The Death of Horace Greeley The Death of Horace Greeley
His race against Grant for the presidency cost him his reputation and, maybe, his life.
Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / The Editors
The Legend of John Reed The Legend of John Reed
The author of Ten Days That Shook the World was one of the greatest journalists of his day or any day.
Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Max Lerner
The Lord and John Foster Dulles The Lord and John Foster Dulles
The secretary of state's political views are rooted in his religion. Tell that to the leaders of his faith.
Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Charles F. Edmundson
The Hubris of a President The Hubris of a President
The man who reported on the Third Reich for CBS finds some disturbing parallels between the Nixon administration and the Nazi government.
Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / William L. Shirer
Morse and the Telegraph Morse and the Telegraph
The great portrait painter and inventor who will forever be memorialized in a series of dots and dashes.
Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
A. Philip Randolph: Brotherhood Except for Negroes A. Philip Randolph: Brotherhood Except for Negroes
The head of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters takes on FDR.
Jul 8, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Daniels
Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation Oswald Villard, the NAACP and The Nation
In 1909, when the founders of the NAACP needed help organizing their new civil rights group, they reached out to Oswald Garrison Villard, The Nation's future editor and owner.
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Flint Kellogg
Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic Susan B. Anthony: The Good Fanatic
She was a fanatic but "a good fanatic" in the fight for women's freedom.
Jul 2, 2009 / Feature / Freda Kirchwey
Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale Hubbub and Stillness: The 2009 Venice Biennale
The funky chaos of the 2009 Venice Biennale.
Jul 1, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Back Talk: Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor Back Talk: Adam Phillips and Barbara Taylor
A conversation with the authors of On Kindness.
Jul 1, 2009 / Back Talk Conversations / Christine Smallwood