Nelson Mandela

Let us now praise Jesse Helms Let us now praise Jesse Helms

Yes, he was hellspawn, but the left owes a great debt to the late, unlamented (racist, homophobic) senator.
  • The Fix

    Jay Leno and Katie Couric pull a switcheroo, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein sell it all, and Tony and Carmela are immortalized by Furio. Plus: Do you know who won all the marbles?
  • "Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony"

    An extraordinary new documentary traces the South African freedom struggle through its joyous, defiant music.
  • The redemption of Gov. Ryan

    Facing a possible indictment for corruption, the veteran political deal-maker shut down death row in Illinois. Is he trying to save lives -- or his own legacy?
  • Conservative whitewash

    Dick Cheney is relying on our cultural amnesia to wipe away his record on South Africa.
  • John Kerry's upbeat prognosis

    The Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate says he'll beat the cancer that killed his father. And he'll be campaigning again soon.
  • Nelson Mandela

    Long Walk to Freedom
  • Days of rage (cont.)

    Filmmaker Stephen Talbot fires back at David Horowitz over his PBS documentary '1968.'
  • The Salon Interview - Nadine Gordimer

    The conscience of South Africa talks about her country's new racial order.
  • Newsreal: The lion in winter

    With Nelson Mandela set to pass from the scene, South Africa faces a brighter, if less exciting, future.
  • Daughter of the struggle

    Gillian Slovo, author of "Every Secret Thing," has spent a lifetime coming to terms with having a heroic mother and father.

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