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
Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy Father’s Day March Unites Thousands Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Policy
Community members gathered to protest the discriminatory practice that has increased by 600 percent since Mayor Bloomberg took office.
Jun 19, 2012 / Max Rivlin-Nadler and Andrea Jones
Romney’s Latino Problem Romney’s Latino Problem
The president’s new immigration policy leaves Mitt with an impossible task: appealing to Latinos while appeasing his base.
Fannie Lou Who? Why Voting Rights Still Matter Fannie Lou Who? Why Voting Rights Still Matter
What does reporting on voting rights mean at a time when a person's race, gender and class still determines if they'll be targeted for voter suppression?
Jun 15, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU NYPD’s Monitoring Of Muslim Students Sparks Indignation At NYU
Earlier this year, an AP investigation revealed the NYPD surveillance of NYU's Islamic community, causing an uproar on campus and a demand that the university president denounce th...
Jun 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Harry Lee
The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing The Outrage of Stop-and-Frisk Policing
Growing public protest, along with two landmark lawsuits, may put an end to this dragnet policy that overwhelmingly targets young black and Latino men.
Jun 14, 2012 / Editorial / David Cole
Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism
Europeans are not threatened by a Muslim minority. It's the other way round.
Jun 14, 2012 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Fear and Loathing of Islam Fear and Loathing of Islam
In the US today, the very ordinariness of Muslim-American life has become grounds for suspicion.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Moustafa Bayoumi
How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth How the Media Created the Muslim Monster Myth
From Arab bandits to TV terrorists, the history of Islamophobia in US popular culture is long and ugly.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Jack Shaheen
Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims Deploying Informants, the FBI Stings Muslims
Behind nearly every “foiled terror plot” lurks a government informant sent to entrap hapless young Muslim men.
Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Petra Bartosiewicz