Blackness as Being, Whiteness as Nothingness Blackness as Being, Whiteness as Nothingness
Nell Painter and Herman Melville on American racism as existentialism.
Jun 23, 2015 / Greg Grandin
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
The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot The True Story of a Texas Prison Riot
And how our rush to lock up immigrants has overwhelmed the federal prison system.
Jun 23, 2015 / Investigation / Seth Freed Wessler
The 2 Degrees of Separation Between Dylann Roof and the Republican Party The 2 Degrees of Separation Between Dylann Roof and the Republican Party
The Council of Conservative Citizens, which helped inspire Roof’s rampage, condemns the killings but says he had ‘legitimate grievances’.
Jun 22, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
We Need to Fight Again to Stop Fast Track of the Trans-Pacific Partnership We Need to Fight Again to Stop Fast Track of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Fast track is headed back to the Senate.
Jun 22, 2015 / NationAction
Is Walmart Hiding $76 Billion in Overseas Tax Havens? Is Walmart Hiding $76 Billion in Overseas Tax Havens?
The Big Box retailer is offshoring more than jobs.
Jun 22, 2015 / Michelle Chen
June 22, 1944: FDR Signs the GI Bill June 22, 1944: FDR Signs the GI Bill
We like to remember the GI Bill of Rights as non-partisan, but we forget the fierce opposition the bill faced from segregationist Southern Democrats.
Jun 22, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize
Major wins for economic and racial justice, from campus to the workplace.
Jun 22, 2015 / StudentNation
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