The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century
The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...
Sep 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier
The Soros Syndrome The Soros Syndrome
George Soros's gift of $100 million to Human Rights Watch doesn't come without strings attached.
Sep 15, 2010 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3 Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3
This is the last of three slide shows detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Here, read Peter Dreier's introduction to the series. Here are the first and second slide shows. Click here to nominate the American progressives you think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.
Sep 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier
The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century
The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...
Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Peter Dreier
WikiLeaks and Hacktivist Culture WikiLeaks and Hacktivist Culture
WikiLeaks is not the one-off creation of a solitary genius, and with or without Julian Assange, it is not going away.
Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Peter Ludlow
An Unsettling Protest in Israel An Unsettling Protest in Israel
Dozens of Israeli theater artists are refusing to perform in the West Bank settlement of Ariel. Now they’ve been joined by hundreds of artists and scholars from both Israel a...
Sep 15, 2010 / Tony Kushner and Alisa Solomon
Conversation: Naomi Klein on Building an Independent Progressive Movement Conversation: Naomi Klein on Building an Independent Progressive Movement
"We have to build that independent left," Klein says. "It has to be so strong and so radical and so militant and so powerful that it becomes irresistible."
Sep 15, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
Robert Scheer Knows Who to Blame for the Financial Crisis Robert Scheer Knows Who to Blame for the Financial Crisis
Robert Scheer knows who's responsible for our tanked economy—and in his new book, he's not afraid to name names.
Sep 14, 2010 / Video / Robert Scheer
Briefing: Melissa Harris-Lacewell on Covering Progressive Causes Briefing: Melissa Harris-Lacewell on Covering Progressive Causes
Lack of coverage of progressive movements and protests in the face of an angry and well-funded right wing can be disheartening. But they're out there, fighting hard to keep a ...
Sep 13, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV
Conversation: Barbara Crossette and Anja Rudiger on Human Rights in the US Conversation: Barbara Crossette and Anja Rudiger on Human Rights in the US
The Obama administration recently submitted a report on its own human rights record to the United Nations, becoming the first time US administration to do so. Barbara Crossette ...
Sep 9, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV