The Left

John Logue, 1947-2009 John Logue, 1947-2009

Remembering a visionary thinker and doer.

Feb 11, 2010 / Feature / William Greider

Zinn-ophobia at NPR Zinn-ophobia at NPR

NPR's attempt to appease its critics by featuring comment from conservative pundits went a step too far when it let radical right-wing advocate David Horowitz contribute to Howard ...

Feb 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Howard Zinn

Zinn’s Critical History Zinn’s Critical History

Howard Zinn's writings remain essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the upheavals of the '60s

Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Howard Zinn, 1922-2010 Howard Zinn, 1922-2010

Remembering the pragmatic radical.

Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

Howard Zinn speaks into a microphone during the 2009 Sundance Music Festival

Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History

Howard Zinn, who died in 2010 at the age of 87, did nothing less than rewrite the narrative of the United States. 

Jan 28, 2010 / Dave Zirin

Video: Change Won’t Come Easy Video: Change Won’t Come Easy

Katrina vanden Heuvel urges Democrats to mobilize their base and stop making damaging compromises with the Right.

Jan 22, 2010 / GRITtv

Young Punk Rockers Revive Folk Songs for a New Generation Young Punk Rockers Revive Folk Songs for a New Generation

As part of America's progressive folk tradition, The Tillers demonstrate that the left has long been essential to the country's cultural fabric.

Jan 19, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Geoffrey Dobbins

Blueprint for Dems Blueprint for Dems

Democrats have tried to act "bipartisan" while Republicans got obstructionist, and the Dems are paying for it.

Jan 14, 2010 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

Change Won’t Come Easy Change Won’t Come Easy

Many progressives thought we had taken back America in 2008, but the work has just begun.

Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

Obama at One Obama at One

The Nation asked members of our community and beyond: looking back at Obama's first year in office, what was the high point, and what was your sharpest disappointment?

Jan 13, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors

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