The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender
It is important, not only for black women but for all of us, to rethink the ways to critique and resist the "crooked" force of racism and sexism in our cultural and polit...
Sep 26, 2011 / Center for American Progress
Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West
The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears. But they won’t save t...
Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar
Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’ Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’
Nation associate editor Liliana Segura pays a visit to Up With Chris Hayes to discuss the specifics of Davis's case—and whether the controversy that surrounds ...
Sep 26, 2011 / MSNBC
Remembering Green Belt Movement Founder Wangari Maathai Remembering Green Belt Movement Founder Wangari Maathai
The best way to remember Maathai is to support the Green Belt Movement, which she founded and in which she invested her life hopes.
Sep 26, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
How the NYPD Slipped Blanket Surveillance of American Muslims Past the Courts—and the People How the NYPD Slipped Blanket Surveillance of American Muslims Past the Courts—and the People
What prevents government from singling out a religious or political group for invasive surveillance and coercive recruitment into the ranks of state informants? In the Big A...
Sep 26, 2011 / Aziz Huq
Three Poems by Jordan Davis Three Poems by Jordan Davis
"Jazz As a Way of Life," "Narragansett," "Ira Will Not Be Attending the Meeting"
Sep 26, 2011 / Jordan Davis
10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End 10 Reasons Why the UN Occupation of Haiti Must End
It's past time for a speedy withdrawal of all UN soldiers from Haiti.
Sep 26, 2011 / Greg Grandin and Keane Bhatt
The Epistemology of Race Talk The Epistemology of Race Talk
Those of us who attempt to talk about racial bias encounter a few common discursive strategies that are meant to discredit our perspectives.
Sep 26, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Bombing Haqqani: A Bad Idea Bombing Haqqani: A Bad Idea
Obama should make a deal with Pakistan, not threaten to bomb it.
Sep 26, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Correcting the Abysmal ‘New York Times’ Coverage of Occupy Wall Street Correcting the Abysmal ‘New York Times’ Coverage of Occupy Wall Street
Yes, the Occupy Wall Street activists are leaderless and lost. But Ginia Bellafante fails to tell the bigger story: how the harsh police crackdown keeps the vast majority of A...
Sep 26, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny