Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO] Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO]
Although many people think it’s relatively easy to get a state issued ID, one Navajo elder would disagree.
Oct 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado, Hillary Abe, and Voting Rights Watch
Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril
From voter ID laws to inaccessible polling stations, Native voters in Arizona face a cascading series of hurdles to participating in the November election.
Oct 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado
The NYPD Caught on Tape The NYPD Caught on Tape
While Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly defend stop-and-frisk, a damning video is fueling the fight for police accountability in New York City.
Oct 17, 2012 / The Editors
Why Do Some of America’s Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana’s Education System? Why Do Some of America’s Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana’s Education System?
The extremely wealthy are out to destroy public education, and reap the benefits.
Oct 17, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Why Romney Is Losing the Meme Election Why Romney Is Losing the Meme Election
The explosion of online mockery over Mitt Romney’s binder comment at the debate reveals a bigger problem.
Oct 17, 2012 / Ari Melber
All the (Political) World’s a Stage All the (Political) World’s a Stage
After the first presidential debate, the media follow-up focused almost exclusively on its theatrics and the implications for the “horse race.”
Oct 17, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman
What Difference Would Obama’s Re-Election Make to Black Americans? What Difference Would Obama’s Re-Election Make to Black Americans?
The impact of an Obama presidency is better answered by partisanship than race—but race still matters.
Oct 17, 2012 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Election 2012 and the Missing Millennials Election 2012 and the Missing Millennials
Young voters gave Obama a decisive win in 2008. Four years later, the love affair is on the rocks.
Oct 17, 2012 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Suck It, Roth: On Hilary Mantel’s Second Booker Win Suck It, Roth: On Hilary Mantel’s Second Booker Win
Literary prizes aren’t everything, though Mantel’s is worth celebrating.
Oct 17, 2012 / Michelle Dean
The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System
Police officers face tremendous pressure to meet arrest quotas, leading them to "hunt" the very citizens they're supposed to protect.
Oct 17, 2012 / Press Room