June 7, 1942: Battle of Midway Ends in Allied Victory June 7, 1942: Battle of Midway Ends in Allied Victory
"It seems likely that the punishment inflicted on the enemy [has] reduced his offensive power and brought nearer the day when we shall be able to count on effective naval supe...
Jun 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
June 6, 1944: D-Day Invasion of France June 6, 1944: D-Day Invasion of France
"What day is this? D-Day? What has that to do with us? Our men are landing on the beaches of France? But have they votes in November?"
Jun 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Canada’s New Climate Movement Canada’s New Climate Movement
Time is too short to allow our divisions to keep us from building the kind of coalitions that will safeguard life on earth.
Jun 5, 2015 / Naomi Klein
Here Are All the Reasons Walmart’s Business Is Not Sustainable Here Are All the Reasons Walmart’s Business Is Not Sustainable
Walmart's sustainability record is anything but ethical.
Jun 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen
What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers? What’s Wrong With Ted Cruz’s Gay Fundraisers?
Two gay New York City entrepreneurs stirred anger by helping anti-gay GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz fundraise. Why'd they do it? Israel.
Jun 5, 2015 / Ali Gharib
It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt It’s Time for the US to Support Democracy, Not Dictatorship, in Egypt
By supporting Sisi’s iron-fisted regime, Obama is playing into the hands of ISIS and Al Qaeda.
Jun 5, 2015 / Rula Jebreal
The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea The Gwangju Uprising and American Hypocrisy: One Reporter’s Quest for Truth and Justice in Korea
A personal story from a longtime Nation writer.
Jun 5, 2015 / Tim Shorrock
There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US There’s a Vicious, Slow-Motion Pogrom Happening a Few Hundred Miles From the US
A constitutional ruling in the Dominican Republic has delegitimized the existence of hundreds of thousands of Haitians.
Jun 5, 2015 / Greg Grandin
June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy Is Assassinated in Los Angeles June 5, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy Is Assassinated in Los Angeles
"He would secure his brother’s good name by defying, and if possible defeating, the evil consequences that had flowed from his brother’s brutally interrupted admin...
Jun 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights Hillary Clinton’s Bold Plan for Voting Rights
Clinton slams the “phantom epidemic of voter fraud” and proposes reforms that would make it eaiser for millions to vote.
Jun 4, 2015 / Ari Berman