Victor Navasky
Victor Navasky
Victor Saul Navaskyis an American journalist, editor, publisher, author and George T. Delacorte Professor of Professional Practice in Magazine Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He was editor of The Nation from 1978 until 1995, and its publisher and editorial director 1995 to 2005. In November 2005 he became the publisher emeritus. Navasky's book Naming Namesis considered a definitive take on the Hollywood blacklist. For it he won a 1982 National Book Award for Nonfiction...
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Kennedy used him to mediate on civil rights issues. Ramsey is seen these days as a very polarizing force. But, in fact, one of his talents is mediation and reconciliation.
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We had one Marxist history teacher who taught a straight Marxist view of history, ... I remember he once asked where diamonds got their value. Someone said, 'because they're beautiful'. He said, 'no, no'. Someone else said, 'supply and demand'. He said, 'no'. Someone else said, 'from the sweat of the workers in the mines!' And he said 'right!'