NYPD, Islamophobia, and Federal Law: Spying and Lying as an American Way of Life
Over the last few months, the Associated Press has released multiple reports that detail the infiltration of Muslim student groups, …
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Abdulmutallab, POTUS, and Al-Awlaki: NPR Stenographers and Post-Assassination Apologias
Yesterday, a US judge sentenced Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to life in prison without parole for eight felony counts, including attempted …
Jessica Ahlquist, Religious Banners, and the Hypocrisy of Christian Ideals
Updated Below: Jessica Ahlquist, a teen from Cranston, Rhode Island, attends school with a police escort because she dared to …
A Moment to Love Strangers
Following one train of leftster fashion, I typically don’t acknowledge Valentine’s Day, at least not publicly. But this morning’s show …
Why Even Good Law-Abiding People Should Care About Privacy
Since my post on Homophobic Harassment and Surveillance, I’ve been ruminating some more on the issues of surveillance and privacy. …
Kris Kobach’s War on Muslims and Latinos
Updated below: Those who have known me for the last decade have heard me insist ad nauseam that the war …
Diversity v. Racial Justice
I found this clip of an interview for a film that some Hampshire students were making on race and affirmative …
Homophobic Harassment, Self-Deportation, and Surveillance
The New Yorker ran a thoughtful piece by Ian Parker on the suicide of Tyler Clementi, a gay Rutgers University …
LGBTQ Young People of Color Mic Check
Clearly, these young folks get it: they understand the importance of transracial, transnational, solidarity. And they make clear that they …
