November 14, 1995: The US Government Shuts Down Because of a Budgetary Standoff in Congress November 14, 1995: The US Government Shuts Down Because of a Budgetary Standoff in Congress
“Last winter’s government shutdown, contrary to media reports, was not about innocent bystanders. It was about the broad scheme of power in the nation.”
Nov 14, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 13, 1982: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Is Dedicated in Washington, DC November 13, 1982: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Is Dedicated in Washington, DC
“One can hardly expect images of napalmed children and weeping parents to remind us of what the war was really like.”
Nov 13, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 11, 1918: Armistice Ends World War I November 11, 1918: Armistice Ends World War I
“Every remaining king, whether well-meaning figure-head or despot, should and must go.”
Nov 11, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 10, 1919: The American Legion Has Its First National Convention November 10, 1919: The American Legion Has Its First National Convention
“The American Legion is attempting to perpetuate the war psychology as its contribution to peace.”
Nov 10, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls November 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls
“The ideological morticians are wrong in assuming that this death of an epoch heralds a capitalist eternity.”
Nov 9, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’ November 8, 1923: Adolf Hitler Attempts a Coup in Germany—the ‘Beer Hall Putsch’
“Hitler, firing melodramatically into the air to force attention from a feverish crowd, has lost his glamor.”
Nov 8, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City
“If it really tries to show the best that is being done in the modern world irrespective of what happens to be in fashion, it has a chance to help create new standards.”
Nov 7, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 6, 1917: The Bolsheviks Rebel Against the Provisional Russian Government November 6, 1917: The Bolsheviks Rebel Against the Provisional Russian Government
“What we see now in Russia is the latest phase in the struggle, not between two foreign policies, but between two internal policies.”
Nov 6, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President November 5, 1912: Woodrow Wilson Is Elected President
“It is not an hour for foolish elation. No man perceives this more clearly than Woodrow Wilson.”
Nov 5, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Richard Kreitner
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 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner