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The Uses and Misuses of 9/11 The Uses and Misuses of 9/11

 We must use the anniversary of 9/11 as a chance to see ourselves more clearly.

Sep 9, 2011 / Robert Klitzman

This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later

The tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon provide an opportunity to reflect on the changes our country has undergone in the past dec...

Sep 9, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

After Attica: Hope For Prisons? After Attica: Hope For Prisons?

The Attica uprising paved the way for prison reforms that still make a difference today.

Sep 9, 2011 / Stephen Chinlund

Fighting Bob Fest: Still Fighting After Ten Years Fighting Bob Fest: Still Fighting After Ten Years

On September 17th, Chautauqua, Wisconsin will host its annual Fighting Bob Fest, a progressive, populist forum in the spirit of Wisconsin progressive hero Robert "Fighting Bob...

Sep 9, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Troy Davis and Jocks for Justice Troy Davis and Jocks for Justice

Davis was convicted of murdering off-duty police Officer Mark MacPhail in 1989, but there has long been demonstrable evidence that he's not guilty.

Sep 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin

The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later

When inmates at Attica took over the prison in September of 1971, they were fighting for their basic rights. But their demands were ultimately met with tear gas and bullets.

Sep 9, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Liliana Segura

The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later

The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later

When inmates at Attica took over the prison in September of 1971, they were fighting for their basic rights. But their demands were ultimately met with tear gas and bullets.

Sep 9, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Liliana Segura

The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11

Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable "War on Terror," and have opened the door to a new vision of "normal"—a normal i...

Sep 9, 2011 / The Nation and Francis Reynolds

The Nation Remembers 9/11

The Nation Remembers 9/11 The Nation Remembers 9/11

Ten years after September 11, 2001, we are still engaged in an unwinnable “War on Terror,” and have opened the door to a new vision of “normal”—a normal in which surveillance, dete...

Sep 9, 2011 / Francis Reynolds

The Rites and Rights of Citizenship

The Rites and Rights of Citizenship The Rites and Rights of Citizenship

On Tuesday, ten years after I got my green card and ten years into the war on terror, I became a citizen of the United States. Why I did it.

Sep 9, 2011 / Moustafa Bayoumi

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