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From Smoking Gun to Smoking Dog: A 'Beat The Devil' Investigation (Lived History, Government, Executive Branch)

 Why were two dogs gunned down right before the arrival of Air Force One?

Alexander Cockburn

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Anthony Lewis, 1927–2013
Rick Perlstein

The late New York Times columnist believed telling critical truths about your country was a higher form of patriotism.

March 25, 2013
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Ilyse Hogue

As we mark the fortieth anniversary of Roe v. Wade, how far have we come? And how far do we have to go?

February 6, 2013
Remembering Aaron Swartz
Rick Perlstein

Each of our minds contain a universe, but how is it that his mind contained fourteen or fifteen of them?

January 12, 2013
What Gerda Lerner Taught Us
John Nichols

An anti-fascist, a radical, an immigrant, an outsider, her pioneering work to launch women’s history programs and feminist movements was transformational.

January 8, 2013
Remembering Becky Tarbotton
Peter Rothberg

Brilliant, young, dynamic, female environmental visionaries are hard to find, so this loss is enormous.

January 1, 2013
Dan Inouye's Epic Civil Rights Championship
John Nichols

No senator fought longer and harder for the rights of people of color, people with disabilities, women and the LGBT community. 

December 18, 2012
'The Labor Movement Never Stands Still': An Interview With Marvin Miller (1917–2012)
Dave Zirin

Marvin Miller, former executive director of the Major Leage Baseball Players Association, died today at the age of 95. 

November 27, 2012
George McGovern, the Last Honest Democrat
William Greider

His landslide defeat in 1972 taught a generation of aspiring young Democrats not to try that again—and they didn’t.

October 22, 2012
George McGovern: American Patriot and Truth-Teller
Katrina vanden Heuvel

The presidential nominee and Nation contributor never wavered in speaking out against war, poverty and human rights abuses. 

October 22, 2012
John Lennon and George McGovern: Another Side of the 1972 Campaign
Jon Wiener

The McGovern campaign marked a turning point in many lives, including John Lennon’s.

October 21, 2012