It’s Time to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing It’s Time to End ‘Broken Windows’ Policing
The returning William Bratton should recognize that the notorious policy has exacerbated discrimination, not improved safety.
Jan 8, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband
How high-speed Internet access is changing one Brooklyn neighborhood.
Jan 8, 2014 / Maya Wiley
America’s Biggest Private Prison Company Now Offers Acupuncture America’s Biggest Private Prison Company Now Offers Acupuncture
You just have to go to jail first.
Jan 8, 2014 / Blog / Jessica Weisberg
Reading Melville in Post-9/11 America Reading Melville in Post-9/11 America
The author's half-forgotten masterpiece, Benito Cereno, provides fascinating insight into issues of slavery, freedom, individualism—and Islamophobia.
Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin
Melville and the Language of Denial Melville and the Language of Denial
The events behind his story Benito Cereno are more than two centuries old, but the deceptions of racial inferiority that Melville exposes resonate today.
Jan 7, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Toni Morrison
How US Evangelicals Fueled the Rise of Russia’s ‘Pro-Family’ Right How US Evangelicals Fueled the Rise of Russia’s ‘Pro-Family’ Right
An alliance is born between anti-gay, anti-abortion American groups and the Russian Orthodox Church.
Jan 7, 2014 / Feature / Adam Federman
Eighty-Six Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty Eighty-Six Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty
So why doesn’t Congress?
Jan 7, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Media Fail: Unemployment Coverage Media Fail: Unemployment Coverage
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the gaping holes in the mainstream media's coverage of unemployment benefits.
Jan 7, 2014 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
The Florida State Seminoles: The Champions of Racist Mascots The Florida State Seminoles: The Champions of Racist Mascots
Do you think “Redskins” is offensive and “Seminoles” is not because it has tribal approval? Think again.
Jan 7, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Exposing Public Wickedness Is More American Than Apple Pie Exposing Public Wickedness Is More American Than Apple Pie
Throughout history, activists have proven that true patriotism demands a vigilant confrontation with government infamy.
Jan 7, 2014 / Robert Scheer