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August 24, 2017
Growing Up With Big Brother
A historian tracks half a century of evolving state surveillance.
Alfred McCoy
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August 24, 2017
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: Abbie Hoffman Threw Money at the New York Stock Exchange
To denounce the Vietnam War and bring about the “death of money,” the protest took a playful turn.
Jon Wiener
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August 8, 2017
George McGovern’s Alternative Path for the Democratic Party
His populism and internationalism provide an excellent foundation for a badly needed new approach by the American left.
Ryan Cooper
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June 19, 2017
The Summer of Love Is Far More Relevant Today Than You Think
Fifty years later, the hippies’ rebellion against the national security state is more important than ever.
Ira Chernus
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May 18, 2017
Who Pays the Moral Price of War?
Our desire for never-ending intervention overseas causes never-ending pain for our troops.
Peter Van Buren
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May 11, 2017
What Kissinger Can Teach Trump about Surviving an Impeachment
It’s all showbiz—that’s how Henry escaped the Watergate dragnet.
Greg Grandin
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April 24, 2017
‘Sports Illustrated’ Gets Everything About Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X Wrong
The magazine asks, “What if Muhammad Ali had never met Malcolm X?” The answer is disturbing.
Dave Zirin
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April 4, 2017
America Is a Nation at War With Itself
After years on the front lines, war and peace have become inextricable parts of a conflicting American cultural identity.
Tom Engelhardt
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April 4, 2017
‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech
Fifty years ago today, the civil-rights leader described the nightmare to come: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
Eric Tang
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March 7, 2017
Trump Doesn’t Realize These Are Wars We Cannot Win
From Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII to today’s Afghanistan, America has developed a dangerous obsession with “winning.”
Rebecca Gordon