Patriotism’s Secret History Patriotism’s Secret History
Our most cherished national symbols—from the Pledge of Allegiance to "America the Beautiful" to Lady Liberty's poetry—are rooted in liberal ideals.
May 16, 2002 / Peter Dreier and Dick Flacks
The Great Societizer The Great Societizer
Reading Robert Caro to learn about Lyndon Johnson is like going to an elaborate buffet in order to get the four basic food groups; they both give you what you need along with much...
May 2, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Philip A. Klinkner
In Our Orbit In Our Orbit
The Past Ahead of Us "History," wrote James Baldwin, "does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact...
May 2, 2002 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Ghost Buster Ghost Buster
To immerse oneself in Robert Caro's heroic biographies is to come face to face with a shocking but unavoidable realization: Much of what we think we know about money, power and p...
Apr 18, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
It’s Only a Beginning It’s Only a Beginning
Nearly four years have elapsed since that merry month of May when France and the whole world were taken aback by a sudden and momentous upheaval.
Apr 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Singer
The Balfour Declaration The Balfour Declaration
Great Britain grants a homeland to the homeless Jews.
Apr 5, 2002 / Feature / H. M. Kallen
The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain
Langston Hughes on the real Harlem renaissance.
Mar 11, 2002 / Feature / Langston Hughes
The Senate’s Fighting Liberal The Senate’s Fighting Liberal
Sen. Ted Kennedy has passed away at the age of 77. This 2002 Nation profile by the late Jack Newfield captures the essence of what this legend meant to the progressive movement.
Mar 7, 2002 / Feature / Jack Newfield
The Still Bad New Old Nixon The Still Bad New Old Nixon
It's been three decades since President Richard M.
Mar 5, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer
Organizing for Social Change After Suffrage Organizing for Social Change After Suffrage
Now that women have the vote, what will they do with it?
Mar 5, 2002 / Stella Crossley Daljord