Melissa Harris-Perry
ARTICLES:
After Newtown, Beware of Fear-Driven Policymaking
Reflecting on laws enacted after 9/11, Melissa Harris-Perry writes at the Nation that if we are not careful, we could repeat the same mistakes in responding to recent mass shootings if we allow the government to enact more laws that trample civil liberties.
Guilty of Being Black
In an insightful piece for the Nation, Melissa Harris-Perry tackles the Trayvon Martin case through the prism of W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk.
American Democracy and the Santa Claus Test
In her column at the Nation, Melissa Harris-Perry says that believing in Santa Claus is a little like believing in American democracy. You just have to believe it exists.