February 28, 2013
—F. Michael Higginbotham Recently, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, examining the constitutionality of Section 5 “pre-clearance” provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Section 5… READ MORE
February 27, 2013
—Margaret M. McGuinness Pope Benedict XVI’s recent decision to resign from the papacy has generated a number of commentaries, op-ed pieces, and blog posts on the significance of the pontiff’s… READ MORE
February 26, 2013
February is drawing to a close, and we’d like to kick off the last few days of Black History Month by featuring the introduction to F. Michael Higginbotham’s forthcoming book, Ghosts… READ MORE
February 25, 2013
At the end of WWII, the United Nations needed a headquarters… And so began the race to host the United Nations, with over 200 American cities and towns fighting to… READ MORE
February 22, 2013
Name and role at the Press: Connor Spencer, Social Media Marketing Intern Major/minor/year at NYU: English and American Literature Major, minors in French and Gender and Sexuality Studies, Class of 2014… READ MORE
February 21, 2013
—Leigh Goodmark Melissa Davis could have prevented her husband, Daren Ruffin, from stabbing her to death last week. At least that’s the story the Baltimore Sun would have you believe…. READ MORE
February 20, 2013
—Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright In thinking about Black History Month and the great strides that have been made in the arenas of civil rights and racial equality, an… READ MORE
At the end of WWII, the United Nations needed a headquarters… And so began the race to host the United Nations, with over 200 American cities and towns fighting to… READ MORE