Law

What the Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand About the Voting Rights Act

What the Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand About the Voting Rights Act What the Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand About the Voting Rights Act

Today’s opinion by the Roberts Court gutting the Voting Rights Act was the most radical since Citizens United v. FEC and the worst voting rights decision in a century.

Jun 25, 2013 / Ari Berman

What Will We Do Without Affirmative Action?

What Will We Do Without Affirmative Action? What Will We Do Without Affirmative Action?

While the Supreme Court didn’t close the door on race-based programs, it has left their future up in the air.

Jun 24, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Seven Myths About Edward Snowden, NSA Whistleblower

Seven Myths About Edward Snowden, NSA Whistleblower Seven Myths About Edward Snowden, NSA Whistleblower

A handy myth-stripping guide to NSA surveillance and its whistleblower.

Jun 24, 2013 / Chase Madar

Race at the Supreme Court

Race at the Supreme Court Race at the Supreme Court

Affirmative action survives, for now, but the Court erects new hurdles for employment discrimination suits.

Jun 24, 2013 / David Cole

More Questions for James Comey

More Questions for James Comey More Questions for James Comey

Obama’s Republican nominee for FBI chief is much less than the civil liberties hero he appears to be.

Jun 24, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Walmart Fires Eleven Strikers in Alleged Retaliation

Walmart Fires Eleven Strikers in Alleged Retaliation Walmart Fires Eleven Strikers in Alleged Retaliation

The OUR Walmart campaign alleges that multiple strikers are being retaliated against.

Jun 22, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’

John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’ John Nichols: Standardized Testing Is ‘a Mess’

School districts feel immense pressure to test, but teachers and parents are beginning to fight back.

Jun 21, 2013 / Press Room

Why Is This US-Born Citizen Being Detained by ICE?

Why Is This US-Born Citizen Being Detained by ICE? Why Is This US-Born Citizen Being Detained by ICE?

A class action lawsuit is challenging an ICE policy that violates the Fourth Amendment by holding citizens as undocumented immigrants. 

Jun 21, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Union Activists Bring ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Message to Google Headquarters

Union Activists Bring ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Message to Google Headquarters Union Activists Bring ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Message to Google Headquarters

SEIU charges that the treatment of subcontracted security guards contradicts Google's motto.

Jun 21, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

The War on Whistleblowers: On the Sin of Being Correct

The War on Whistleblowers: On the Sin of Being Correct The War on Whistleblowers: On the Sin of Being Correct

Robert Greenwald’s new documentary chronicles the chokehold the national security state is exercising on our civic life.

Jun 20, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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