Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed
We owe it to our forebears, our families, our communities, and future generations to keep fighting for just causes, writes Nina Turner. We, too, shall overcome.
Jan 24, 2025 / Nina Turner
Trump’s Attacks on DEI Are a Green Light for the Government to Discriminate Trump’s Attacks on DEI Are a Green Light for the Government to Discriminate
Under the guise of eliminating racial discrimination against white men, the Trump administration is launching a frontal assault on the country’s civil rights infrastructure.
Jan 24, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong? Kamala Harris Was Poised to Crush the Women’s Vote. What Went Wrong?
Once Harris became the nominee, women voters surged behind her. But on Election Day, she won a smaller share of them than Biden did. This is how it fell apart.
Jan 17, 2025 / Feature / Joan Walsh
The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for Decades The CIA Illegally Spied on Puerto Rican and Mexican American Activists for Decades
And is probably still at it. As newly released classified documents confirm activists’ long-held suspicions, the disclosures should also alert us to current dangers.
Jan 16, 2025 / Roberto Lovato
The Far Right’s Plan to Force Teachers to Lie About Race The Far Right’s Plan to Force Teachers to Lie About Race
Trump has threatened to defund schools that teach honestly about the history of racism, giving new momentum to the “uncritical race theory” movement.
Jan 15, 2025 / Jesse Hagopian
Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires Our Future Copresidents Wage Garbage Wars on LA Fires
Racist, stupid crap—that’s not unexpected. What we need is a tough local and national Democratic response. To everything.
Jan 9, 2025 / Joan Walsh
The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad
Some refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe didn’t after World War II.
Jan 8, 2025 / Linda Mannheim
In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists In the GOP Civil War Over Immigration, Both Sides Are Racists
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor—not a multiracial democracy.
Jan 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again. Trump Brought the War on Terror Home—and He’ll Do It Again.
While the War on Terror has receded into the background of our lives, its premises and tactics remain all too readily available.
Jan 1, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg
One of the Supreme Court’s Most Infamous Cases Is As Relevant as Ever One of the Supreme Court’s Most Infamous Cases Is As Relevant as Ever
Eighty years ago, Korematsu v. United States upheld the incarceration of Japanese Americans. The racism and hysteria that fueled that decision are still with us today.
Dec 18, 2024 / Jonathan van Harmelen