Vigilantes

CNN Drops Dobbs: To All Those Who Joined Us in the Drop Dobbs Campaign

Janet Murguía | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media


Janet Murguía

Yesterday's resignation came after thousands of people and organizations pressured CNN to stop Dobbs's biased coverage of our community and the immigration debate.

Vigilante Justice Spreads Across Mexico

Global Post | Ioan Grillo | Posted 10.28.2009 | World


By Ioan Grillo MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The five teenage boys slump against the wall of a dark house and eye the camcorder nervously. Suddenly, a fis...

Who Is Pressing The Pressmen?

Emily Bracken | Posted 04.29.2009 | Comedy


Emily Bracken

Humorists and comedians are a curious bunch. Quixotic by nature, they want so desperately to live in a world of decency, fairness and goodness, and in Stewart's case, in a world where the media grew some cajones.

Send Us Your Questions About Post-Katrina Vigilante Violence

ProPublica | Posted 02.07.2009 | Home


ProPublica

The Nation magazine/Institute/ProPublica probe of violence in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has sparked intense discussions on a slew of blogs a...

Shearer's Strange Broadside

Ben Wyskida | Posted 01.25.2009 | Media


Ben Wyskida

Harry Shearer's main criticism of The Nation's investigation into Katrina's hidden race war is that it wasn't something else. He attacked us for writing an expose about race, violence and police brutality in New Orleans and not on his preferred subject.

A Purely Fictional Scenario

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Busloads of white guys descend and disrupt the voting process just like Tom DeLay's polo-shirted thugs did in 2000 when they bullied the hapless volunteers who were trying to recount the votes Florida.