Justice at Last? Justice at Last?
Justice may finally be imaginable for Edna Glover and her family. The charred remains of her son Henry were discovered in the burnt hulk of a car on a levee overlooking the Mississ...
Feb 13, 2010 / The Notion / Esther Kaplan
Class, Not ‘Race’ Class, Not ‘Race’
No racial profiling took place with Henry Louis Gates Jr.; it's not the "teachable moment" for which many are so understandably eager.
Jul 29, 2009 / Column / Eric Alterman
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SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters
A report from the front lines of the civil rights battle in Greenwood, Mississippi—a very dangerous place to be.
Apr 23, 2009 / Feature / Howard Zinn
Justice for Sean Bell Justice for Sean Bell
Protesters decry acquittal of three New York City police officers on trial for firing 50 bullets at an unarmed man.
Apr 28, 2008 / Video / The Nation Video and Brett Story
Two Angry Men Two Angry Men
Beyond the sensationalism and the sound bites, the Duke rape case reveals the perils of unchecked prosecutorial power.
Mar 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Perkinson
Repress U Repress U
Surveillance 101: Big Brother goes to college.
Jan 10, 2008 / Feature / Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Locked Up in New Orleans Locked Up in New Orleans
In response to a crime wave, police are imprisoning a record number of nonviolent offenders.
Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Robin Templeton
MacArthur Park MacArthur Park
Advocates pushing for reform and immigrants clamoring for justice in the streets will not forget the recent violence in Los Angeles.
May 10, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
Philadelphia Law Philadelphia Law
The City of Philadelphia seems poised to pay the price for being an overzealous host to the GOP.
May 8, 2007 / Editorial / Deb Schwartz
Surveillance Makes You Paranoid Surveillance Makes You Paranoid
Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.
Mar 28, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman