Racism and Discrimination

Despite the History of Brutality, We Must Reform, Not Abandon, the Police Despite the History of Brutality, We Must Reform, Not Abandon, the Police

Only the government can assume the role of policing and protecting Americans.

Mar 21, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

Eggs Are People Too! Eggs Are People Too!

Today's “right to life” rhetoric is a bizarre cross between the theological imperative to be fruitful and multiply and the fetishism of microbiological cellular promise...

Mar 21, 2012 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

No More Trayvon Martins No More Trayvon Martins

Abolish Florida’s “Stand Your Ground“ Law.

Mar 21, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg

The GOP Assault on the Voting Rights Act The GOP Assault on the Voting Rights Act

Texas is arguing it is unconstitutional; conservative scholars say it is outdated. Both are wrong. 

Mar 21, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Trayvon Martin’s Killing and Our Deep Distrust of Government Trayvon Martin’s Killing and Our Deep Distrust of Government

Our police force is the only entity that can ensure protection and justice. We must reform it, not opt out of it.

Mar 20, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

Justice for Trayvon Martin

Justice for Trayvon Martin Justice for Trayvon Martin

Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law puts the threshold for self-defense so low that major questions in this case will likely go unanswered.

Mar 19, 2012 / Mychal Denzel Smith

From the Statehouse to the Basketball Arena: Mississippi Racism and the Madness of March From the Statehouse to the Basketball Arena: Mississippi Racism and the Madness of March

The chants of “Where's your green card?” by the Southern Mississippi school band at an NCAA tournament game reflects something much greater than rowdy fans at a sportin...

Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin

The Artificial Line Between Social and Economic Issues: Exhibit A, Andrew Cuomo The Artificial Line Between Social and Economic Issues: Exhibit A, Andrew Cuomo

Progressives can’t afford to focus on one side over the other.

Mar 15, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

Dreaming in French: On Angela Davis

Dreaming in French: On Angela Davis Dreaming in French: On Angela Davis

Angela Davis’s student years in France were an alchemy of discipline and distraction.

Mar 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Alice Kaplan

Ari Berman: Texas’ GOP War on Voting Ari Berman: Texas’ GOP War on Voting

A new voter identification law would allow Texans to vote with a handgun permit, but not with a student ID.

Mar 13, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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