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 / 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 / Editorial / 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 / Blog / Michelle Dean
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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 / From the Archive / 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 / Nation in the News / 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.
What Race Has to Do With It What Race Has to Do With It
This election has posed a challenge of self-control for Republicans raised on a diet of welfare queens and Willie Horton.
Oct 3, 2012 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Defeat the Reactionary White Elite Defeat the Reactionary White Elite
While preventing a Republican triumph is imperative, we should have no illusions about Obama.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / Bill Fletcher Jr.