Rick Perlstein: Trump Has Exposed the Dark Underbelly of American Conservatism Rick Perlstein: Trump Has Exposed the Dark Underbelly of American Conservatism
How historians missed the angry, violent, racist side of the conservative movement.
May 12, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Trump’s Commission on ‘Election Integrity’ Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression Trump’s Commission on ‘Election Integrity’ Will Lead to Massive Voter Suppression
It will be led by Mike Pence and Kris Kobach, who have a very long history of making it harder to vote.
May 11, 2017 / Ari Berman
What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman What I Learned From Susan Burton, a Modern-Day Harriet Tubman
Reading her life story will change the way you view the world.
May 11, 2017 / Michelle Alexander
Bill O’Reilly Could Have Been Stopped Years Ago—Here’s How Bill O’Reilly Could Have Been Stopped Years Ago—Here’s How
It’s time to rethink the use of confidentiality agreements in workplace harassment cases.
May 11, 2017 / Terri Gerstein
Rick Perlstein: What We Didn’t Understand About Trump Rick Perlstein: What We Didn’t Understand About Trump
Plus Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on redefining money and Heather Ann Thompson on Attica.
May 11, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom
These women are in jail not because they’ve been convicted of a crime but because they can’t pay to get back to their lives as they await trial.
May 9, 2017 / Dani McClain
Economic Anxiety Didn’t Make People Vote Trump, Racism Did Economic Anxiety Didn’t Make People Vote Trump, Racism Did
New data provide a compelling answer to this vexing question.
May 8, 2017 / Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel
Another Black Boy Was Killed by Police. Will Justice Be Done This Time? Another Black Boy Was Killed by Police. Will Justice Be Done This Time?
Every time a black person dies at the hands of a police officer, there’s a glimmer of hope that the police will be held accountable. Almost every time, that hope is in vain.
May 5, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Georgia Can’t Block New Voters From Registering in the Ossoff-Handel Runoff Georgia Can’t Block New Voters From Registering in the Ossoff-Handel Runoff
In a big win for voting rights, a federal court overturns the state’s 90-day registration deadline.
May 5, 2017 / Ari Berman
MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Stands MLB and Boston Sports Fans Have to Stand Up to Racism in the Stands
Racism in Boston sports will only change when the fans confront it.
May 3, 2017 / Dave Zirin