Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The ...
The Terrorists Win The Terrorists Win
Nine years after 9/11, hatred of Islam has infected many Americans. How else can we explain the opposition to an Islamic community center two blocks away from where the attacks too...
Aug 25, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools Sierra Club Ranks America’s Greenest Schools
Intercollegiate rivalry isn't all about the academics anymore. It's also about eco-friendliness, says the Sierra Club.
Aug 25, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan
Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award
The Nation's Katha Pollitt has been awarded the thirty-first annual American Book Award's prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" prize, celebrating her contributions both as an essayist and a poet. This is Pollitt's first American Book Award; she will be honored on September 19 at the awards ceremony in San Francisco. Pollitt is the author of several collections of essays; her most recent books include Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories(2007) and her second collection of poetry, The Mind-Body Problem (2009). Other ABA winners this year include Amiri Baraka, Dave Eggers and Pamela Ushuk. Pollitt has written for The Nation since 1980, and her regular column, "Subject to Debate" has run since 1995. You can read more about the awards here. The ceremony is open to the public. Pollitt's recent columns can be found here, and information and links for all of Pollitt's books can be found on her website.
Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Press Room
They Go or Obama Goes They Go or Obama Goes
Barack Obama and the Democrats he led to a stunning victory two years ago are going down hard in the face of an economic crisis that he did nothing to create but which he has fai...
Aug 25, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned to death in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The case was mysterious from the start, but it wasn't until A.C. Thompson's 2009 article for The Nation, "Body of Evidence," that a real investigation began. Under pressure from The Nation, from advocacy groups like ColorofChange.org and from extensive, ground-breaking collaborative reporting by investigative-journalism non-profit Pro Publica & the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a formal investigation was launched. Earlier this year an indictment was handed down in the case. On Wednesday night PBS's FRONTLINE profiles the Glover case—along with five other stories about post-Katrina police shootings—in the hour-long documentary "Law & Disorder." A collaborative effort between FRONTLINE, Pro Publica and the Times-Picayune, "Law & Disorder" expanded the Glover investigation into a multi-year inquiry into the NOPD and post-Katrina violence. You can watch a preview here, and check the FRONTLINE website for air-times and the full episode. The show premieres Wednesday night at 9PM. You can watch an interview with A.C. Thompson, now a staff reporter with Pro Publica, here.
Aug 24, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Supermodel vs. The Warlord The Supermodel vs. The Warlord
Whether former Liberian president Charles Taylor gave Naomi Campbell diamonds or not means little for his war crimes trial. In fact, the supermodel's testimony distracted from a wi...
Aug 24, 2010 / Nicholas Jahr
Two Minutes to Midnight? Two Minutes to Midnight?
Cutting through the media's bogus bomb-Iran debate.
Aug 24, 2010 / Tony Karon
The False and ‘Seedy’ Claim That Obama Is Muslim The False and ‘Seedy’ Claim That Obama Is Muslim
Let’s get this straight once and for all: Regardless of what Billy Graham’s son claims or what millions of Americans believe, Obama is not now, nor has he ever been a M...
Aug 24, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Enrique Morones: The Man Who Would Move the Game Enrique Morones: The Man Who Would Move the Game
Enrique Morones was a Vice President of the San Diego Padres baseball team. Now he wants to move the 2011 All-Star Game. I don't recommend betting against him.
Aug 23, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin