Rewriting Black Manhood: A Conversation With ‘Fruitvale Station’ Director Ryan Coogler Rewriting Black Manhood: A Conversation With ‘Fruitvale Station’ Director Ryan Coogler
The 27-year-old director of the film adaptation of Oscar Grant’s shooting talked to me about the obstacles facing young black men in America today.
Jul 18, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Mychal Denzel Smith
A Deal With Russia, Iran Is Needed on Syria A Deal With Russia, Iran Is Needed on Syria
US facing massive strategic defeat in plan to topple Assad.
Jul 18, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Letter to Edward Snowden A Letter to Edward Snowden
Prometheus among the cannibals.
Jul 18, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit
Samantha Power’s Testimony Confirms Foreign Policy Orthodoxy Samantha Power’s Testimony Confirms Foreign Policy Orthodoxy
The nominee for US ambassador to the United Nations said Security Council authorization should not be necessary for military action.
Jul 17, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Spread the Word About Oregon’s Creative Solution to the Student Loan Debt Crisis Spread the Word About Oregon’s Creative Solution to the Student Loan Debt Crisis
Legislators in Oregon unanimously voted to move forward with a plan to fund higher education without making students take out thousands of dollars in student loans.
Jul 17, 2013 / NationAction
Rep. John Lewis: ‘The Voting Rights Act Is Needed Now Like Never Before’ Rep. John Lewis: ‘The Voting Rights Act Is Needed Now Like Never Before’
Congress held its first hearing on the Voting Rights Act today, as states rush to implement new voter suppression laws.
Jul 17, 2013 / Ari Berman
Apps (and Maps) to End Sexual Violence Apps (and Maps) to End Sexual Violence
The advent of smart phones and social media has generated applications, some of them free, to prevent sexual violence.
Jul 17, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
Savoring Small Victories in the Fight to Rein in Wall Street Savoring Small Victories in the Fight to Rein in Wall Street
Elizabeth Warren celebrates the confirmation of Richard Cordray to head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Jul 17, 2013 / Chris Hayes
Race, Law and the Zimmerman Verdict Race, Law and the Zimmerman Verdict
The problem is not that Zimmerman was afforded the presumption of innocence. It is that Trayvon Martin was not—and that defendants who look like him are denied that right eve...
Jul 17, 2013 / The Editors
Egypt Rebels Egypt Rebels
The popular revolt against the incompetent Morsi government was inspiring—but the coup that followed sets a dangerous precedent.
Jul 17, 2013 / The Editors