What Alabama Can Learn From California on Voting Rights What Alabama Can Learn From California on Voting Rights
As Alabama closes DMV locations in black counties, California passes a law to automatically register 6 million new voters.
Oct 12, 2015 / Ari Berman
October 12, 1870: Robert E. Lee Dies October 12, 1870: Robert E. Lee Dies
“Skill, courage, patience, and fortitude, and all in the highest degree, nobody can deny him.”
Oct 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem Kim Davis Is Not an LGBT Southerner’s Only Problem
The organizing project Southerners on New Ground takes on police profiling and deportations in its fight for LGBTQ liberation.
Oct 9, 2015 / Dani McClain
Trevor Noah Says He’s Not a Political Progressive. He’d Be Funnier If He Were. Trevor Noah Says He’s Not a Political Progressive. He’d Be Funnier If He Were.
The new Daily Show host doesn’t have much to say, which leaves him making jokes about tramp stamps and body weight.
Oct 9, 2015 / Katie Halper
Here’s Something We Can Do To Expand Abortion Access Here’s Something We Can Do To Expand Abortion Access
The EACH Woman Act would ensure health coverage of abortion for anyone regardless of what they earn or where they live.
Oct 9, 2015 / NationAction
NYPD on Trial: NBA Player Thabo Sefolosha Fights Back After Police Beating NYPD on Trial: NBA Player Thabo Sefolosha Fights Back After Police Beating
The police broke Thabo Sefolosha’s leg. His testimony, and the testimony of witnesses, could mean that they will not get away with it.
Oct 8, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Four Mothers School Bill O’Reilly on Child Hunger Four Mothers School Bill O’Reilly on Child Hunger
The conservative pundit thinks the “myth that there are kids who don’t have anything to eat is a total lie.”
Oct 8, 2015 / Alyssa Peterson
At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death At Catholic Hospitals, a ‘Right to Life’ but Not a Right to Death
Five states permit doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives, but Catholic hospitals still refuse to let their patients “die with dignity.”
Oct 8, 2015 / Katherine Stewart
Fetal-Tissue Bans Are All About Making Abortion Providers Look Like Monsters Fetal-Tissue Bans Are All About Making Abortion Providers Look Like Monsters
Life-saving research is collateral damage in the war on Planned Parenthood.
Oct 8, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Culture That Capitalism Created The Culture That Capitalism Created
An interview with Boots Riley.
Oct 8, 2015 / Laura Flanders