Remembering Jonathan Schell: 1943-2014 Remembering Jonathan Schell: 1943-2014
The power and persuasiveness of Jonathan's work came from the enduring belief that there is no idea so powerful as a moral one.
Mar 26, 2014 / Lived History / Katrina vanden Heuvel and The Editors
Remembering Tony Benn Remembering Tony Benn
Tony Benn died at age 88 last week—and was immediately and fulsomely praised by many well able to restrain their enthusiasm for him in his lifetime.
Mar 18, 2014 / Lived History / Norman Birnbaum
Tony Benn: The Best Prime Minister Britain Never Had Tony Benn: The Best Prime Minister Britain Never Had
Benn represented not just Labour’s conscience, but its soul—a living link to the radical England of the Levellers, the Chartists, the Suffragists and the Campaign for N...
Mar 14, 2014 / Blog / D.D. Guttenplan
Tony Benn and the Five Essential Questions of Democracy Tony Benn and the Five Essential Questions of Democracy
The British parliamentarian, who has died at age 88, was one of history’s great champions of giving power to the people.
Mar 14, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Chokwe Lumumba: A Revolutionary to the End Chokwe Lumumba: A Revolutionary to the End
The Jackson mayor had ambitious plans to bring “people power” and a “solidarity economy” to his city and state.
Feb 26, 2014 / Lived History / Bhaskar Sunkara
Remembering Eric Ng Remembering Eric Ng
"Love and rage" was Eric's philosophy on how to live life.
Feb 7, 2014 / Lived History / Maura Roosevelt
Pete Seeger Brought the World Together Pete Seeger Brought the World Together
Pete’s fingers can strum no longer, but, thanks to him, people around the world can have many “singing tomorrows.”
Jan 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier
Pete Seeger: This Man Surrounded Hate and Forced it to Surrender Pete Seeger: This Man Surrounded Hate and Forced it to Surrender
“I have sung for rich and poor, for Americans of every possible political and religious opinion and persuasion, of every race, color, and creed.”
Jan 28, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Celebrating Willy Brandt’s 100th Birthday Celebrating Willy Brandt’s 100th Birthday
He risked his life in the underground against the Nazis, helped rebuild German social democracy after the war and laid the groundwork for reconciliation of East and West. Lebe wohl...
Dec 19, 2013 / Lived History / Norman Birnbaum
Remembering Delbert Tibbs Remembering Delbert Tibbs
After his release from death row for a crime he did not commit, Tibbs found a sense of purpose and community as an anti-death-penalty activist.
Dec 17, 2013 / Lived History / Mark Sorkin