Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals Are Abandoning Obama Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals Are Abandoning Obama
Electoral racism may be dead, but is there a more subtle form of racism at work in the white flight from Obama?
Sep 21, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
A Statement From Troy Davis A Statement From Troy Davis
Here are the words of Troy Anthony Davis, due to be executed today by the state of Georgia
Sep 21, 2011 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Will Mitt Romney Take His Push for Credibility Too Far? Will Mitt Romney Take His Push for Credibility Too Far?
The path to the Republican nomination will require Romney to promise things that are anathema to mainstream voters.
Sep 21, 2011 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie
Proving Grounds: On the World Trade Center Proving Grounds: On the World Trade Center
How the World Trade Center turned Manhattan into a planned community.
Sep 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Katz
Fighting for Real ‘Shared Sacrifice’ Fighting for Real ‘Shared Sacrifice’
FDR’s leadership offers more than nostalgia.
Sep 20, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
FBI Raid’s Target Was Point Person for Scott Walker’s Anti-Labor Program FBI Raid’s Target Was Point Person for Scott Walker’s Anti-Labor Program
Cynthia Archer, a longtime Walker aide and now target of an FBI investigation, played a central role in advancing his controversial budget-repair bill.
Sep 20, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Heuvel: With Combative Deficit Plan, Obama Is ‘Picking The Right Fights’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: With Combative Deficit Plan, Obama Is ‘Picking The Right Fights’
With his combative deficit reduction speech, President Obama's "picking the right fights, drawing the right lines and setting up the debate for 2012."
Sep 20, 2011 / Nation in the News / The Ed Show
Michele Bachmann’s Anti-Vaccination Rhetoric Is Not Only Bad Science—It’s Bad History Michele Bachmann’s Anti-Vaccination Rhetoric Is Not Only Bad Science—It’s Bad History
Memo to Michele Bachmann: the founding fathers were inspired by the ideals of the Enlightenment and the power of science to improve human life.
Sep 20, 2011 / Lindsay Beyerstein
It Wouldn’t be a White House Proposal Without ‘Centrist’ Democrats to Undermine It It Wouldn’t be a White House Proposal Without ‘Centrist’ Democrats to Undermine It
For the second time in as many weeks, “centrist” Democrats have emerged to criticize any semblence of liberalism from the president.
Sep 20, 2011 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie
Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’ Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’
Troy Davis's case is an "international human rights violation question," says Harris-Perry.
Sep 20, 2011 / Nation in the News / MSNBC