The GOP has conducted an autopsy on its 2012 losses—and the results aren't pretty. Read More
Equality/Race
NOW Today: More confusion?
With strategies like this.... The Republican National Committee is set to unveil a new autopsy to help republicans change course and fix the problems that led… Read More
To win back black voters, GOP must do more than ‘show up’
In her guest Open Letter, theGrio managing editor Joy Reid offered some thoughts on RNC chairman Reince Priebus' "African American listening tour." Read More
Can police stop violence without trampling civil rights?
Why does protecting African American communities always seem to require members of those communities to surrender their civil rights? Read More
NAACP president comes out against blocked NYC soda ban
"We would support the idea of a ban, but you have to do it well," said NAACP President Ben Jealous. "It was ill-conceived from the beginning, and ill-executed." Read More
Are you biased? There’s a test for that
Everyone is biased. But what if we could harness our prejudices, understand them, and push back against the anxiety that comes with conversations about race or gender? Read More
GOP tries reaching out to minorities
Can individual Republican's efforts help bridge the gap between the GOP and minorities? Read More
Editor admits ‘Being White in Philly’ article had ‘flaws’
A recent Philadelphia Magazine cover story criticized for its negative portrayal of African American residents "had some some flaws in it," per an interview the magazine's editor conducted with theGrio's Todd Johnson. Read More
Meet Tom Perez, Obama’s rumored pick for Labor Secretary
President Obama may have found his next Secretary of Labor: Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez. Here's what you need to know. Read More
Cash-strapped cities seized by new management
Michigan Republicans are using "financial martial law" to dismantle public sector unions and government services through the use of emergency managers. Read More
‘Harlem Shake’ craze needs historical, cultural context
“When communities create original art,” host Melissa Harris-Perry said on Sunday, “they have a right to some creative control over its definition.” Read More
Fox News chief calls Obama ‘lazy’ – Did he go too far?
"Obama's the one who never worked a day in his life," according to Roger Ailes. Read More
Top Links: Jeb Bush’s immigration flip-flops may determine his 2016 status for him
Top story: Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Florida, won’t rule out a 2016 presidential run, though the criticism from the left and the right over his immigration… Read More
Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis accepts long-awaited police apology
The current police chief of Montgomery, Ala., Kevin Murphy, gave Rep. Lewis an apology--and his badge. "This symbol of authority, which used to be a symbol of oppression, needs to be a symbol of reconciliation," he said. Read More
Mortality mystery: Female death rates are rising–and it’s not clear why
The phenomenon is concentrated in the South and parts of the West, and traditional factors such as smoking and obesity don't fully explain it. Read More
The health gap: What ails the African-American community?
Sampson Davis fulfilled his goal of becoming a doctor, despite growing up in inner city poverty. With his new book, he wants to draw attention to the startling disparaties in health between African-Americans and whites. Read More
Top Links: Perhaps Republicans should sequester Mitt and Ann Romney
Mitt and Ann Romney certainly stepped in it much worse during campaign 2012. But their extended interview with Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday" shows they haven't lost their ability to give comedians material and Republicans heartburn. Read More
Cantor commemorates Selma march, but how does he feel about the Voting Rights Act?
A look at House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's voting record seems to indicate he'd side with a Scalia or Roberts interpretation of parts of the law today. Read More
Voting is no ‘racial entitlement,’ Justice Scalia
Host Melissa Harris-Perry offers a stern, historical retort to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's remark that perpetual renewal of the Voting Rights Act is a "racial entitlement." Read More
Voting rights, the Supreme Court, and Obama’s most important legacy
Justice Scalia's comment about "racial entitlement" should scare every American regardless of race or ethnicity. Elections have consequences--and no part of Obama's legacy will be more consequential than his ability to shape the Supreme Court. Read More
