The Greatest Threats to American National Security Are Guns and the Police The Greatest Threats to American National Security Are Guns and the Police
When toddler killings outpace terror killings in the United States, the biggest problem is not jihad.
Jun 23, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Pope Francis Versus Wall Street Pope Francis Versus Wall Street
The pope's encyclical on climate change is a call for economic justice.
Jun 23, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Steve Spurrier Was Right: We Need to Get Rid of ‘That Dang, Damn Confederate Flag’ Steve Spurrier Was Right: We Need to Get Rid of ‘That Dang, Damn Confederate Flag’
In 2007, University of South Carolina Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier called for the Confederate flag to come down. He was right then and he should speak out now.
Jun 22, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Voter Participation Is at Historic Lows. It’s Time to Rethink GOTV. Voter Participation Is at Historic Lows. It’s Time to Rethink GOTV.
Non-voters are more progressive than voters as a whole. My new campaign will get them to the ballot box.
Jun 22, 2015 / Rep. Keith Ellison
June 21, 1964: Civil-Rights Workers Are Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi June 21, 1964: Civil-Rights Workers Are Abducted and Murdered in Mississippi
“In Mississippi today, an ever present danger to a civil rights worker is that he will be detained by the local police on a traffic charge and released, directly or indirectly, to ...
Jun 21, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited
The Charleston shooter took advantage of a congregation that welcomed a stranger into its midst.
Jun 19, 2015 / Dani McClain
The Charleston Massacre and the Cunning of White Supremacy The Charleston Massacre and the Cunning of White Supremacy
He didn’t just target Denmark Vesey’s church—it was the anniversary of Vesey’s suppressed uprising.
Jun 18, 2015 / Greg Grandin
A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church A Civil-Rights Champion Was Lost in the Attack on Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
The church has been linked for centuries to struggles against slavery and segregation and for economic and social justice.
Jun 18, 2015 / John Nichols
What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For
The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.
Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Thousands of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions Thousands of Voters Are Disenfranchised by North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions
North Carolina’s new voting restrictions are preventing African-Americans and Democrats from voting.
Jun 16, 2015 / Ari Berman