Race and Ethnicity

Playing the Voter ID Card Playing the Voter ID Card

A former voter ID supporter realizes the real racial motive behind supposedly “common sense” reforms. 

Oct 15, 2012 / Jeremiah Goulka

Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses? Will the New York City Council Curb Stop-and-Frisk Abuses?

Council members demanded answers from Mayor Bloomberg's representative just one day after a video released by The Nation documented an abusive stop.

Oct 12, 2012 / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider

Judicial Watch Explains ‘Integrity’ While Swing States Take Spotlight Judicial Watch Explains ‘Integrity’ While Swing States Take Spotlight

With the presidential election less than a month away, eligible voters in swing states are fighting to make sure that they’ll be counted on November 6.

Oct 12, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch

Fightback on Voting Rights Fightback on Voting Rights

An important court decision stayed the GOP’s voter-suppression scheme in Pennsylvania. But that battle, and others like it across the nation, is only just beginning.

Oct 11, 2012 / Ari Berman

What We Talk About When We Talk About Lena Dunham What We Talk About When We Talk About Lena Dunham

Why does Lena Dunham really inspire so much charged debate?

Oct 9, 2012 / Michelle Dean

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO] Stopped-and-Frisked: ‘For Being a F**king Mutt’ [VIDEO]

A recording of a stop-and-frisk in action shows the racist reality of a prevalent police practice in New York City.

Oct 8, 2012 / Ross Tuttle and Quinn Rose Schneider

The Attack on Voting Rights Isn’t Racist—Just Ask Artur Davis The Attack on Voting Rights Isn’t Racist—Just Ask Artur Davis

The former black congressman became a star among tea partiers after coming out in support of Voter ID laws.

Oct 5, 2012 / Brentin Mock

Ari Berman: The Republican Assault on Voting Rights Ari Berman: The Republican Assault on Voting Rights

The recent spate of voting laws clearly aren't about fraud. They're about keeping young, minority voters away from the polls. 

Oct 5, 2012 / Press Room

CPAC: We Swear, Conservatives Aren’t Only Old White Men! CPAC: We Swear, Conservatives Aren’t Only Old White Men!

The right-wing political group hopes blatant tokenism—and not progressive policies—will be enough to win over youth, women and minority voters. 

Oct 5, 2012 / Ben Adler

Shut Up About the Jews Already… Shut Up About the Jews Already…

How right-wing Jewish organizatons misrepresent both the views and the influence of American Jews.

Oct 3, 2012 / Column / Eric Alterman

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