May 11, 1981: Bob Marley Dies May 11, 1981: Bob Marley Dies
“Marley seduced Babylon with a beat and a hard-won moral authority that no pop music figure before or since has managed to achieve.”
May 11, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 10, 1872: Victoria Woodhull Is the First Woman Nominated for President May 10, 1872: Victoria Woodhull Is the First Woman Nominated for President
Karl Marx himself derided Woodhull as “a banker’s woman, free-lover, and general humbug.”
May 10, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
May 9, 1800: John Brown Is Born May 9, 1800: John Brown Is Born
“While other men were comfortable he, murderer, madman, and saint, did, either with the inspiration of something greater than himself or without it, lay down his life.”...
May 9, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
A Resounding Message From Scotland: Break the ‘Cozy Consensus’ Around ‘Slash-and-Burn Austerity’ A Resounding Message From Scotland: Break the ‘Cozy Consensus’ Around ‘Slash-and-Burn Austerity’
American progressives can learn a lot from the new anti-cuts politics.
May 8, 2015 / John Nichols
Jacob Lawrence’s Art as Journalism Jacob Lawrence’s Art as Journalism
The painter’s migration series was a first draft of history for one of black America’s defining moments.
May 8, 2015 / Syreeta McFadden
Who’s Really Laughing About the Invasion of Texas? Who’s Really Laughing About the Invasion of Texas?
Texas messes with the Feds.
May 8, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Why I Am Marching for My Son on Mother’s Day Why I Am Marching for My Son on Mother’s Day
As a mother, I feel that it is my responsibility to support others whose children have fallen victim to police violence, and to be a voice for my son Sean Bell.
May 8, 2015 / Valerie Bell
Video: The Basic Issue of the Sanctity of Black Life Has Still Not Been Settled Video: The Basic Issue of the Sanctity of Black Life Has Still Not Been Settled
Gary Younge pokes some major holes in America’s faith in “eternal progress,” then lays out next steps for racial justice with M Adams, Christine Neumann-Ortiz, an...
May 8, 2015 / The Nation
Living Liberally Honors The Nation, ‘A Place for Rebel Voices.… Incredible Luminaries’ Living Liberally Honors The Nation, ‘A Place for Rebel Voices.… Incredible Luminaries’
Progressive political groups and New York politicians recognize Katrina vanden Heuvel’s leadership at the helm of the 150-year-old institution.
May 8, 2015 / Press Room
‘The Black Night Is Over’: On the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, Remembering How War Begets War ‘The Black Night Is Over’: On the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, Remembering How War Begets War
It is painful to imagine how much could have been avoided and achieved had The Nation’s warnings been heeded.
May 8, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues