Stop Killing Our Youth: Protest Against Police Brutality Stop Killing Our Youth: Protest Against Police Brutality
On October 22, people across the country gathered for the seventeenth National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation.
Oct 23, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Did Mitt Romney Just Endorse Affirmative Action? Did Mitt Romney Just Endorse Affirmative Action?
Romney’s now-infamous “binders full of women” show how little the Republican candidate knows about overcoming structural inequality.
Oct 19, 2012 / Blog / Patricia J. Williams
The War Between the Civilized Man and Pamela Geller The War Between the Civilized Man and Pamela Geller
American Freedom Defense Initiative's Islamophobic ad campaign faced massive pushback from the forces of decency and justice.
Oct 18, 2012 / Lizzy Ratner
Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO] Just How Hard Is It for a Navajo Elder to Get Voter ID? [VIDEO]
Although many people think it’s relatively easy to get a state issued ID, one Navajo elder would disagree.
Oct 18, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado, Hillary Abe, and Voting Rights Watch
Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril Democracy in ‘Suspense’: Why Arizona’s Native Voters Are in Peril
From voter ID laws to inaccessible polling stations, Native voters in Arizona face a cascading series of hurdles to participating in the November election.
Oct 18, 2012 / Aura Bogado
The NYPD Caught on Tape The NYPD Caught on Tape
While Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly defend stop-and-frisk, a damning video is fueling the fight for police accountability in New York City.
Oct 17, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
Suck It, Roth: On Hilary Mantel’s Second Booker Win Suck It, Roth: On Hilary Mantel’s Second Booker Win
Literary prizes aren’t everything, though Mantel’s is worth celebrating.
Oct 17, 2012 / Blog / Michelle Dean
The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System The Police Stop-and-Frisk Numbers Game Corrupts Our Criminal Justice System
Police officers face tremendous pressure to meet arrest quotas, leading them to "hunt" the very citizens they're supposed to protect.
Oct 17, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Group Running Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad Has Close Ties to Congressional Republicans Group Running Racist ‘Obama Phone’ Ad Has Close Ties to Congressional Republicans
Staffers from the Prosper Group are trying to distance themselves from the Tea Party Victory Fund.
Uninvisible: On Dorothy B. Hughes Uninvisible: On Dorothy B. Hughes
In The Expendable Man, the story of an innocent under suspicion is given a racial twist.
Oct 16, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor