Society

Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Twilight of the Elites

Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Twilight of the Elites Chris Hayes and Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Twilight of the Elites

Have the elite leaders of our meritocratic society failed us?

Jun 14, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

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 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

What’s the Matter With Creationism?

What’s the Matter With Creationism? What’s the Matter With Creationism?

Forty-six percent of Americans believe that God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. Worry.

Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism

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 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 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

Islamophobia and Its Discontents

Islamophobia and Its Discontents Islamophobia and Its Discontents

Assailed by the right as a fiction, anti-Muslim bias is all too real for those who live with it.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Laila Lalami

The True Story of Sharia in American Courts

The True Story of Sharia in American Courts The True Story of Sharia in American Courts

Sharia is as unthreatening to the US legal system as the ideas in the Old Testament. Yet bigoted hysteria is fueling legislation that actually undermines our courts.

Jun 14, 2012 / Feature / Abed Awad

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