Remembering Milton Rogovin Remembering Milton Rogovin
Class was not merely Milton’s subject, it was the optic through which he saw the world, something that distinguished his work from what the culture had expected of social doc...
Jan 25, 2011 / Lived History / JoAnn Wypijewski
How Sargent Shriver Helped John Kennedy Become a Liberal How Sargent Shriver Helped John Kennedy Become a Liberal
“The only genuine elite is the elite of those men and women who gave their lives to justice and charity," declared the Kennedy man who forged the Peace Corps and the War...
Jan 20, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Rebel Journalist John Ross, the Master of Speaking Truth to Power, Is Dead Rebel Journalist John Ross, the Master of Speaking Truth to Power, Is Dead
American Book Award–winner, chronicler of indigenous struggles and proud radical, Ross wrote his own epitaph: "Life, like reporting, is a kind of death sentence. Pa...
Jan 18, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
‘I’m a Negro Who Speak Up’: Remembering Football Great Cookie Gilchrist ‘I’m a Negro Who Speak Up’: Remembering Football Great Cookie Gilchrist
Cookie Gilchrist, one of the great football players and outspoken athletes, died of cancer on January 10, the day before a remarkable political/sports anniversary.
Jan 13, 2011 / Lived History / Dave Zirin
Slide Show: Remembering Those We Lost in 2010 Slide Show: Remembering Those We Lost in 2010
A few of the notable individuals who contributed to the progressive tradition in American life.
Jan 11, 2011 / Lived History / The Nation
Thousands Pay Tribute to Judy Bonds Thousands Pay Tribute to Judy Bonds
She has been to the mountaintop—and we must fight harder to save it.
Jan 6, 2011 / Lived History / Jeff Biggers
Remembering Jean Benson Wilkinson: 1914 to 2010 Remembering Jean Benson Wilkinson: 1914 to 2010
A tribute to a longtime defender of civil liberties and a beloved teacher.
Jan 5, 2011 / Lived History
Slide Show: Remembering Those We Lost in 2010 Slide Show: Remembering Those We Lost in 2010
We recently inaugurated Lived History, a new section of TheNation.com designed to honor, remember and pay tribute to the dearly departed who have made significant contributions to bettering our world. Each week we feature a remembrance of a member of the progressive community, either well known or more obscure, whose remarkable accomplishments demand recognition. In the process, we hope to be able to highlight and recover some of the more important but often obscure periods of our history that demonstrate the progressive tradition in American life. Here are a few of the notable individuals we lost in 2010.
Dec 30, 2010 / Lived History / The Nation
Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010 Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010
Presidential thoughts about the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews.
Dec 28, 2010 / Lived History / Jon Wiener
Remembering Frank Emi Remembering Frank Emi
A man who acted courageously in the face of one of America's most dishonorable historical episodes.
Dec 21, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg