Obama Takes a Crack at Drug Reform Obama Takes a Crack at Drug Reform
A new law narrows the gap in cocaine sentencing and signals a shift in priorities.
Aug 26, 2010 / Feature / Ethan Nadelmann
Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm
Editor’s note: To mark the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are presenting once again this slide show of images and recollections, first published on August 26, 201…
Aug 26, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans...
Aug 26, 2010 / Press Room
Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The ...
Aug 26, 2010 / Frontline
Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned to death in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The case was mysterious from the start, but it wasn't until A.C. Thompson's 2009 article for The Nation, "Body of Evidence," that a real investigation began. Under pressure from The Nation, from advocacy groups like ColorofChange.org and from extensive, ground-breaking collaborative reporting by investigative-journalism non-profit Pro Publica & the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a formal investigation was launched. Earlier this year an indictment was handed down in the case. On Wednesday night PBS's FRONTLINE profiles the Glover case—along with five other stories about post-Katrina police shootings—in the hour-long documentary "Law & Disorder." A collaborative effort between FRONTLINE, Pro Publica and the Times-Picayune, "Law & Disorder" expanded the Glover investigation into a multi-year inquiry into the NOPD and post-Katrina violence. You can watch a preview here, and check the FRONTLINE website for air-times and the full episode. The show premieres Wednesday night at 9PM. You can watch an interview with A.C. Thompson, now a staff reporter with Pro Publica, here.
Aug 24, 2010 / Press Room
The Supermodel vs. The Warlord The Supermodel vs. The Warlord
Whether former Liberian president Charles Taylor gave Naomi Campbell diamonds or not means little for his war crimes trial. In fact, the supermodel's testimony distracted from a wi...
Aug 24, 2010 / Nicholas Jahr
Commentary: Robin Templeton on ‘Anchor Baby’ Baiting Commentary: Robin Templeton on ‘Anchor Baby’ Baiting
Any semblance of serious deliberation on immigration in Washington has degenerated into a racially charged assault on the children of undocumented immigrants.
Aug 19, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction
How did Rod Blagojevich get off found guilty on only one count? Because the line between criminal corruption and corruption-as-usual is far too blurry, says Christopher Hayes.
Aug 18, 2010 / Press Room
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Proposition 8 Lawsuit How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Proposition 8 Lawsuit
The decision overturning Proposition 8 is full of careful reasoning in support of same-sex marriage. But is it written so broadly that it invites the Supreme Court to weigh in&mdas...
Aug 17, 2010 / E.J. Graff
Ground Zero for Free Speech Ground Zero for Free Speech
The proposed cultural center in lower Manhattan has become the latest target of the right's all-out attack on the First Amendment.
Aug 12, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt