The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP The “Faces” of Black Conservatism Tell Us Everything—About the GOP
Republicans’ embrace of Kanye West and Herschel Walker says more about how the GOP thinks about Black people than it does about Black conservatism in America.
Dec 28, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal
How Sister Souljah Went From Radical Activist to Scapegoat to Blockbuster Novelist How Sister Souljah Went From Radical Activist to Scapegoat to Blockbuster Novelist
After Bill Clinton used her to catapult himself to the presidency, the activist Souljah was sidelined. But the novelist Souljah continued to produce work that spoke to millions.
Dec 13, 2022 / Feature / Dani McClain
Reverend William Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Republican Party Reverend William Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Republican Party
Remember the role your forebears played in America’s first Reconstruction.
Nov 30, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
What the Grimkes’s Family History Tells Us About the United States What the Grimkes’s Family History Tells Us About the United States
In The Grimkes, historian Kerri Greenidge offers a powerful and unique account of this family's history—an account that offers tales of slavery, violence, loss, resilience, and red...
Nov 30, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kellie Carter Jackson
The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime The Midterms Showed Democrats Don’t Need to Pander on Crime
The Democratic Party shouldn’t panic over the issue.
Nov 29, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
When the NYPD Gets Desperate When the NYPD Gets Desperate
In a high-profile murder case, New York police swabbed hundreds of Black men, illegally used a private DNA lab, and then concealed their tactics.
Nov 28, 2022 / Feature / Amos Barshad
Reverend Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Democratic Party Reverend Barber’s Pastoral Letter to the Democratic Party
“I am troubled by the satisfaction many seem to have with a political reality that will lead to continued policy violence.”
Nov 22, 2022 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Conservatives Don’t Actually Have an Argument for Killing Affirmative Action Conservatives Don’t Actually Have an Argument for Killing Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court hearings on affirmative action revealed just how weak the right-wing position is—but the GOP justices will overturn the policy anyway.
Nov 11, 2022 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life How Saidiya Hartman Changed the Study of Black Life
A conversation with writer about her pathbreaking book Scenes of Subjection and how our understanding of race has changed in the last two decades.
Nov 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
How to Talk About Public Safety How to Talk About Public Safety
It’s not an either/or proposition.
Oct 31, 2022 / Svante Myrick