• A New Terror Threat?

    The latest botched act of terrorism raises important questions about U.S. competence in guarding against terror, and yet another American effort to build an important relationship with a fragile, unstable country.
    What Suspected Nigerian Terrorist Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab Means For the West
  • A Decade To Remember

    When we asked our contributors to name the most important events of the decade, there were some obvious choices, and quite a few that reflect The Root’s unique worldview.
    The 2000s: Remembering the Decade
  • The Endless Aftermath of 9/11

    Eight years after the Sept. 11 attacks, we are left to ponder: Who won the war on terror?
    The Endless Aftermath of 9/11
  • Was Van Jones a 9/11 Truther?

    White House green jobs advocate and special adviser Van Jones has taken months of fire from conservative circles for his organizing and advocacy for income equality, prisoner's rights, and most famously, environmental justice. Now his flirtation with the 9/11 "truther" movement may lead the Obama administration to throw him under the bus.
    Van Jones and Glenn Beck: Will 9/11 'Truther' Petition Sink Obama's Green Jobs Adviser?
  • Jay-Z to Do 9/11 Benefit Concert; Probably Won't Hug It Out with Rush Limbaugh

    A nice gesture to coincide with the release of his much-anticipated 'Blueprint 3' Album...
    Jay-Z to Do 9/11 Concert to Benefit Wives and Kids of Fallen Police and Firefighters
  • Crumbling Under Crisis

    What 9/11 should have taught us about the importance of leadership.
    Crumbling Under Crisis
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