A Multigenerational Fight for Tribal Recognition Is Almost Over A Multigenerational Fight for Tribal Recognition Is Almost Over
After 130 years, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians may no longer be landless.
Sep 30, 2019 / Gabriel Furshong
Stop Getting Married on Plantations Stop Getting Married on Plantations
Monuments to slavery won’t lose their romantic allure until Americans understand the horrors of their own history.
Sep 26, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
A New Generation of Jewish Activists Is Transforming Judaism Itself A New Generation of Jewish Activists Is Transforming Judaism Itself
Atalia Omer’s new book considers how American Jews are making solidarity with Palestinians a central feature of their spiritual practice and identity.
Sep 26, 2019 / Nathan Goldman
Making Sense of Trump’s Rise Making Sense of Trump’s Rise
Three new books try to explain how we got such a massive jerk in the White House.
Sep 26, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Vexed Meaning of Equality in Gilded Age America The Vexed Meaning of Equality in Gilded Age America
The agrarian, feminist, and labor movements of the 19th century elevated equality to a cardinal principle, but all three fell short when it came to transcending the divide of...
Sep 24, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
How Should We Remember the Art of Emil Nolde? How Should We Remember the Art of Emil Nolde?
A recent show in Berlin grapples with the legacy of a prominent German modernist who was a supporter of Nazism but whose art was derided by Nazis.
Sep 19, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky
We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong
The Arnautoff murals in San Francisco have been denounced as demeaning and triggering, and defended as an exposé of America’s racist past. Both sides miss the point.
Sep 10, 2019 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley
What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class? What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class?
Some of the strongest evidence that our country needs structural change, that our problems go much deeper than one white nationalist president, lies in history that is rarely taugh...
Sep 5, 2019 / StudentNation / Abe Asher
Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution Labor Rights Are Human Rights — It’s Time We Guaranteed Them in the Constitution
The US used to tell the world that strong unions were a bulwark against fascism. We should take our own advice and enshrine the right to organize.
Sep 2, 2019 / John Nichols
Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning
In her memoir, the poet confronts America’s role in El Salvador’s brutal civil war.
Aug 27, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Suzy Hansen