Reagan Republicans Freak Out Over ‘The Butler’ and Race Reagan Republicans Freak Out Over ‘The Butler’ and Race
The smartest thing about the new film The Butler is its depiction of Ronald Reagan’s inadequacies on civil rights—which is something conservatives can’t stand.
Sep 17, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
Hacking for Immigrant Rights Hacking for Immigrant Rights
How programmers, journalists and immigrant rights advocates are redefining hacking—for immigrant justice.
Sep 9, 2013 / Leticia Miranda
Breaking My Silence Breaking My Silence
For years I have written about mass incarceration, while staying mute about drones and other injustices. It is time to connect the dots.
Sep 4, 2013 / Editorial / Michelle Alexander
March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement March on Washington at 50: Commemoration vs. Movement
Representatives of the youth generation were cut from yesterday’s roster of speakers, but that won’t stop them from building a movement on their own.
Aug 29, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights On the Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Fight for Voting Rights
The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since 1965, but civil rights activists are fighting back.
Aug 28, 2013 / Blog / Ari Berman
Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s
Dr. King’s words in a world awash with surveillance.
Aug 27, 2013 / Ariel Dorfman
Rahm Emanuel’s Minority-Bashing School Closings Go Forward Rahm Emanuel’s Minority-Bashing School Closings Go Forward
A federal trial rules against the forces of decency in Chicago—despite evidence that the closing of 50 schools is racist and illegal.
Aug 26, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein
An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work An Unfulfilled Dream From the March on Washington: Labor Rights for Domestic Work
Home care workers are still excluded from federal labor laws fifty years after protesters demanded inclusion.
Aug 26, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert
On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges
“We’re seeing a new upsurge in the civil rights movement,” activists say.
Aug 24, 2013 / Blog / Ari Berman
‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’ ‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’
Dr. Martin Luther King was talking about economic justice as well as racial justice, according to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Aug 24, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols