A tooth believed to have been pulled from a man who once carried a nation’s hopes for freedom and democracy is finally going home. The symbolic delivery of the remains of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba is meant to ease the historic pain of a family and a country, but it also brings back memories … Read more
Arkadiusz Podniesiski, 48, is a Polish photographer who is one of only a handful worldwide to gain access inside the sarcophagus built around Chernobyl’s deadly reactor The photographer said the images were an important historical document ( Image: Mediadrumimages/Arkadiusz Podnie) Eerie photos have revealed a fascinating glimpse inside the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant decades after … Read more
Letters that were lost for decades have finally been delivered. eighteen letters from the 1960s and ’70s were discovered over the summer in a former post office in Vilnius, Lithuania, while a wall in the building was being demolished, as Reuters reported. The owner of the building, Jurgis Vilutis, told Reuters that he thinks a … Read more
George Aumoithe. (Photo by Oriana Koren) One glaring revelation of the Covid-19 crisis is how ill-prepared the United States turned out to be for an unexpected national medical emergency. There are deep historical reasons for why our welfare state proved incapable of dealing with the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic—reasons that predate the Trump administration’s … Read more
Peter Küper You have fueled doubts about climate change and we are all paying for it. Oil Companies Have Known for Decades first appeared on The Nation.
President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in May 2003. (Larry Downing / Reuters) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as … Read more