Dave Zirin: Don’t Expect Nuance From the Sports Media Dave Zirin: Don’t Expect Nuance From the Sports Media
Is it possible to have a real discussion about race in sports?
Apr 2, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
In Defense of Peter Beinart In Defense of Peter Beinart
Beinart's The Crisis of Zionism tells a series of important truths about Israel, the occupation and the American Jewish establishment.
Mar 30, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws
Civil rights, labor, religious and public interest groups are demanding that "ALEC and its NRA backers should immediately stop their promotion of the kinds of ‘Kill At ...
Mar 29, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The Republican War on Voter Registration The Republican War on Voter Registration
New state laws seek to prevent organizations from registering new voters from under-represented groups.
At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control
How did the NRA help George Zimmerman get and keep a gun?
Mar 28, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black Trayvon Martin: Guilty of Being Black
As long as black men are assumed to be armed and dangerous, Stand Your Ground laws will produce more Trayvon Martins.
Mar 28, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
Trayvon Martin: What It’s Like to Be a Problem Trayvon Martin: What It’s Like to Be a Problem
Despite the end of Jim Crow, it is once again socially, politically and legally acceptable to presume the guilt of nonwhite bodies.
Mar 28, 2012 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Conservative Media Smears Trayvon Martin Conservative Media Smears Trayvon Martin
Right wing commentators are seizing on irrelevant details of Martin's life to justify his death.
Growing Up Black in America Growing Up Black in America
What does it mean to be a young black male in the United States?
Mar 26, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
How ALEC Is Creating Florida-Style Messes in Other States How ALEC Is Creating Florida-Style Messes in Other States
Another shooting of another unarmed African-American youth in another state has provoked more concerns about ALEC's model legislation.
Mar 26, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols