A People's History of the United States

A new book portrays five American historians who published popular books that sacrificed neither intellectual depth nor political bite.

What happens when radical historians write for the public.

The famous historian was also an antiwar activist who went to North Vietnam in 1968 to accompany three captured US pilots back home.

What we can learn from the work of the university administrator who went toe to toe with Howard Zinn.

Jill Lepore’s awkward embrace of the nation.

For much of our clerisy, the nation is an anachronism or disgrace.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on why it's so important to tell the stories of people who have fueled social justice movements.