganza?

Apr 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gage

Hume’s Call to Action

Hume’s Call to Action Hume’s Call to Action

For philosophy to be effective, it has to understand the world in which it operates. David Hume brought history and politics to the realm of ideas.

Apr 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Richard Bourke

The Untold Story of the Texaco Oil Tycoon Who Loved Fascism

The Untold Story of the Texaco Oil Tycoon Who Loved Fascism The Untold Story of the Texaco Oil Tycoon Who Loved Fascism

Franco’s fuel supplier didn’t live in Berlin or Rome. He lived in New York, and he worked in the Chrysler Building.

Mar 21, 2016 / Adam Hochschild

Confidence in Mexico

Confidence in Mexico Confidence in Mexico

Nothing is more important for Mexicans than regaining a sense of security in their own lives. But the threat of moral decomposition is growing.

Mar 16, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Enrique Krauze

Bernie Sanders Rally

Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move

How Bernie won in Michigan. Plus, “Trump: fascist or clown?” and another kind of politics: the gay revolution.

Mar 10, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Margaret Thatcher’s Fogeyism

Margaret Thatcher’s Fogeyism Margaret Thatcher’s Fogeyism

Charles Moore, the prime minister’s authorized biographer, believes the successes of Thatcherism to be self-evident, and he frequently lets his biases show.

Mar 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / K. Biswas

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On Bernie Sanders Is Confronting America’s Foreign Policy Amnesia Head-On

Why is no one else talking about the fact that Hillary Clinton has been endorsed by a war criminal?

Feb 29, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine Let Them Eat Missiles, and Other Myths of the American War Machine

The problem with US military strategy is that it doesn’t fix any of the problems it’s setting out to address.

Feb 25, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt

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