Khalid Says: Muhammad Ali Transcended Race? Really? Khalid Says: Muhammad Ali Transcended Race? Really?
The hollow language used to celebrate Ali’s legacy.
Jun 21, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
Jun 21, 2016 / Ari Berman
The MTA’s Ban on ‘Political’ Ads Has Turned It Into the Free-Speech Police The MTA’s Ban on ‘Political’ Ads Has Turned It Into the Free-Speech Police
Should the New York City transportation agency, and others across the nation, be in the business of deciding what riders are allowed to see?
Jun 21, 2016 / Allegra Kirkland
How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom How Billionaires, Corporations, and Secretive Governments Curtail Press Freedom
An informed public is vital to our democracy—but we will never be truly informed unless we fight for the media’s ability to hold those with power accountable.
Jun 21, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath Talking Guns With a Glib Sociopath
Stop ignorantly scapegoating innocent guns.
Jun 21, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
These Senators Want to Stop Terrorists From Buying Guns (Unless They Use Craigslist) These Senators Want to Stop Terrorists From Buying Guns (Unless They Use Craigslist)
What’s the point of adding suspected terrorists to no-buy lists if background checks are still easily avoided?
Jun 20, 2016 / George Zornick
Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law Sonia Sotomayor’s Epic Dissent Explains What’s at Stake When the Police Don’t Follow the Law
In an opinion that cited Michelle Alexander and Ta-Nehisi Coates, Justice Sotomayor railed against the gutting of the Fourth Amendment.
Jun 20, 2016 / John Nichols
Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’ Jasmine Abdullah: ‘If I Don’t Do This, I’m Going to Die’
A conversation with the Black Lives Matter organizer jailed for “lynching” in Pasadena.
Jun 20, 2016 / Reniqua Allen
I Would Have Told Him to Love Himself I Would Have Told Him to Love Himself
Thoughts on being queer and Muslim in the wake of Omar Mateen’s massacre.
Jun 20, 2016 / HXA
6 Reasons Why Students Didn’t Graduate This Year—and What They’re Doing About It 6 Reasons Why Students Didn’t Graduate This Year—and What They’re Doing About It
The end of school is a cause for celebration. It’s also a reminder of discrimination and violence.
Jun 20, 2016 / StudentNation / Shiba Bandeeba, Clarissa Brooks, Michael Davis, Naseem Gibson, Darrell Moore, Axel Herrera Ramos, and Luke Risher