Political Movements
Is Ai Weiwei China’s Most Dangerous Man?
Arrested and harassed by the Chinese government, artist Ai Weiwei makes daring works unlike anything the world has ever seen
September 2012 |
By Mark Stevens
Myanmar's Young Artists and Activists
In the country formerly known as Burma, these free thinkers are a force in the struggle for democracy
March 2011 |
By Joshua Hammer
Top 10 Historic Midterm Elections
While not as memorable or studied as presidential campaigns, the midterm elections also stand as pivotal moments in U.S. history
October 14, 2010 |
By T.A. Frail
Return to Indonesia
A reporter chronicles the revival of the world's most populous Muslim nation a decade after its disintegration
April 2010 |
By David Lamb
A Photo-journalist's Remembrance of Vietnam
The death of Hugh Van Es, whose photograph captured the Vietnam War's end, launched a "reunion" of those who covered the conflict
November 2009 |
By David Lamb
Saving Punjab
A Sikh architect is helping to preserve cultural sites in the north Indian state still haunted by 1947’s heart-wrenching Partition
September 2009 |
By Geoffrey C. Ward
Ka’iulani: Hawaii’s Island Rose
In a brief life filled with loss, Princess Ka’iulani established her legacy
May 08, 2009 |
By Janet Hulstrand
Carving Out the West at the Great Smoke Conference
In 1851, American Indian tribes gathered to seek protection of their western lands from frontiersman on the Oregon Trail
April 02, 2009 |
By Paul VanDevelder
In Northern Ireland, Getting Past the Troubles
A decade after Protestants and Catholics agreed on a peace treaty, both sides are adjusting to a hopeful new reality
March 2009 |
By Joshua Hammer
Mao Zedong: King of Kitsch
With Mao-abilia everywhere, the "Great Helmsman" may have done more for the Chinese people in death than in life
March 2009 |
By Bill Brubaker
Star-Spangled Banner Back on Display
After a decade’s conservation, the flag that inspired the National Anthem returns to its place of honor on the National Mall
November 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Munich at 850
The livable, culture-crazy, beer-loving capital of Bavaria is coming to terms with its history
November 2008 |
By Charles Michener
Parties to History
Four Political Conventions That Changed America
August 2008 |
By Smithsonian Magazine
1964 Republican Convention: Revolution From the Right
At the ugliest of Republican conventions since 1912, entrenched moderates faced off against conservative insurgents
August 2008 |
By Rick Perlstein
Comrades and Arms
When Fidel Castro asked for a show of hands in support of his new policies, an American journalist captured the response
April 2008 |
By Guy Gugliotta
Flower Power
Studying ancient botanical drawings, Daniela Bleichmar is rewriting the history of the Spanish conquest of the Americas
October 2007 |
By Rick Wartzman
Chile's Driving Force
Once imprisoned by Pinochet, the new Socialist president Michelle Bachelet wants to spread the wealth initiated by the dictator's wrenching economic policies
November 2006 |
By Jonathan Kandell
