Vive Normal! Vive Normal!
Your friendly neighborhood Muslim, just like you, likes pie and punk, dislikes terrorists, and answers surveys.
Sep 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
The FBI’s ‘Good’ Muslims The FBI’s ‘Good’ Muslims
Community partnerships are seen as a softer counterterrorism. But who are the partners?
Aug 30, 2011 / Feature / Arun Kundnani
A Tale of Two Michel(l)es: Bachmann and Obama A Tale of Two Michel(l)es: Bachmann and Obama
We will be an equal society when we can all celebrate and criticize our country together.
Aug 18, 2011 / Press Room
A Tale of Two Michel(l)es: Bachmann and Obama A Tale of Two Michel(l)es: Bachmann and Obama
We will be an equal society when we can all celebrate and criticize our country together.
Aug 18, 2011 / MSNBC
Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—but Media Attention Does, Too Controversy Dogs Tavis Smiley and Cornel West’s Poverty Tour—but Media Attention Does, Too
Did the Poverty Tour succeed in dramatizing the magnitude of poverty’s impact on America—or simply draw attention to its organizers' criticisms of Obama?
Aug 17, 2011 / Habiba Alcindor
HBO’s Gloria Steinem Doc Glosses over Race, and Fails to Assess the Second Wave’s Legacy HBO’s Gloria Steinem Doc Glosses over Race, and Fails to Assess the Second Wave’s Legacy
Gloria Steinem and Second Wave feminism deserve a far more sophisticated and critical treatment.
Aug 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Dana Goldstein
Slide Show: 12 Parties of Europe’s Far-Right Resurgence Slide Show: 12 Parties of Europe’s Far-Right Resurgence
Right-wing gunmen like Norway’s Anders Behring Breivik are a rarity in postwar Europe, Ian Buruma explains in his article in this week’s issue of The Nation. But the na…
Aug 11, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Europe’s Turn to the Right Europe’s Turn to the Right
What is the link between the Norway killer’s actions and the ideas he espoused?
Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Ian Buruma
Why Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter to All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna Why Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter to All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna
Award-winning historian and educator Dr. Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuña discusses the Tea Party’s chilling attack on his work.
Aug 10, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers
In Decrying Obama’s Centrism, Drew Westen Ignores Role of Race In Decrying Obama’s Centrism, Drew Westen Ignores Role of Race
Why has Obama been cautious in arguing for what’s right? Westen misses the profound impact of race-based attacks on the president.
Aug 9, 2011 / Tom Hayden