Roosevelt and the National Psychology Roosevelt and the National Psychology
The former president's personality was part of the national wealth.
Jul 27, 2009 / Feature / Stuart P. Sherman
Ernie Pyle Ernie Pyle
Amid the carnage of Okinawa, America also lost its greatest reporter.
Jul 27, 2009 / Feature / Randall Jarrell
Bertrand Russell on India Bertrand Russell on India
The brilliant British philosopher and activist offers his views on Indian independence.
Jul 27, 2009 / Feature / Bertrand Russell
Clarence Darrow Clarence Darrow
The brilliant attorney was the original secretary of defense.
Jul 24, 2009 / Feature / David E. Lillienthal
Feingold: White House is Whistling Past Afghan Graveyard Feingold: White House is Whistling Past Afghan Graveyard
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, Sen. Russ Feingold defends his lone vote to oppose the latest amendment to the Defense Authorization bill.
Jul 24, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Iran’s Next Supreme Leader? Iran’s Next Supreme Leader?
A top candidate to replace the ailing Khamenei is both a clerical traditionalist and a modernizer.
Jul 23, 2009 / Feature / Babak Sarfaraz
Justice Holmes: Flowering and Defeat Justice Holmes: Flowering and Defeat
The Great Dissenter would have had a lot to say about the current Supreme Court--and none of it good.
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner
Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1962 Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1962
There probably wasn't a more recognized woman in the world in part because she reminded us what human beings are supposed to be.
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Archibald MacLeish
Hugo Black: A Personal History Hugo Black: A Personal History
Should his former membership in the Ku Klux Klan disqualify this Supreme Court nominee?
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner
Eyes Left! Eyes Left!
He has a plan for establishing a dictatorship of the proletariat, but how does the proletariat feel about it?
Jul 22, 2009 / Feature / William Hard