Tamara Straus, AlterNet. October 12, 2001. The looming refugee crisis in Afghanistan, where millions are on the brink of starvation, begs the question: will the U.S. provide real aid this time, or just lip service?
Playthell Benjamin, The Black World Today. October 11, 2001. Black construction workers who are a small percentage of the WTC rescue force are routinely scrutinized and even detained in the name of heightened security.
W. James Antle III, AlterNet. October 11, 2001. Oracle's CEO is leading the charge to put controversial ID cards in every American's pocket in exchange for privacy and real security.
Alicia Rebensdorf, AlterNet. October 11, 2001. I visited the site of the Twin Towers, and it felt like being at a tourist attraction, not a grave. Am I jaded, or is my emotional distance, dare I say, normal?
David Potorti, AlterNet. October 10, 2001. On September 11, David Potorti lost his brother at the World Trade Center. Instead of calling for war, he started asking hard questions -- questions the mainstream media won't ask.
David Cassel, AlterNet. October 10, 2001. Through a bizarre twist of the Internet, Sesame Street's Bert has mysteriously popped up on signs carried by Osama bin Laden supporters in Bangladesh.
Danny Schechter, MediaChannel.org. October 10, 2001. Musicians have been mobilizing to raise funds and awareness in the aftermath of September 11, showing how popular music often has a power that journalism doesn't.
Anuradha Mittal, AlterNet. October 9, 2001. The attacks on September 11 should not be used by the Bush Administration to justify unbridled greed in the name of countering terror with trade.
James E. Garcia, AlterNet. October 9, 2001. In the days prior to the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, President Bush had described the importance of U.S.-Mexico relations as crucial and unrivaled. Now at war, Bush's Mexico agenda has been put on a shelf.
Helen Knode, LA Weekly. October 9, 2001. Riane Eisler -- historian, peace activist and author of "The Chalice and the Blade" -- discusses terrorism, transformation and war.
Tess Taylor, AlterNet. October 9, 2001. As architects and city planners debate the future of the World Trade Center site, they waver between the need for structural concern and the hunger for poetic gesture.
Johnny Angel, LA Weekly. October 8, 2001. Eliminate the oil, and American presence in the Middle East ends; the resentment aimed at our land and our people also ends.
Asra Q. Nomani, Salon. October 8, 2001. From the living room of a close friend and advisor to Osama bin Laden, Sunday's attack seems like just the beginning of a much greater battle.
Geov Parrish, WorkingForChange.com. October 8, 2001. Repugnant as the Taliban are, our current attack on them is a classic bait and switch, promising to fight terrorism and instead bombing already bombed-out, helpless thugs.
David Corn, AlterNet. October 8, 2001. Now that we've launched a war, our leaders should stop their phony attempts at assuaging our anxieties, and they should admit that American life isn't normal at all anymore.
Michael Moore, AlterNet. October 8, 2001. Just in case you're feeling a little conflicted about "America Strikes Back," here's six reasons to stop worrying and learn to love the War.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, AlterNet. October 8, 2001. If the flag can be refashioned to stand for racial and ethnic tolerance, civil liberties and the right to dissent and peacefully protest, then it deserves to be waved.
Paul Bass, New Haven Advocate. October 8, 2001. It's hard to know what's really happening in Afghanistan now, but the government is probably lying to us. Here's how to cut through the propaganda to find the truth.
Geov Parrish, Seattle Weekly. October 8, 2001. Anti-war activists need to give up the hackneyed "no war!" posters and peace signs, replacing them with ways to combat terrorism far more effectively than bombing Kabul.
Norman Solomon, AlterNet. October 8, 2001. Far away, missiles are flying and bombs are exploding -- but self-congratulation has been profuse on television, which is now a free-fire zone for war propaganda.
Russell Mokhiber, Robert Weissman, AlterNet. October 8, 2001. For years, the government has been cutting secret deals with major U.S. corporations and banks -- who are cutting deals with terrorist organizations. Why don't we hear about it?
Jason Vest, AlterNet. October 7, 2001. Now that we've begun bombing Afghanistan to topple the Taliban, the unavoidable question is: How will we leave a country already destroyed and abandoned?
Justin Rood, AlterNet. October 5, 2001. Many nonprofits fear that despite the huge giving to disaster relief efforts, many of the nation's 1.7 million charities will be left hard up for money in the wake of 9-11.
J.A. Savage, AlterNet. October 5, 2001. National green organizations fear being tainted as un-American for continuing to oppose Bush's anti-environmental policies, and are significantly shifting their strategies.
Ellen Willis, AlterNet. October 5, 2001. Will our country's confrontation with real terror kill our taste for the vicarious kind? Or is this latest violence another purification of our national soul through war?
Torie Osborn, WorkingForChange.com. October 5, 2001. For millions of Americans living in poverty or teetering at the brink, the attack on the World Trade Center has imperiled any gains made in recent years.
Erin Aubry Kaplan, LA Weekly. October 4, 2001. I understand America's need to fly flags, our need for symbols bigger than the biggest words. Then why was I shocked when my husband brought one home?
Mark LeVine, AlterNet. October 4, 2001. How does an act of terrorism differ from an act of war? What is the history of terrorism? Find out in this 10-point summary.
Jeff Paterson, AlterNet. October 4, 2001. The first active-duty military resister of the Persian Gulf War talks about his refusal to kill people in the Middle East, and why today's soldiers should do the same.
Lucy Komisar, Pacific News Service. October 4, 2001. A controversial European book that exposed the secret banking systems possibly used by terrorists remains unpublished and unknown in the U.S. Ironically, Rudy Giuliani may already know its details.
Norman Solomon, AlterNet. October 4, 2001. Unless we buy into the absurd pretense that governments don't engage in "terrorism," the circumscribed use of the term by U.S. media makes no sense.
Will Durst, AlterNet. October 3, 2001. After 9-11, TV channels are adopting new logos. CBS: America on Alert. C-SPAN: Reality TV Since Before It Was Cool. BET: Ain't This Some Shit?
Russell Mokhiber, Robert Weissman, AlterNet. October 3, 2001. Fast track and FTAA. Corporate tax cuts. Drilling in Alaska. Star Wars. These are some of the "solutions" to the terror attack offered by corporate mouthpieces.
Laura Flanders, WorkingForChange.com. October 3, 2001. At a meeting of the Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan, those who know the Taliban best talk about how the U.S. should respond to the September 11 attacks.
Stephen M. Mindich, Boston Phoenix. October 3, 2001. As the U.S. enlists the help of Muslim countries in the war on terrorism, one Middle Eastern partner seems forgotten.
Jesse Walker, Reason. October 2, 2001. From the Ghandi Option to the Dr. Strangelove Option, the U.S. could take at least six paths in our War on Terrorism -- none perfect, one actually insane and all worth examining.
Dan Kennedy, Harvey Silverglate, Boston Phoenix. October 2, 2001. As we wrap ourselves in the flag, let's not forget to cling tightly to the Bill of Rights.
John Montoya, Adequacy.org. October 2, 2001. Many people will use this terrible tragedy as an excuse to put through a political agenda other than my own. To those I say, "Shame on you!"
Arianna Huffington, OverthrowTheGov.com. October 2, 2001. The Gospel of Normalcy is being preached from the bully pulpit as our leaders try to convince patriotic Americans to return as quickly as possible to their normal lives.
Peter Dale Scott, Pacific News Service. October 2, 2001. U.S. leaders prefer using covert forces against the Taliban which reduce anti-U.S. protest and violence in other Moslem countries. Recent history says such efforts from abroad are doomed.
Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. October 1, 2001. A summary of what should be known -- and often is not -- about the people, politics and history of the Middle East.
Marjorie Kelly, Business Ethics. October 1, 2001. It is sobering to think the attacks have something to do with us, something to do with our economic system.
Martin A. Lee, AlterNet. September 28, 2001. If we had an aggressive, independent press corps, it might ask President Bush a few of these questions....
David Corn, AlterNet. September 28, 2001. Normally hawkish terrorism wonks are now questioning the use of military force, and are urging policy makers to understand the root causes of terrorism.
Cecil L. Bothwell III, AlterNet. September 28, 2001. Media frenzies have erupted recently about asteriods hitting the Earth and shark attacks plaguing the East Coast. Is today's frenzy about terrorism any different?
Doris "Granny D" Haddock, AlterNet. September 28, 2001. Doris "Granny D" Haddock, who walked across the U.S. last year for campaign finance reform, talks about the need to hold Roosevelt's Four Freedoms sacred during this terrorism crisis.
Michael Ratner, Jules Lobel, AlterNet. September 28, 2001. If the United States used the resources of the United Nations, it could solve the current crisis without resorting to violence. Here are the concrete steps towards that goal.
Geov Parrish, AlterNet. September 26, 2001. Americans are united not in a massive military response to the September 11 attacks, but in the commitment to end terror. This is the source of the current peace movement, which looks like no other in history.
Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. September 26, 2001. Professor Stephen Zunes summarize what should be known -- and often is not -- about U.S. foreign policy in the Mid East.
Judy Gerber, AlterNet. September 26, 2001. For the war on terrorism, President Bush will not pursue anti-gay discharges. But that certainly doesn't mean the Pentagon has had a change of heart.
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9/11: One Year Later
As the nation reflects on the one-year anniversary of the attacks, we are blanketed by media coverage from every conceivable angle and confused by powerful emotions. It has been a difficult year, but we are learning to put the event and its aftermath into perspective. It is safe to say that the future in which we find ourselves is very unlike the one we imagined on that dark day a year ago, the day when everything changed.
One of our greatest challenges is to treat 9/11 with respect and sensitivity -- to honor those who were lost and the sacrifices they made, and help each other with the necessary work of moving forward. We have put together this collection of articles, reports, and resources not just to mark a painful day in American history, but also to offer our readers the information they need to make a difference.
What You Can Do
Take part in overnight vigils, peace walks, fasts, concerts, art projects, or teach-ins about peace issues organized by UnitedForPeace.org.
Research
News, reports, and action alerts from Amnesty International on justice and human rights in the wake of the terrorist attacks. Read After the Attack.
