Media Exploits University Tragedy Media Exploits University Tragedy
The aggressive news coverage of Tyler Clementi's death has altered the nature of the situation
Oct 6, 2010 / Lived History / Daily Targum editors
A Man of Enthusiasms: On Ben Sonnenberg A Man of Enthusiasms: On Ben Sonnenberg
Remembering Ben Sonnenberg (1936–2010)—writer, publisher, boulevardier—and his quarterly, Grand Street.
Sep 30, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Noted. Noted.
Teresa Stack remembers our colleague Gene Case; Esther Kaplan reports on Sarah Shourd's return home from Iran.
Sep 15, 2010 / Editorial / Various Contributors
In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist
When the lens is turned on Southerners, it's often the ignorant ones, like Pastor Terry Jones, that we see. That makes it doubly important to remember the brave radicals, like 1920...
Sep 14, 2010 / Lived History / Ashley Sayeau
Tony Judt: 1948–2010 Tony Judt: 1948–2010
The Nation mourns the passing of Tony Judt, a historian and intellectual whose acumen, courage and range are renowned, profound and an inspiration.
Aug 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eyal Press
Noted. Noted.
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the passing of Iris Dornfeld McWilliams; Rajeshree Sisodia on new accountability for energy firms.
Jul 29, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Ben Sonnenberg Ben Sonnenberg
The former editor of Grand Street was a dandy without snobbism, an aesthete without pretense.
Jun 30, 2010 / Editorial / Stuart Klawans
Remembering Dennis Hopper Remembering Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper was an easy and uneasy rider. He never stopped living an original life--rough, tough, dangerous, defying the odds--and on his own terms.
May 30, 2010 / Lived History / Viggo Mortensen
Remembering Howard Zinn Remembering Howard Zinn
Friends of The Nation and of Howard Zinn offer recollections of the man, his work, and his impact on thinkers and activists.
Feb 1, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Various Contributors
Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History
Howard Zinn, who died in 2010 at the age of 87, did nothing less than rewrite the narrative of the United States.
Jan 28, 2010 / Lived History / Dave Zirin