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.
Why the Native American Vote Could Win the Senate for Democrats Why the Native American Vote Could Win the Senate for Democrats
In four close Western races, the tribal population could tip the balance.
Oct 2, 2012 / Feature / David Sarasohn
Brentin Mock: Florida Is the Felon Disenfranchisement Capital of the Nation Brentin Mock: Florida Is the Felon Disenfranchisement Capital of the Nation
As many as one-in-four African-Americans will be affected by laws barring ex-felons from voting in the state.
Oct 1, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot Voting’s Outcasts: Why One in Five Blacks in Kentucky Can’t Cast a Ballot
Kentucky makes it nearly impossible for former felons to vote, but a grassroots group is fighting back.
Sep 18, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado, Meta Mendel-Reyes, and Voting Rights Watch
Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again Voter Suppression: The Confederacy Rises Again
Eight of eleven states in Dixie have passed restrictive voting laws since the 2010 election.
Sep 4, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman
Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Speaks Out, Is Smacked Down Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas Speaks Out, Is Smacked Down
Instead of being commended for her bravery in speaking out, she’s called a liar.
Aug 29, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy Scot Nakagawa: Dismantling the Fulcrum of White Supremacy
Why the liberation of African-Americans serves as the key to the liberation of all people of color in the United States.
Aug 24, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
After Sikh Temple Shootings, New Focus on Combating Hate Crimes After Sikh Temple Shootings, New Focus on Combating Hate Crimes
Michelle Obama's visit Thursday to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin came as activists, senators push for bolder response to violence and hatred.
Aug 23, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Ari Berman: The GOP War Against Voters Ari Berman: The GOP War Against Voters
You're more likely to be hit by lightning than you are to commit voter fraud at the polls. So why are Republicans so set on passing voter ID laws and other measures to stop this no...
Aug 18, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds