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
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When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism When Your Father Is Accused of Terrorism
My dad, Dr. Sami Al-Arian, was arrested by the FBI on trumped up charges, sending a chill through the local Muslim community. Yet we found support from unlikely allies.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Al-Arian
A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering
North Dakota voters soundly reject a proposal to tear down the wall of separation between church and state. In so doing, they confirm popular distaste for the right-wing strategy o...
Jun 13, 2012 / John Nichols
Ari Berman: Rick Scott’s Crusade Against Voters Ari Berman: Rick Scott’s Crusade Against Voters
The Florida Governor’s desperate purging of voter lists eerily echoes the 2000 presidential election and ensuing recount.
Jun 13, 2012 / Press Room
Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012 Commencement Addresses, 1979-2012
Carlos Fuentes, David Foster Wallace, Aaron Sorkin, William Gass, and many more.
Jun 13, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Occupy Our Homes Saves Another Family From Foreclosure Occupy Our Homes Saves Another Family From Foreclosure
Occupy Our Homes has saved another family from foreclosure, continuing the group’s recent string of successes.
Jun 13, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
A Vast Choir of Voices: On Claude Lanzmann A Vast Choir of Voices: On Claude Lanzmann
In his memoir, The Patagonian Hare, the Shoah director’s life upstages his masterwork.
Jun 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / David Rieff
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Emily Bernard’s Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance.
Jun 13, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Jelly-Schapiro