Tom Hayden

Tom Hayden, the former California state assemblyman and senator, author, lifelong activist, and Nation editorial board member, died in Santa Monica on October 23, 2016. He was the author of more than 20 books, including most recently Hell No: The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement (Yale) and Listen, Yankee! Why Cuba Matters (Seven Stories).

Landless, Jobless, But Not Hopeless Landless, Jobless, But Not Hopeless

The day after the World Social Forum dialogues, I visited an encampment of landless people squatting in garbage-wrap tents alongside the road an hour from Porto Alegre.

Feb 9, 2003 / Feature / Tom Hayden

The Zapatistas Break Their Silence The Zapatistas Break Their Silence

The Zapatista rebels in Chiapas defiantly broke nearly two years of self-imposed silence by taking over the streets of San Cristóbal de las Casas as the New Year began.

Jan 28, 2003 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Prize for Dolores Huerta Prize for Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta flouts the smug conventional wisdom that the 1960s are behind us. She won't settle down and become an anachronism.

Dec 5, 2002 / Editorial / Tom Hayden

The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle The Legacy of the Battle for Seattle

Mike Dolan, one of the principal organizers of the "Battle of Seattle" three years ago, returned in late August--with Jim Hightower's Rolling Thunder DownHome Democracy Tour--to ...

Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Dying for Work Dying for Work

Close to 3,000 progressive activists from all walks of life joined Jim Hightower for his third "Rolling Thunder/Down-Home Democracy Tour" in Tucson on July 26.

Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden

The Port Huron Statement at 40 The Port Huron Statement at 40

On its anniversary, two of its authors assess its relevance for today.

Jul 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden and Dick Flacks

Sinn Fein Rising Sinn Fein Rising

Sinn Fein, generally known for its historical association with the Irish Republican Army and the peace process, has made a breakthrough in the twenty-six-county Irish Republic by ...

Jun 6, 2002 / Editorial / Tom Hayden

Bully in the Pulpit? Bully in the Pulpit?

Bully in the Pulpit? The following is a forum on Ellen Willis's "Freedom From Religion," which appeared in the February 19 issue.       --The ...

Feb 23, 2001 / Letters / Tom Hayden, Michael Eric Dyson, Ellen Willis, Michael Kazin, Frances Kissling, Arthur Hertzberg, Richard Parker, Jim Wallis, and Rosalind Pollack Petchesky

Gato and Alex–No Safe Place Gato and Alex–No Safe Place

This is the story of Gato and Alex, two Salvadorans who as children became refugees from America's war in their homeland only to become rivals in America's gang war on the street...

Jun 22, 2000 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Harrington’s Dilemma Harrington’s Dilemma

Maurice Isserman's The Other American: The Life of Michael Harrington evokes and will enrich the legacy of the last great American socialist in the tradition of Eugene Debs and N...

May 25, 2000 / Books & the Arts / Tom Hayden

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