Islamophobia and Its Discontents Islamophobia and Its Discontents
Assailed by the right as a fiction, anti-Muslim bias is all too real for those who live with it.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Lalami
The True Story of Sharia in American Courts The True Story of Sharia in American Courts
Sharia is as unthreatening to the US legal system as the ideas in the Old Testament. Yet bigoted hysteria is fueling legislation that actually undermines our courts.
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The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program
Before the War on Terror and Ray Kelly's spies, the War on Crime helped transform the NYPD into a small army.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Ramzi Kassem
The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate
Philanthropist Nina Rosenwald has used her millions to cement the alliance between the pro-Israel lobby and the Islamophobic fringe.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
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When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism
My dad, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, was arrested by the FBI on trumped up charges, sending a chill through the local Muslim community. Yet we found support from unlikely allies.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Al-Arian
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Emily Bernard’s Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance.
Jun 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Jelly-Schapiro
Herman Cain to Replace Neal Boortz on the Radio Herman Cain to Replace Neal Boortz on the Radio
The entertaining, unserious former candidate has found his true calling. Ironically, he replaces an unreconstructed racist.
Jun 5, 2012 / Ben Adler
After Forty-four Years, It’s Time Brent Musburger Apologized to John Carlos and Tommie Smith After Forty-four Years, It’s Time Brent Musburger Apologized to John Carlos and Tommie Smith
When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists at the 1968 Olympics, they were called “black skinned stormtroopers” by a young journalist named Brent...
Jun 4, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Return of the Birthers Return of the Birthers
It’s not just Trump. As the election heats up, they’re back with a vengence.
May 30, 2012 / Ben Adler
Has the United States Given Up on Desegregating Schools? Has the United States Given Up on Desegregating Schools?
What would it take to put school desegregation back on the country's policy agenda?
May 29, 2012 / Press Room