North Carolina election officials are investigating a mailer that the Americans for Prosperity Foundation sent to thousands of would-be voters in the state that contained bad information about registration.Â
Race & Ethnicity
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Tragedy, Privation and Hope: Joy Boothe’s Inspiring Journey to Moral Monday
Horrifically orphaned and raised with prejudice, she built a house and a new life with her own hands. Now hers are among many building a movement for justice.
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In 22 States, a Wave of New Voting Restrictions Threatens to Shift Outcomes in Tight Races
The last large-scale push to curb voting access was more than a century ago, after Reconstruction. Until now.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Palestinian Despair Plays Into Netanyahu’s Hands — For Now
At the U.N., Abbas’s use of the word “genocide” made the Israeli leader’s work easier.
Posted inEconomic Policy
In Political System Disconnected From Society’s Ills, Remedies Pushed to Fringes of Public Debate
No mainstream politician will talk about real solutions, for fear of being ridiculed.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
At Religious Right Gathering, Dubious Plan Emerges for Recapturing the Presidency
At the Values Voter Summit, politicians were told that the path to victory is in promoting issues that turn out to alienate young people and women.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Black Wealth On TV: Realities Don’t Match Perceptions
African Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population, but have less than 3 percent of total wealth.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Henry McCollum’s Innocence and the Stakes for Death Row Inmates in a Red State
When North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers repealed the Racial Justice Act, those on death row who were wrongfully convicted lost a crucial tool for getting a second chance.
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Missiles and Rebels: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Is the Obama administration thinking about all the ways the campaign against ISIL could turn into a disaster?
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Republicans Seek to Tar All Muslims With the Brush of ISIL
When the president said the terrorist group was not Islamic, his opposition got hopping mad.
