A Tale of Two Zionisms: On Peter Beinart A Tale of Two Zionisms: On Peter Beinart
Why Israel’s purposes cannot be grasped only through the American Jewish experience.
Sep 26, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai
Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot
Kentucky makes it nearly impossible for former felons to vote, but a grassroots group is fighting back.
Sep 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Meta Mendel-Reyes, and Voting Rights Watch
Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama Yes, Race Influences Opposition to Obama
Here's something to remember: we're only forty-seven years removed from the official end of Jim Crow.
Sep 14, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama? Can the 1911 United Super PAC Register a Million Voters for Obama?
The group aims to get African-American voters in seven battleground states to re-elect President Obama.
Sep 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch, Aura Bogado, and Francis Reynolds
Behind the GOP’s Diversity Display Behind the GOP’s Diversity Display
“Diversity” today marks a shift from equal opportunities to photo opportunities; institutions look different but they operate in exactly the same way.
Sep 5, 2012 / Column / Gary Younge
Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again
Eight of eleven states in Dixie have passed restrictive voting laws since the 2010 election.
Sep 4, 2012 / Ari Berman
Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Speaks Out, Is Smacked Down Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Speaks Out, Is Smacked Down
Instead of being commended for her bravery in speaking out, she’s called a liar.
Aug 29, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy
Why the liberation of African-Americans serves as the key to the liberation of all people of color in the United States.
Aug 24, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
After Sikh Temple Shootings, New Focus on Combating Hate Crimes After Sikh Temple Shootings, New Focus on Combating Hate Crimes
Michelle Obama's visit Thursday to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin came as activists, senators push for bolder response to violence and hatred.
Aug 23, 2012 / John Nichols
Ari Berman: The GOP War Against Voters Ari Berman: The GOP War Against Voters
You're more likely to be hit by lightning than you are to commit voter fraud at the polls. So why are Republicans so set on passing voter ID laws and other measures to stop this no...
Aug 18, 2012 / Francis Reynolds