NewsOpinionNewsOpinionWill It Ever Happen? Two Senators Halt A Voting Rights BillA mix of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights and the Voting Rights Act hits a roadblock from the usual two senators.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 14, 2022
OpinionA WordOpinionA WordSen. Mitch McConnell Has Convenient Short-Term Memory About the FilibusterSen. McConnell is ok with adjusting the filibuster to rush Supreme Court justices, but not for voting rights.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 13, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsSurprising No One, Senate Republicans Have No Midterm Agenda. Democratic Party, Let's Talk.Ahead of the 2022 midterms, Senate Republicans plan to watch the Democratic party trip over itself. Let's talk…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedJanuary 12, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsIn Further Proof That the World Is About to End, Herschel Walker Is Georgia's Leading GOP Senate CandidatePolls show the former NFL star is ahead of the pack of candidates vying to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.ByMichael HarriotPublishedNovember 1, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsCondoleezza Rice Walked so Candace Owens Could Tap DanceThe former secretary of state believes it's time to moves past the Unseasoned's insurrection on Jan. 6.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedOctober 21, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsThe Unbearable Whiteness of the Democratic Party...and AmericaActivists, voters and members of the Congressional Black Caucus have expressed frustration at the Democratic Party's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedSeptember 29, 2021
NewsNewsHouse Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Bill, But It Will Face a Tough Fight in the SenateThe John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act looks to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that was struck…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedAugust 25, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsFormer NFL Running Back Herschel Walker Is Running for Georgia SenateThe one-time star at the University of Georgia is looking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedAugust 25, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsBipartisan House Investigation of Capitol Riot Crumbling After Nancy Pelosi Blocked 2 of McCarthy’s GOP PicksIs bipartisanship even still a thing in our two-party system of government? Not if you're trying to investigate…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 23, 2021
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsWhat If White People Are Wrong?The fight against CRT, police reform, voting and reparations is brought to you by the conservative ideology that…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJune 30, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersRev. Jesse Jackson, Bishop William Barber II and More Arrested During Protest Against Republican FilibusterThey called the protest 'A National Call for Moral Revival.' Of course, Republicans would have needed to be moral in…ByZack LinlyPublishedJune 24, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsDemocrats' Failed Attempt to Pass Voting Rights, ExplainedIf you're looking for an explanation of Democrats' strategy to strengthen voting rights, good luck with that. Here's…ByMichael HarriotPublishedJune 23, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsCivil Rights Leaders Meet With Sen. Joe Manchin In Hopes That He’ll Be Less RacistIf only the West Virginia senator loved Black voting rights the way he loves white supremacyByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedJune 8, 2021
NewsOpinionOpinionNewsOpinionOpinionWe Stand in Solidarity With Nikole Hannah-JonesWe, the undersigned, believe this country stands at a crucial moment that will define the democratic expression and…ByTa-Nehisi Coates, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore and Martha S. JonesPublishedMay 25, 2021
NewsNewsWhite House to Host George Floyd's Family on Anniversary of His Death, but Will Miss Floyd Police Reform Bill DeadlineThis Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Two things were supposed to happen on or by…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 22, 2021
PoliticsPoliticsKevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Inquiry Into the Insurrection at the Capitol Because He’s Busy Looking for Hillary’s EmailsRepublican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has trouble sitting down with Donald Trump’s hand so far up his…ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedMay 18, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMitch McConnell's Own Alma Mater Knows He Doesn't Know WTF He's Talking About When it Comes to The 1619 ProjectBy now, you must be aware of what I call the Republican war on blackness in education. GOPropagandists with GOPoor…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 8, 2021
CultureHistoryCultureHistoryWe Found the Textbooks of Senators Who Oppose The 1619 Project and Suddenly Everything Makes SenseWhite people love critical race theories. ByMichael HarriotPublishedMay 6, 2021
NewsRace MattersNewsRace MattersMitch McConnell Urges Education Secretary to Bar The 1619 Project From Federal Grant Programs Because White Fragility is a Helluva DrugSen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—the guy Kentucky senator whose face always looks like it’s melting off of…ByZack LinlyPublishedMay 2, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeSocial JusticeBlack People Don’t Need Reminders That Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Doesn’t Mean the Fight Is Over. It’s OK to Celebrate Small VictoriesI never want to be so woke that I’m unwilling to celebrate small victories.ByZack LinlyPublishedApril 21, 2021