Conyers Responds to Vigilante Revelations Conyers Responds to Vigilante Revelations
Rep. John Conyers expressed concern and a California activist group called for investigations of vigilante violence in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Dec 18, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes New Orleans: Victims and Vigilantes
Both the perpetrators and victims of violent attacks in the wake of Hurricane Katrina share their stories in vivid detail.
Dec 18, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Institute
A Woman Against the System A Woman Against the System
Extinguishing race as a meaningful category demands we get rid of the racism that gives it meaning.
Dec 17, 2008 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
‘A Giant Ponzi Scheme’ ‘A Giant Ponzi Scheme’
What separates Madoff's Ponzi scheme from the follies of the bailed-out banks, and how is Blagojevich's pay-to-play any different from standard political fundraising?
Dec 17, 2008 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
What’s the Matter With Rick Warren? What’s the Matter With Rick Warren?
Obama's choice to give the invocation at his inauguration is a slap at progressives and a bow to the religious right.
Dec 17, 2008 / Editorial / Sarah Posner
Where Have All the Black Coaches Gone? Where Have All the Black Coaches Gone?
The path to the White House shouldn't be easier than the path to coach college football at Oregon State.
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin
Body of Evidence Body of Evidence
Did New Orleans police play a role in the grisly death of Henry Glover?
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
Katrina’s Hidden Race War Katrina’s Hidden Race War
White vigilante justice tore through New Orleans after the storm. But no official investigation has shed light on the violence.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson
Ending Student Debt Ending Student Debt
This essay, a finalist in The Nation's Student Writing Contest, argues that the new president needs to take definitive action toward eliminating student debt.
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Sean Dennison
Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster Bernard Madoff, Trust-Buster
The $50 billion fraud is bad enough. But the disgraced trader has done even more serious damage. He's destroyed trust in our financial system.
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman