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Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, speaks mother Patricia Hartley, right, holds a sign.

Join Ramarley Graham’s Family as They Continue Their Fight for Police Accountability Join Ramarley Graham’s Family as They Continue Their Fight for Police Accountability

The officer who killed Ramarley Graham was allowed to resign. Support his family’s campaign to make sure ALL the other officers involved are fired.

Apr 10, 2017 / NationAction

dana schutz open casket

Dana Schutz’s Right to Make Art Dana Schutz’s Right to Make Art

The controversy over “Open Casket” forces us to reconsider whether an artist’s identity matters.

Apr 6, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Marine Le Pen

The Illusions of Disillusion The Illusions of Disillusion

Marine Le Pen is running on resentment, but is it enough to win her the French presidency?

Apr 6, 2017 / Feature / Cécile Alduy

A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why?

A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why? A Right-Wing Think Tank Is Trying to Bring Down the Indian Child Welfare Act. Why?

Native Americans say the law protects their children. The Goldwater Institute claims it does the opposite.

Apr 6, 2017 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren

Kalief Browder Rikers Closing

Rikers Island Might Finally Close—and We Have Organizers to Thank for That Rikers Island Might Finally Close—and We Have Organizers to Thank for That

The infamous jail is the site of dozens of horrifying stories of prisoner mistreatment.

Apr 4, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates

Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates Fifty Years Later, King’s Warning Still Resonates

It is time to revive a peace and justice movement calling for the United States to stop its endless wars and turn its resources and attention to rebuilding our own country.

Apr 4, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Martin Luther King Jr.

‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech ‘A Society Gone Mad on War’: The Enduring Importance of Martin Luther King’s Riverside Speech

Fifty years ago today, the civil-rights leader described the nightmare to come: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of...

Apr 4, 2017 / Eric Tang

Black Lives Matter march

Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’ Meet the New Social Change Coalition: ‘The Majority’

A new coalition is challenging Trump’s agenda with a radical vision of their own.

Mar 31, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Comment Is Rooted in America’s Racist Past

Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Comment Is Rooted in America’s Racist Past Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Comment Is Rooted in America’s Racist Past

But black women are speaking out and fighting back.

Mar 30, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Roger Wilkins, civil rights leader

Farewell to Roger Wilkins, a Man of Honor in Tempestuous Times Farewell to Roger Wilkins, a Man of Honor in Tempestuous Times

The accomplished scholar and influential civil-rights leader pushed hard to open doors and knock down barriers. He was also my best friend.

Mar 30, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

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