An Open Letter to Richard Sherman An Open Letter to Richard Sherman
The former NBA player and “activist athlete” shares his disappointment with football’s most prominent political voice.
Sep 18, 2015 / Etan Thomas
Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans? Why Is the ‘Radical Pope’ About to Canonize a Priest Who Helped Enslave and Murder Native Americans?
It's time to confront, not celebrate, the other American slavery.
Sep 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas Obama Should Stand With Ahmed—at His Mosque in Texas
The president has yet to visit an American mosque. Ahmed Mohamed’s ordeal is the perfect opportunity to launch a new fight against anti-Muslim bigotry.
Sep 17, 2015 / Ali Gharib
The Truth About Border Security You Didn’t Learn From the GOP Debate The Truth About Border Security You Didn’t Learn From the GOP Debate
Repeated assertions about lax border security are simply, demonstrably false. But those lies have distorted our immigration policy.
Sep 17, 2015 / Julianne Hing
Are Americans Finally Facing Up to the True Costs of Mass Incarceration? Are Americans Finally Facing Up to the True Costs of Mass Incarceration?
The human devastation caused by prisons goes far beyond the cost to taxpayers.
Sep 16, 2015 / Dani McClain
Shouting Back at Donald Trump Shouting Back at Donald Trump
Trump’s circus of anti-immigrant rhetoric is all fun and games until someone gets attacked.
Sep 15, 2015 / Julianne Hing
Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act.
Sep 10, 2015 / Ari Berman
Letters From the September 28–October 5, 2015, Issue Letters From the September 28–October 5, 2015, Issue
Ishmael Reed on life in the Major League; Scott Walker as Nixon’s protégé…
Sep 10, 2015 / Our Readers and Jesse McCarthy
What Do You Get When You Remix the Confederacy for 2015? What Do You Get When You Remix the Confederacy for 2015?
Hint: It’s not just biscuits and magnolias.
Sep 10, 2015 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Welcome to ‘Bitch Planet’, the Feminist Sci-Fi Comic You’ve Been Waiting For Welcome to ‘Bitch Planet’, the Feminist Sci-Fi Comic You’ve Been Waiting For
In Kelly Sue Deconnick’s newest series, Earth is run by white males who carry the title of “Father” and women deemed “non-compliant” are shipped off the planet. But these women are...
Sep 9, 2015 / Loren A. Lynch