Why 200 Black Men Raised Concerns About Obama’s Initiative Targeting Men and Boys of Color Why 200 Black Men Raised Concerns About Obama’s Initiative Targeting Men and Boys of Color
A conversation among black men challenges the assumptions at the heart of My Brother’s Keeper.
Jun 4, 2014 / Dani McClain
The Roberts Court’s Stealth Campaign Against a Free Press The Roberts Court’s Stealth Campaign Against a Free Press
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media.
Jun 4, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Join the ‘Not One More’ Campaign to End Gun Violence Join the ‘Not One More’ Campaign to End Gun Violence
Just a day after his son was killed, Richard Martinez asked people across the country to send postcards to their elected representatives with the simple phrase “Not one more....
Jun 4, 2014 / NationAction
Students Blockade for Trans Justice, Dish 18,000 Red Squares and Push California to Divest From Guns Students Blockade for Trans Justice, Dish 18,000 Red Squares and Push California to Divest From Guns
As the semester ends, direct action rages on.
Jun 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox
“Far too often trans women don’t have justice,” transgender television star Laverne Cox tells The Nation. “I’m obviously not one for locking people up...
Jun 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It
The right’s long, assiduous and destructive march through the courts and the court of public opinion has, perversely, illuminated a path forward for their opponents.
Jun 3, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk? Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk?
A heightened credible fear standard would particularly impact immigrants who are detained at the border and subjected to “expedited removal."
Jun 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us How We Learned That the Government Was Watching Us
Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide chronicles the publication of secret NSA files that reshaped global conversations about government surveillance.
Jun 3, 2014 / Betty Medsger
Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence
Unsurprisingly, men’s rights advocates learned nothing from the Isla Vista shooting.
Jun 3, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices
US Customs and Border Protection revised its use-of-force guidelines to comply with recommendations from an independent report.
Jun 2, 2014 / Steven Hsieh