Steven Hahn

A new history shows how neoliberalism took power during a period of crisis, which leaves open the question of whether it can be forced out as a result of one.

What gets lost when we view the American past as primarily a story about capitalism? 

Several recent books offer a more complete, bottom-up picture of the role sailors and Black political actors played in making the Atlantic world.

St. Louis seems to define America’s past—but does it offer insight for the future?

Is the groundswell of popular discontent in Europe and the Americas what’s really threatening democracy?

The America that emerged out of the Civil War was meant to be a radically more equal place. What went wrong?

How the silent majority became a loud and angry minority.