Healthcare and Scalia’s Broken Moral Compass Healthcare and Scalia’s Broken Moral Compass
As America awaits the Supreme Court’s decision on healthcare, it’s important to remember that what’s really on trial is humanity itself.
Jun 18, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
Romney’s Latino Problem Romney’s Latino Problem
The president’s new immigration policy leaves Mitt with an impossible task: appealing to Latinos while appeasing his base.
Moustafa Bayoumi: Criminalizing Muslims Moustafa Bayoumi: Criminalizing Muslims
In the public imagination, September 11, 2001 marked the arrival of Islam in this country, bound to narratives of destruction and terror.
Jun 14, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU
Earlier this year, an AP investigation revealed the NYPD surveillance of NYU's Islamic community, causing an uproar on campus and a demand that the university president denounce th...
Jun 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Harry Lee
The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing
Growing public protest, along with two landmark lawsuits, may put an end to this dragnet policy that overwhelmingly targets young black and Latino men.
Jun 14, 2012 / Editorial / David Cole
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
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
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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
Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five
What would it take for the United States and Cuba to free Alan Gross and the Cuban Five?
Jun 11, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds