Felix Frankfurter: Joining the League Felix Frankfurter: Joining the League
Should America join the League of Nations? The Harvard professor says the slogan "Join the League" offers too simple a solution for a complex question.
May 16, 1923 / Letters / The Nation
Notes from the Capital: Emma Goldman Notes from the Capital: Emma Goldman
The former dressmaker now fashions herself a revolutionary.
Jun 28, 1917 / Feature / The Nation
Notes from the Capital: Louis D. Brandeis Notes from the Capital: Louis D. Brandeis
With the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis, the Supreme Court gets its first Jewish justice.
Feb 10, 1916 / Feature / The Nation
Notes from the Capital: Jane Addams Notes from the Capital: Jane Addams
The founder of Hull House and former beacon for progressivism struggles to define herself in contemporary America.
Feb 3, 1916 / Feature / The Nation
Henry Ford: Notes from the Capital Henry Ford: Notes from the Capital
The man who spread the gospel of the assembly line launches a new crusade--for peace in Europe.
Jan 13, 1916 / Feature / The Nation
The Haymarket Executions The Haymarket Executions
A brief report on the execution of four anarchists for the Haymarket bombing of 1884.
Nov 17, 1887 / Editorial / The Nation
Mr. Barnum on Museums Mr. Barnum on Museums
He may have said a sucker is born every minute, but the great showman defends his museum as the real deal in a letter to the editor.
Nov 27, 1884 / Letters / The Nation
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
How Lincoln wrote his great speech--told by someone who was there.
Sep 9, 1875 / Letters / The Nation