The Echoes of Hitler
Reading “Mein Kampf” shows how much continuity there is between the anti-egalitarian Nazi rhetoric that produced the Holocaust and today’s mainstream right-wing beliefs.
Articles in History (4)
Adventures in 19th Century Socialism
H.M. Hyndman was a buffoon and bigot who nevertheless left behind a fascinating account of the early decades of radical politics.
Medieval Dreams and Far Right Nightmares
The cultural obsession with the idea of the Middle Ages—rather than its historical reality—has led us all into perilous, right-wing realms.
Life in Revolutionary Times: Lessons From the 1960s
In the 1960s, people around the world fought for revolutionary change. What can we learn from them?
The Rosenberg Orphans and the Power of Radical History
Orphaned after their parents were executed for espionage, the story of the Rosenberg boys is one all Americans should know.
Why Juneteenth Matters
Despite corporate attempts to co-opt it, the holiday is a powerful counterpoint to the Fourth of July that demands a continuing rebirth of freedom.
Oil Age
How one commodity explains the rise of our modern age…and now threatens to destroy it.
No Man Is An Island?
Why you should (or shouldn’t) take to the sea and build your very own micronation.