Gary Younge

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Gary Younge, a member of The Nation’s editorial board, is a professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and a Type Media Fellow.

The Obama Effect The Obama Effect

Have the dreams of the civil rights movement been realized or deferred?

Dec 13, 2007 / Feature / Gary Younge

Thieves of Black History Thieves of Black History

In the struggle over the ownership of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, black history is on sale at bargain prices.

Oct 25, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge

‘Jena Is America’ ‘Jena Is America’

Jena, Louisiana, has become a national symbol of racial injustice, as civil rights activists converge on the town to protest a miscarriage of justice against six black teens.

Sep 20, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge

The Dog Days of War The Dog Days of War

Cindy Sheehan taught us that the only way to reach those who will go to the polls is by taking to the streets.

Aug 23, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge

Snakes on a Cruise! Snakes on a Cruise!

Who's on this ship? A lot of nice, intelligent people, a few 9/11 conspiracists, a self-righteous blowhard or two and an undercover reporter for the New York Times.

Aug 3, 2007 / Feature / Gary Younge

Shots in the Dark Shots in the Dark

When guns claim lives where any middle-class child might be, America mourns. But in barrios, projects and trailer parks, it's as if the crime never happened.

Jun 14, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge

Labour Crowns King Brown Labour Crowns King Brown

The one pledge Gordon Brown can deliver that would make his transition to power meaningful is to withdraw from Iraq immediately.

May 17, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge

Blair Bows Out Blair Bows Out

The process of the handover from Prime Minister Tony Blair toChancellor Gordon Brown has long been scripted. Act I began with the thrashedlocal elections--Labour lost councils all ...

May 10, 2007 / Gary Younge

The Good Victim The Good Victim

Why do we hand-pick seemingly pure and innocent victims of injustice--such as the Rutgers basketball players--in order to combat American racism?

Apr 19, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge

White History 101 White History 101

Why can't white people and black people have access to a shared history that is accurate, honest, antiracist and inclusive?

Feb 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge

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