‘It’s the Day Without Haitians in Dominican Republic’ ‘It’s the Day Without Haitians in Dominican Republic’
Haitian residents go into hiding as the deadline for mass deportation arrives.
Jun 19, 2015 / Roberto Lovato
The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited The African-American Survival Tactic Dylann Roof Exploited
The Charleston shooter took advantage of a congregation that welcomed a stranger into its midst.
Jun 19, 2015 / Dani McClain
A Confederacy of Denial A Confederacy of Denial
Guns aren't a problem in this country! Also there's no global warming.
Jun 19, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society
The theme of alternative foreign policy and national security possibilities is what animates an ambitious new project from our friends at Brave New Films.
Jun 19, 2015 / Peter Rothberg
We Need to Do More Than Fix the Pipeline to Get Parity for Women in Office We Need to Do More Than Fix the Pipeline to Get Parity for Women in Office
Without Title IX, women athletes would not have had the opportunities that they do today. We need a similar movement for women candidates.
Jun 19, 2015 / Cynthia Terrell
ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army
And the Pentagon wants to send even more to the country.
Jun 19, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich
June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed
“Abroad this execution will be thrown in our faces for a long time to come.”
Jun 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
The Reconstruction-Era Violence Lurking in the Southern Air The Reconstruction-Era Violence Lurking in the Southern Air
An editorial in The Nation’s first issue, 150 years ago, shows the long history leading to yesterday’s attack in Charleston, South Carolina.
Jun 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Charleston’s ‘Mother Emanuel Church’ Has Stared Down Racist Violence for 200 Years Charleston’s ‘Mother Emanuel Church’ Has Stared Down Racist Violence for 200 Years
Bullets will not end a church whose history speaks to its heroic resilience.
Jun 18, 2015 / Dave Zirin
June 18, 1989: I.F. Stone Dies June 18, 1989: I.F. Stone Dies
“He combined the meat-and-potatoes moxie of a police reporter, the instinct for precision of a scholar, the question-phrasing skill of a Socrates...and the political philosophy of ...
Jun 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac