2015/02/02 – A defining feature of the Obama era—or at least one of them—is polarization. Voters, and especially activists, are more uncompromising than they’ve ever been. This isn’t a bad thing. Activist intensity—backed by public interest—can force action and make parties …..
2015/02/02 – WASHINGTON – Joan Trumpauer Mulholland remembers the single road running through a wooded area that led to Tougaloo College. Mulholland and other students involved in the civil rights movement 50 years ago knew the defenders of segregation parked along that …..
2015/1/22-It began with a swap: one boy’s cellphone for another’s replica of a Colt pistol. One of the boys went to play in a nearby park, striking poses with the lifelike, airsoftstyle gun, which fired plastic pellets. He threw a snowball, settled down at …..
A victim with a history of shooting at cops. A prosecutor accused of being compromised. An officer who may’ve known his target. There’s a new police slaying case. It’s not at all simple. 2015/1/22-At first glance, it appeared to be …..
2015/01/16 – On the day the Oscar nominations were announced, The Daily Beast hung out with Spike Lee at his Brooklyn office to discuss awards politics and how Selma was overlooked. A few hours after the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards were announced, I took …..
