Attica at 40 Attica at 40
Four decades after the bloodiest prison massacre in US history, we have yet to accept the basic fact that prisoners are human.
Sep 7, 2011 / Editorial / Liliana Segura
The NFL Will Remember 9/11 in All the Wrong Ways The NFL Will Remember 9/11 in All the Wrong Ways
I wish restraint was the order of the day as the NFL season opens on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. It won't be.
Sep 6, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
A Nation Worried Sick A Nation Worried Sick
We nurses see the concrete health effects of an economy in freefall.
Sep 6, 2011 / Deborah Burger
Ten Years After 9/11 Ten Years After 9/11
Selections from The Nation's archives illuminate the ten years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the way the US response has damaged more than it has healed.
Sep 6, 2011 / The Nation
Give It Away Give It Away
A conversation with some of the top figures in American philanthropy reveals a shared belief in the power of institutional giving to benefit the most vulnerable among us.
Sep 6, 2011 / Sasha Abramsky
Stop Bashing Government Workers Stop Bashing Government Workers
In the wake of Hurricane Irene and on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, public workers deserve much better.
Sep 6, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Better to Rust Than to Burn Out It’s Better to Rust Than to Burn Out
It turns out there's no such thing as too old to rock n' roll anymore.
Sep 6, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Guitars and Bagpipes: Tom Morello’s Justice Tour Links Rockers and Unions for a Labor Day Fightback Guitars and Bagpipes: Tom Morello’s Justice Tour Links Rockers and Unions for a Labor Day Fightback
Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, along with comrades such as the MC5’s Wayne Kramer and Rise Against’s Tom McIlrath, will launch the Justice Tour of labor battle...
Sep 4, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Melissa Harris-Perry: US Social Media Driven By Women, Minorities Melissa Harris-Perry: US Social Media Driven By Women, Minorities
Melissa Harris-Perry argues that social media platforms offer a voice to segments of the American population that might not have had one before.
Sep 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans
The American government is currently employing counterterrorism strategies against Muslim communities here in the United States that were first developed by the military for use ab...
Sep 1, 2011 / Audio / The Nation