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
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
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
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