Stories by Nellie Nelson

Nellie Nelson has written for various publications in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jared Lee Loughner Unfit to Stand Trial -- For Now

Posted on: May 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Bank Account Unfrozen for Chicago Activist Targeted in FBI Raids

Posted on: May 12, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Death Row Prisoner Troy Davis Misses End of Mother’s Life While Awaiting 4th Execution Date

Posted on: Apr 20, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Known Terrorist in US with No Documentation Is Cleared of All Charges

Posted on: Apr 11, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Pro-Palestinian Director, Actor, Theater Founder Gunned Down on Street in West Bank

Posted on: Apr 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

On César Chávez Day: Co-opted, Erased, But Still Alive in Wisconsin Victory

Posted on: Mar 31, 2011, Source: AlterNet

The Most Segregated US City

Posted on: Mar 30, 2011, Source: AlterNet

7 Shocking Examples of Cops Getting Away With Brutal Attacks

Posted on: Jan 3, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Cops are far less likely than civilians to pay for their crimes. Seven recent incidents bring that point home.

We Celebrate Sports Star Immigrants and Vilify the Rest

Posted on: Nov 7, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Sports coverage all too often ignores when successful athletes are part of groups targeted by right-wing fear-mongering.

M.I.A.'s Music Bravely Keeps Tackling Media Taboos, and Her Critics Just Can't Handle It

Posted on: Aug 23, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Reviewers miss the message behind M.I.A.'s music and try to belittle her political efforts.