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September 26, 2012
Empire and Revolution: On Joshua Freeman
In a new history of postwar America, Joshua Freeman argues that policy changes occur because of pressure from the bottom up.
Thomas J. Sugrue
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HistoryMay 20, 2010
Stories and Legends
How Barack Obama has fashioned a personal and political identity by treating the history of the civil rights movement as a usable past.
Thomas J. Sugrue
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HistoryApril 8, 2009
The Hundred Days War: Histories of the New Deal
FDR’s first hundred days were unprecedented in their ambition and scope–and anything but politically coherent.
Thomas J. Sugrue
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September 17, 2008
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Books and IdeasAugust 13, 2008
Rick Perlstein’s ‘Nixonland’: A Gripping Look at the Nixon Era
Historian Rick Perlstein explores the resentment and polarization sparked by the Nixon era’s cultural and political strife.
Thomas J. Sugrue
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Non-fictionApril 24, 2008
Hearts and Minds
Is there more to racism in America than intolerance and immorality? Four books shed light.
Thomas J. Sugrue
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November 20, 2007
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Education ReformOctober 25, 2007
Shanker Blows Up the World
The life and legacy of a fiery New York teachers’ advocate gets caught in the crossfire of a changing liberal landscape.
Thomas J. Sugrue
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September 13, 2006
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CitiesFebruary 9, 2006
The Geography of Fear
Three new books explore how an absence of regulation and active policies of racial exclusion have shaped America’s arid suburbs.
Thomas J. Sugrue