Eric Foner

Eric Foner, a member of The Nation’s editorial board and the DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, is the author, most recently, of The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.

How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism

How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism

Instead of looking to Europe, Sanders could evoke the rich heritage of American radicalism.

Oct 21, 2015 / Eric Foner

Birthright citizenship

Birthright Citizenship Is the Good Kind of American Exceptionalism Birthright Citizenship Is the Good Kind of American Exceptionalism

So why are the GOP candidates now fighting it?

Aug 27, 2015 / Eric Foner

Confederate Flag

The Historical Roots of Dylann Roof’s Racism The Historical Roots of Dylann Roof’s Racism

South Carolina’s warped public display of its white-supremacist history confronts South Carolinians, white and black, with a stark message about who rules the state.

Jun 25, 2015 / Eric Foner

Freedom’s Song

Freedom’s Song Freedom’s Song

"Over "The Nation"’s 150-year history, each new generation of radicals and reformers has contested the promise—and the meaning—of freedom."

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Slavery in the Modern World

Slavery in the Modern World Slavery in the Modern World

David Brion Davis’s pathbreaking study of the problem of slavery.

Jan 29, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Remembering Eric Hobsbawm Remembering Eric Hobsbawm

Hobsbawm’s life and writings will long serve as an inspiration to those who believe that a knowledge of history is essential to working for a better world.

Oct 3, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Remembering Eric Hobsbawm, Historian for Social Justice Remembering Eric Hobsbawm, Historian for Social Justice

Hobsbawm’s life and writings will long serve as an inspiration to those who believe that a knowledge of history is essential to working for a better world.

Oct 1, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Freedom Deferred: On Stephen Kantrowitz Freedom Deferred: On Stephen Kantrowitz

How social equality was used to discredit the egalitarian project of Reconstruction.

Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

A Crisis of Spirit in the Age of ‘Colbert’ A Crisis of Spirit in the Age of ‘Colbert’

The values of the market have come to permeate every aspect of our society.

Jun 6, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

The Truth About the Civil War

The Truth About the Civil War The Truth About the Civil War

Too many Americans have fallen prey to narratives that erase the role of slavery in the war’s origins and legacy.

Sep 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

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