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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 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 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 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

Obama Has Steered the Debate Back Toward Jobs; Now, He Must Go Out and Win It Obama Has Steered the Debate Back Toward Jobs; Now, He Must Go Out and Win It

The president needs to turn the heat up on Congress. Way up. And the way to do this is not by offering to compromise or by talking about working with “my friends on the other...

Sep 9, 2011 / John Nichols

Obama Jobs Speech Changes Conversation

Obama Jobs Speech Changes Conversation Obama Jobs Speech Changes Conversation

After a year of embracing austerity economics, Barack Obama finally changed the conversation to creating jobs and defined the debate on his own terms.

Sep 9, 2011 / Ari Berman

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