Does the Road to Prison Reform Wind Through the Right Wing?

by Shani O. Hilton on July 15 2011, 9:52AM

Things have moved slowly on Capitol Hill. Now, NAACP says conservative allies may speed things up.

Topics: Criminal Justice, Drug War, Politics

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Obama: ‘I’ve Got Better Stuff To Do’ Than Talk About Birthers

by Shani O. Hilton on April 27 2011, 12:34PM

The President releases his birth certificate to quiet the rumors. But don’t expect them to go away any time soon.

Topics: Politics

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From ACORN to NPR: We Rate O’Keefe’s Fake, Sadly Effective Stings

by Channing Kennedy on March 16 2011, 5:24PM

No matter how badly he bungles it, his so-called journalism keeps getting the smear-job done.

Topics: Media, Politics

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Who Wants to Turn the Camera Back on James O’Keefe?

by Kai Wright on November 17 2010, 12:58PM

Reader suggests somebody sting these rightwing smear-operatives, too.

Topics: Kai Wright

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American and European Right Unite in Anti-Muslim Scapegoating

by Michelle Chen on November 1 2010, 3:28PM

The troubling themes of the midterm elections echo around the Western world.

Topics: Global Justice

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Alternet Breaks Down the Workings of “Tea Party Inc.”

by Kai Wright on October 25 2010, 1:18PM

It’s a lot to digest, but it’s all there if you look. This is no grassroots movement.

Topics: 2010 Elections, Kai Wright

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The Attempted Mass Murderer Glenn Beck Inspired

by Julianne Hing on October 13 2010, 11:45AM

California shooter tells Media Matters Beck was his “schoolteacher on TV.”

Topics: Glenn Beck, Media

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Media Matters Rounds Up Glenn Beck’s Most Racist Moments

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 28 2010, 1:29PM

Low moments in Beck’s effort to “reclaim” the civil rights movement.

Topics: Glenn Beck, Media

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Caller Hangs Up On Dr. Laura’s Apology

by Naima Ramos-Chapman on August 20 2010, 5:00PM

Talk show host’s apology falls on deaf ears.

Topics: Media

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Rinku Sen on Fox News: Mosque Mania’s Really About National Identity

by Kai Wright on August 20 2010, 11:53AM

Colorlines’ publisher spars with the Fox News folks on the Cordoba House.

Topics: Colorlines Press, Kai Wright, Mosque Mania

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Sherrod Shakes Her Fist at Breitbart—and Hugs the NAACP

by Jamilah King on August 17 2010, 4:07PM

She calls Brietbart “some Tea Party agitator,” but says let’s put the NAACP’s flub “behind us.”

Topics: Shirley Sherrod

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Dr. Laura’s Racism Goes Way Past the N-Word

by Julianne Hing on August 13 2010, 6:42PM

Another conservative gabber gets attention by getting offensive. The real problem’s deeper than the words.

Topics: Media

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How Breitbart Won — and Why We Must Rethink “Racism”

by Rinku Sen on July 23 2010, 2:12PM

The lesson of Shirley Sherrod is we must stop talking about racism as a personality problem.

Topics: Media, Shirley Sherrod

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Far-Right Scores Neb. Law Banning Immigrant Renters

by Julianne Hing on June 22 2010, 6:40AM

The voters of Fremont, Nebraska, have made their town of 25,000 famous by passing the latest anti-immigrant law authored by the lobbyist who wrote SB 1070.

Topics: Immigration

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