Honoring Frederick Douglass With a Demand for Voting Rights Honoring Frederick Douglass With a Demand for Voting Rights
It was absolutely right to honor the great abolitionist by renewing his call for full voting rights for DC—and all of America.
Jun 20, 2013 / John Nichols
Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Suppression Law
Justice Scalia authors an unexpected victory for voting rights today.
Jun 17, 2013 / Ari Berman
Dave Zirin: Redskins Need a Name Change Dave Zirin: Redskins Need a Name Change
With the Washington Redskins finally relevant on a national stage, The Nation's Dave Zirin argues that Dan Snyder can no longer hide from the bigotry of his team's nam...
Jun 14, 2013 / Press Room
White America Is Here to Stay White America Is Here to Stay
There may be fewer white babies being born, but power still rests in the hands of this privileged racial category.
Jun 13, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
‘Did You Ever See a Chinaman?’ ‘Did You Ever See a Chinaman?’
Even in a country that suffers from an official cult of optimism, it can be useful to record how far we’ve come—if we also acknowledge how far we have to go.
Jun 11, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Sean, Oscar and Trayvon Sean, Oscar and Trayvon
As George Zimmerman’s trial approaches, here’s to hoping no more young black men will become martyrs.
Jun 6, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Texas Redistricting Fight Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed Texas Redistricting Fight Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed
Texas Republicans are responding to demographic change by trying to limit the power of an increasingly diverse electorate
Jun 5, 2013 / Ari Berman
Rage and Ruin: On the Black Panthers Rage and Ruin: On the Black Panthers
A new history of the party is too close to its subject, and misses the human drama.
Jun 5, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Steve Wasserman
To Be Young and Black in America: Always Considered a Threat To Be Young and Black in America: Always Considered a Threat
An unarmed 14-year-old black teenager was choked by police because they considered him a threat. Of course they did.
May 31, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
When Black Kids Want to Learn and the World Tells Them ‘No’ When Black Kids Want to Learn and the World Tells Them ‘No’
Whether black children value education or not isn’t the issue. It’s more important to ask why they grow up in a world that tries to prevent them from learning.
May 28, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith