The Washington Post’s Problem The Washington Post’s Problem
The paper had a problem: it needed a blogger to cover conservatives. It wound up with a bigger problem.
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Eric Alterman
How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man How the US Rendered, Tortured and Discarded One Innocent Man
“Captured in Somalia in 2003, Suleiman Abdallah was one of the ‘disappeared’ prisoners of the ‘war on terror.’ When I finally found him years later, h...
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Clara Gutteridge
Florida to Minorities: Don’t Vote Here Florida to Minorities: Don’t Vote Here
If GOP lawmakers get their way, voting will become much more difficult in the Sunshine State.
Jun 27, 2012 / Feature / Brentin Mock
Fear and Loathing of Islam Fear and Loathing of Islam
In the US today, the very ordinariness of Muslim-American life has become grounds for suspicion.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi
How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth
From Arab bandits to TV terrorists, the history of Islamophobia in US popular culture is long and ugly.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Jack Shaheen
Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims
Behind nearly every “foiled terror plot” lurks a government informant sent to entrap hapless young Muslim men.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Petra Bartosiewicz
Islamophobia and Its Discontents Islamophobia and Its Discontents
Assailed by the right as a fiction, anti-Muslim bias is all too real for those who live with it.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Lalami
The True Story of Sharia in American Courts The True Story of Sharia in American Courts
Sharia is as unthreatening to the US legal system as the ideas in the Old Testament. Yet bigoted hysteria is fueling legislation that actually undermines our courts.
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The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program The Long Roots of the NYPD Spying Program
Before the War on Terror and Ray Kelly's spies, the War on Crime helped transform the NYPD into a small army.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Ramzi Kassem
The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate
Philanthropist Nina Rosenwald has used her millions to cement the alliance between the pro-Israel lobby and the Islamophobic fringe.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Max Blumenthal