‘Jamie Dimon, You’re No Good. The People Need a Robin Hood’ (VIDEO) ‘Jamie Dimon, You’re No Good. The People Need a Robin Hood’ (VIDEO)
Nurses and their allies launch a national campaign to push for a tax on financial transactions.
Jun 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Jamie Dimon Finally Takes Heat on the Hill Jamie Dimon Finally Takes Heat on the Hill
Congressman tells the CEO, “You’re throwing darts at a dartboard and putting a lot of money at risk just in case you were wrong the first time. I don’t see how th...
Jun 19, 2012 / George Zornick
Ari Melber Sips Cosmos on ‘The Daily Show’ Ari Melber Sips Cosmos on ‘The Daily Show’
Who knew that Melber can hold a brimming cocktail at an unnatural height and give political advice at the same time?
Jun 19, 2012 / Press Room
Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row? Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row?
Sentenced to die after his DNA was found on murder victim Stacy Stites, Reed insists it was proof of an illicit affair—and that her police officer fiancé is the r...
Jun 19, 2012 / Jordan Smith
Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk
Several thousand people marched in silence down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on June 17 to demand an end to the New York Police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy.
Jun 19, 2012 / Francis Reynolds
One Voter Suppression Law Isn’t Good Enough in Michigan One Voter Suppression Law Isn’t Good Enough in Michigan
In a state with an existing voter ID law, three bills target voters of color, youth, the elderly and non-English speakers.
Jun 19, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy
Community members gathered to protest the discriminatory practice that has increased by 600 percent since Mayor Bloomberg took office.
Jun 19, 2012 / Max Rivlin-Nadler and Andrea Jones
Storing Students’ Banned Cell Phones is Big Business in New York Storing Students’ Banned Cell Phones is Big Business in New York
New York City’s ban on cellphones in schools is taking an amazing $4.2 million a year out of frequently impoverished childrens' pockets.
Jun 19, 2012 / StudentNation / Peter Rothberg
Groups File ‘Most Expansive’ Lawsuit Against Florida’s Voter Purging Groups File ‘Most Expansive’ Lawsuit Against Florida’s Voter Purging
Civil rights groups are suing Florida over the state’s voter purging initiative and The Advancement Project’s co-director Penda Hair explains why.
Jun 19, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Americans Want to Keep Teachers, Cops and Firefighters on the Job Americans Want to Keep Teachers, Cops and Firefighters on the Job
Despite distrust in government overall, there’s solid support for preventing more public sector layoffs.
Jun 19, 2012 / Bryce Covert