“A grim tale of faith perverted to violent ends, and a lesson for those who oppose the spread of far-right ideologies today.”
UPCOMING BOOK EVENT: NAZIS OF COPLEY SQUARE
history
CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING’S 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF REVISIONIST HISTORY
Memory is a form of resistance. It's transgressive against glorified lies.
BOOK REVIEW: NAZIS OF COPLEY SQUARE
Thousands of Bostonians, including many cops, were active members of an antisemitic Catholic fascist organization in the opening years of WWII
INVESTIGATING THE INTERSTATE: THE HISTORY OF I-93’S CONSTRUCTION
The legacy of the roadway goes deep, with a strong push from activists in the 1970s
BOOK REVIEW: THE NAZARENE, THE BACKLOT COWBOY, AND US
A historian looks at how evangelical religion, “traditional” masculinity, and right-wing politics became so hopelessly intertwined
A BRIEF MEDITATION ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT
And the possibility of its return
INTERVIEW: AVIVA CHOMSKY AND CENTRAL AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN HISTORY
“If you want to know about the causes, you have to ask, What’s the cause of poverty, violence, and corruption? And that second question is what the Biden administration isn’t asking.”
EXCERPT: THE HISTORY OF TATTOOING IN BOSTON
Edward Liberty’s Boston location gave him fresh proximity to his maturing sons and influence upon them
WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COLD WAR CULTURE
Louis Menand’s “The Free World” is a world found, and lost
READ THIS BEFORE YOU GET TOO STONED TODAY
Does that mean we can’t or shouldn’t party? Of course not.
