Martin Luther King’s Final Year: An Interview With Tavis Smiley Martin Luther King’s Final Year: An Interview With Tavis Smiley
The author and TV host on King’s most important year.
Jan 18, 2016 / Q&A / Jon Wiener
How Progressives Can—and Must—Regain the Moral High Ground How Progressives Can—and Must—Regain the Moral High Ground
In the South, we’re building a broad, new movement rooted in right and wrong, not left and right.
Jan 15, 2016 / Feature / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Christie Continues to Defend the ‘National Embarrassment’ Who Has ‘Humiliated’ the State of Maine Christie Continues to Defend the ‘National Embarrassment’ Who Has ‘Humiliated’ the State of Maine
The Republican presidential contender should distance himself from a supporter whose statements have been decried as racist and xenophobic.
Jan 14, 2016 / John Nichols
What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me What 11 Years in Prison Taught Me
The issue of how to invest in our struggling communities is one that all political candidates—regardless of party—need to address.
Jan 14, 2016 / Jerome Dillard
You Shouldn’t Have to Take an African-American Studies Course to Read African-American Authors You Shouldn’t Have to Take an African-American Studies Course to Read African-American Authors
Students demand universities diversify curriculum to include black scholarship.
Jan 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Zachary R. Wood and StudentNation
Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly
The Fox News anchor earns undeserved praise simply for not being the worst of the worst.
Jan 13, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
A State of the Union Embrace of American Muslims and Religious Diversity A State of the Union Embrace of American Muslims and Religious Diversity
At least 20 members of the House and Senate have invited Muslim Americans to attend the speech, as has the White House.
Jan 12, 2016 / John Nichols
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Beautiful Mind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Beautiful Mind
Sitting down with a basketball legend with a genius-level IQ demands eclectic questions and invites delicious answers.
Jan 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Black Votes Matter in Ferguson Black Votes Matter in Ferguson
A federal trial challenging the city’s discriminatory election system begins today.
Jan 11, 2016 / Ari Berman
The Awesome World of the Future The Awesome World of the Future
Where prejudice is nothing but a distant memory from a less enlightened era.
Jan 8, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow