Lived History | The Nation

A revealing question: Why has V.S. Naipaul come to be much better known in the West than the great African writer Chinua Achebe?

Yes, the Venezuelan president could be a strongman. But he leaves behind what might be called the most democratic country in the Western Hemisphere.

An original long distance runner, in Michael Harrington's term.

The feminist author and long-time editor of Ms. magazine died tragically in a biking accident.

For half a century, Bob walked with the movements for economic and social justice, for peace, and above all for democracy.