Snapshot: Malcolm X Across America Snapshot: Malcolm X Across America
Award-winning photographer Camilo José Vergara has snapped dozens of pictures of Malcolm X, as depicted in murals in poor communities of color across the United States. A drug-treatment center in Detroit features this mural of Malcolm standing out among a crowd of great black intellectuals, organizers, and artists.
May 5, 2015 / Camilo José Vergara
Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death Drones, Cops, and the Unaccountable Machinery of Death
From signature strikes in Pakistan to police violence in Baltimore, the state is seemingly uninterested in even counting how many people it kills.
Apr 29, 2015 / The Editors
‘Clinton Rules’ 2.0 ‘Clinton Rules’ 2.0
Falling back down the rabbit hole.
Apr 29, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Quashing the Comcast Merger Is Just the Beginning Quashing the Comcast Merger Is Just the Beginning
A new antitrust movement is on the march.
Apr 29, 2015 / Zephyr Teachout
Which Presidential Candidates Can We Trust on TPP? Which Presidential Candidates Can We Trust on TPP?
Some politicans are waffling on a disastrous trade deal.
Apr 29, 2015 / John Nichols
Comix Nation Comix Nation
Apr 29, 2015 / Jen Sorensen
Snapshot: The Deeper South Snapshot: The Deeper South
Descendants of American Southerners don Confederate uniforms to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, Brazil. As many as 10,000 Southerners relocated to Brazil during Reconstruction. Each year, their descendants throw the elaborate Festa dos Confederados.
Apr 29, 2015 / Andre Penner
The Real GOP Primary Is Almost Over The Real GOP Primary Is Almost Over
Candidates have been frantically competing for the loyalty of a handful of donors.
Apr 22, 2015 / The Editors
Chicago Is About to Offer the Nation’s First Reparations Program for Victims of Police Violence Chicago Is About to Offer the Nation’s First Reparations Program for Victims of Police Violence
Local advocates are poised to win a campaign for justice that’s broader than individual civil suits can offer.
Apr 22, 2015 / Zach Stafford
Why Were Atlanta Teachers Prosecuted Under a Law Meant for Organized Crime? Why Were Atlanta Teachers Prosecuted Under a Law Meant for Organized Crime?
To understand the cheating scandal, look to flawed education policy.
Apr 22, 2015 / Daniel Denvir