Racism and Discrimination

The Great Disparity

The Great Disparity The Great Disparity

Timothy Noah and Charles Murray offer starkly different explanations of growing economic and social inequality in the United States.

Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / William Julius Wilson

Freedom Deferred: On Stephen Kantrowitz Freedom Deferred: On Stephen Kantrowitz

How social equality was used to discredit the egalitarian project of Reconstruction.

Jul 10, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression? Mitt Romney’s NAACP Speech: Will He Condemn Voter Suppression?

The question that Romney must answer Wednesday is simple: Which side is he on?

Jul 10, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Texas Wants to Say Adios to the Voting Rights Act’s Authority Texas Wants to Say Adios to the Voting Rights Act’s Authority

Two hundred thousand Latinos will turn 18 between now and Election Day. But if they’re in Texas, their right to vote is under threat.

Jul 10, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate

Forty-four percent of Philly’s population is African-American—and nearly 20 percent of voters there may lose the right to cast a ballot this fall.

Jul 6, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume Florida Voter Purge Is Unlikely to Resume

The state’s elections supervisors continue to oppose the campaign initiated by Governor Rick Scott.

Jul 3, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman

How Will Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law Be Implemented Now? How Will Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law Be Implemented Now?

After the Supreme Court knocked down several of its key components last month, where does SB-1070 go from here?

Jul 2, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes

Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance Islamic NYU Students Host Town Hall To Address NYPD Surveillance

After the news broke that the NYPD had been monitoring them, NYU's Islamic Student Association gathered to demand the university president condemn the operation.

Jun 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation

Laila Al-Arian: Free Speech Under Attack for Muslim Americans

Laila Al-Arian: Free Speech Under Attack for Muslim Americans Laila Al-Arian: Free Speech Under Attack for Muslim Americans

Why we should all be concerned about the unconstitutional tactics law enforcement agencies are using against American Muslims.

Jun 25, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk

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 / Video / Francis Reynolds

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