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Adolf Hitler: Gay or Gassy?
by Weiner A recent episode of The Daily Show featured a hilarious bit about religious conservative nutcase Scott Lively‘s belief that Adolf Hitler, along with much of the Nazi leadership, were...
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Glenn Beck and the Long Civil Rights Movement
by Weiner A great piece by history doctoral student Gabriel Winant on Glenn Beck’s sullying of the legacy of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Winant highlights the role of communists,...
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The Spirit of the Sixties?
by Nemo Over at the excellent U.S. Intellectual History Blog, Andrew Hartman has written a provocative post on the relationship between neo-liberalism and the “spirit of the 1960s.” Citing a number of...
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The Tunisian Revolution on Facebook?
by Weiner I’m not sure if David Kirkpatrick, author of the pro-Mark Zuckerberg The Facebook Effect, and David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times journalist recently reporting from Tunisia, are the same...
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The Legacy of Malcolm X: Universal or Particular?
by Weiner It being Martin Luther King day, I figured that I’d discuss Malcolm X instead. The latest issue of Ebony has an article (print only) by Kevin Chappell titled “The Battle for Malcolm X.” The...
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The Helpless
by Bronwen So I recently watched The Help. Just about everyone has had something to say about this book/film, so I’m not sure how much new I can add to the debate. These two pieces – one from...
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Joe Frazier’s Historical Significance
by David I’m a big boxing fan, but I don’t pretend to be an expert on former heavyweight champion Smokin’ Joe Frazier, who passed away last night at the age of 67. There has been a remarkable moment of...
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Martin Luther King, Civil Rights, and Occupy Wall Street
by David Occupy Wall Street is the Civil Rights Movement of our time. I’m not ashamed to say it. I don’t think it’s offensive or ahistorical. I don’t think it dishonours Martin Luther King’s name or...
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The Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time: Lessons from Chicago
The Chicago Teachers’ Strike by Afrah The teachers’ strike in Chicago in in its fifth day at the time of this posting. The coverage has divided into roughly two parallel narratives. One decries the...
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