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Dave Zirin His take on history arms youth with the courage to “transform the world.” It’s no wonder the right aims to erase it. The post Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn appeared first on The Nation.

Harvey J. Kaye Roosevelt understood that freedom that extends from economic security. The post We Can Still Realize FDR’s Vision appeared first on The Nation.

Peter Kuper Mogul behind Colbert firing and 60 Minutes’ downfall. The post David Ellison Draws the Curtain on News appeared first on The Nation.

Jamie Raskin The promise of democratic governance was stolen from the people. We must win it back. The post We Must Restore Congress as the Predominant Branch of Government appeared first on The Nation.

Jack Ohman Beat the press. The post Weiss appeared first on The Nation.

William Hogeland Dismantling the cult of personality created around the founding era's plutocratic foe of democracy. The post Alexander Hamilton, the Wrong Founder appeared first on The Nation.

Ben Schwartz In seeking to punish artists for ties to Israeli organizations, are boycotters choosing the right targets? The post The Curious Case of the Nadav Lapid Boycott Campaign appeared first on The Nation.

John Fugelsang Christian nationalists keep forgetting what the country’s founders kept writing down. The post Separation of Church and State: America’s Best Idea appeared first on The Nation.

Alexandra Tey Our national bird isn’t what we believe it to be—but it is the perfect bird for an imperfect country. The post The Bald Eagle Perfectly Embodies America’s Flaws appeared first on The Nation.

Rachel Hunter Himes The United States’ founding moment from Washington Crossing the Delaware to the paintings of Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, and Kent Monkman. The post The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations appeared first on The Nation.

Aidan Levy The jazz legend fought for nearly 80 years to clear his father of racially motivated charges. The post Sonny Rollins Lived to See Justice for His Wrongly Convicted Father appeared first on The Nation.

Gerald Horne From the outset the United States was founded to protect both freedom and slavery. The post The Contradictions of 1776 appeared first on The Nation.

Bill Fletcher Jr. Better to start the history of the United States in 1492 than in 1776. The post The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond appeared first on The Nation.

Sophia Rosenfeld The global politics of 1776. The post The Revolution Heard Around the World appeared first on The Nation.

Steven Hahn The effort to transform the United States’ founding document into a vehicle for egalitarian politics. The post The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make the Constitution Equal for All appeared first on The Nation.

John Nichols The pamphleteer’s insistence that America live up to its revolutionary vows still rings true 250 years later. The post Tom Paine’s Fight appeared first on The Nation.

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation Our magazine has refused to accept what contributor Gore Vidal once described as the “cozy unremitting war” that puts this country in a state of conflict, year after year. The post On “The Nation” and Empire appeared first on The Nation.

Calvin Trillin The post Trump $250 Bill appeared first on The Nation.

Ahmad Shamlou The post The Flame of a Silent Fort appeared first on The Nation.

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