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
How to Really Win the Future How to Really Win the Future
Obama laid out a surprisingly ambitious jobs plan—though many economists agree it’s still probably not enough. What else could the government do?
Sep 9, 2011 / George Zornick
After the Attica Uprising After the Attica Uprising
The history of the massacre at Attica should be used to challenge the continued injustices of mass incarceration.
Sep 9, 2011 / asha bandele
How Much Will Obama’s Jobs Speech Actually Matter? How Much Will Obama’s Jobs Speech Actually Matter?
It was nice to see President Obama in an assertive mood, but this might not mean much in the long run.
Sep 9, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie