It’s Shocking How Relevant This 150-Year-Old Denunciation of American Racism Is Today It’s Shocking How Relevant This 150-Year-Old Denunciation of American Racism Is Today
In 1865, a writer in The Nation took aim at the deadly dehumanization of black lives that plagued the United States then as it does today.
Nov 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 4, 2008: Barack Obama Is Elected President November 4, 2008: Barack Obama Is Elected President
“For many black folks, Obama’s victory has momentarily healed the double consciousness that is an ordinary part of our lives.”
Nov 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed November 3, 1986: The Iran/Contra Weapons-for-Hostages Deal Is Exposed
“The arms deal did not take place on the margins of policy but at its very heart.”
Nov 3, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’ November 2, 1917: The Balfour Declaration Promises British Support for a ‘National Home for the Jewish People’
“Its implications are science, industry, democracy, the whole growth of that torturous and bloody liberation of the masses of men from their oppressors in which consists the humani...
Nov 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
November 1, 1993: The Maastricht Treaty Is Ratified, Setting Up the European Union November 1, 1993: The Maastricht Treaty Is Ratified, Setting Up the European Union
“Some think the capitalist invasion must be fought within national borders, while others believe the battle must be waged on the European front.”
Nov 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 31, 1926: Harry Houdini Dies October 31, 1926: Harry Houdini Dies
“His complete silence since his death…furnishes perhaps the strongest argument against the spiritualists.”
Oct 31, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Sheldon Wolin, 1922–2015 Sheldon Wolin, 1922–2015
The late scholar and Nation contributor brought left-leaning political philosophy to the fore.
Oct 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 30, 1885: Ezra Pound Is Born October 30, 1885: Ezra Pound Is Born
“There is no reason why poetry should not be so perplexingly simple as Mr. Pound’s, and be about nothing at all.”
Oct 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 29, 1929: The Stock Market Crashes, Plunging the World Into Economic Depression October 29, 1929: The Stock Market Crashes, Plunging the World Into Economic Depression
“Obviously the market must have been extremely vulnerable to offer so little resistance.”
Oct 29, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair October 28, 2005: White House Official ‘Scooter’ Libby Is Indicted in the Valerie Plame Affair
“One doesn’t need indictments—or convictions—to see this case as a clear representation of the way Bush and his crew do business.“
Oct 28, 2015 / Richard Kreitner