The GOP Assault on the Voting Rights Act The GOP Assault on the Voting Rights Act
Texas is arguing it is unconstitutional; conservative scholars say it is outdated. Both are wrong.
Mar 21, 2012 / Ben Adler
Trayvon Martin’s Killing and Our Deep Distrust of Government Trayvon Martin’s Killing and Our Deep Distrust of Government
Our police force is the only entity that can ensure protection and justice. We must reform it, not opt out of it.
Mar 20, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Justice for Trayvon Martin Justice for Trayvon Martin
Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law puts the threshold for self-defense so low that major questions in this case will likely go unanswered.
Mar 19, 2012 / Mychal Denzel Smith
From the Statehouse to the Basketball Arena: Mississippi Racism and the Madness of March From the Statehouse to the Basketball Arena: Mississippi Racism and the Madness of March
The chants of “Where's your green card?” by the Southern Mississippi school band at an NCAA tournament game reflects something much greater than rowdy fans at a sportin...
Mar 16, 2012 / Dave Zirin
The Artificial Line Between Social and Economic Issues: Exhibit A, Andrew Cuomo The Artificial Line Between Social and Economic Issues: Exhibit A, Andrew Cuomo
Progressives can’t afford to focus on one side over the other.
Mar 15, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Dreaming in French: On Angela Davis Dreaming in French: On Angela Davis
Angela Davis’s student years in France were an alchemy of discipline and distraction.
Mar 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Alice Kaplan
Ari Berman: Texas’ GOP War on Voting Ari Berman: Texas’ GOP War on Voting
A new voter identification law would allow Texans to vote with a handgun permit, but not with a student ID.
Mar 13, 2012 / Press Room
African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels
African-Americans make up 37 percent of all Mississippians. In today's primary, they could count for less than 1 percent of the vote.
Mar 13, 2012 / John Nichols
Will the Courts Protect Voting Rights? Will the Courts Protect Voting Rights?
A pair of rulings suggest there is some hope, but not too much, that courts will prevent disenfranchisement.
Mar 12, 2012 / Ben Adler
Andrew Breitbart, Derrick Bell and the Attack on Black Intellectuals Andrew Breitbart, Derrick Bell and the Attack on Black Intellectuals
Some political operatives are seeking to drive wedges between us by literally telling white America that Black intellectuals want them dead.
Mar 8, 2012 / Maya Wiley