Society

World Vigil

What Happens When Violence Is an Everyday Occurrence What Happens When Violence Is an Everyday Occurrence

Recent horrific incidents are a consequence of the weakening of social inhibition against the use of violence.

Jul 21, 2016 / Mary Kaldor

Across the Border

Across the Border Across the Border

A new biography of William Henry Ellis reminds us how much we still don’t know about the elusive history of racial subterfuge in America.

Jul 21, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michael A. Elliott

Donald Trump and Melania Trump

Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall Donald Trump’s Rise, Roger Ailes’s Fall

Fox News’s racism, faux populism, and anti-PC agitprop prepared the ground for Trump’s takeover of the GOP.

Jul 21, 2016 / Leslie Savan

Protesters in Cleveland Bring the Wall to Donald Trump

Protesters in Cleveland Bring the Wall to Donald Trump Protesters in Cleveland Bring the Wall to Donald Trump

“He’s been calling for a wall…and we’re bringing it.”

Jul 21, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Police brutality protest Texas

Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That. Want to Make America Safe? Here Are 5 Ways to Do That.

Some advice from communities that really are facing violent crime.

Jul 21, 2016 / Spencer Overton and Kami Chavis

Texas Voter ID

The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down The Country’s Worst Voter-ID Law Was Just Struck Down

A huge victory for voting rights in Texas.

Jul 20, 2016 / Ari Berman

Islamophobes, White Supremacists, and Gays for Trump—the Alt-Right Arrives at the RNC

Islamophobes, White Supremacists, and Gays for Trump—the Alt-Right Arrives at the RNC Islamophobes, White Supremacists, and Gays for Trump—the Alt-Right Arrives at the RNC

Pamela Geller, Milo Yiannopoulos, Geert Wilders, Peter Brimelow, Richard Spencer, and a cast of anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim conservatives partied into the night.

Jul 20, 2016 / Joan Walsh

A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls for a Fracking Ban

A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls for a Fracking Ban A New Study Adds Fuel to Calls for a Fracking Ban

On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, researchers found that people living near fracking activity face a “significantly higher” risk of asthma attacks. 

Jul 20, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Gazan Man Holding Flag

The Real Reason Israel Attacks Gaza The Real Reason Israel Attacks Gaza

Gaza in Context argues that Israel’s repeated onslaughts are not aimed at Hamas or the coastal enclave. They’re aimed at Palestine.

Jul 20, 2016 / Noura Erakat

US Women's Hockey Player

Why Don’t People Watch Women’s Sports? Why Don’t People Watch Women’s Sports?

Ask sports journalists.

Jul 20, 2016 / Amanda Ottaway

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