Race and Ethnicity

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’ ‘Ruin Our Territory—for What?’

A massive standoff over a pipeline through Wet’suwet’en land is pushing Canada to confront how it deals with Indigenous rights.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

Sashastra Seema Bal personnel walk past burnt and damaged shops

‘The Government Has Done This’: Inside India’s Muslim Pogrom ‘The Government Has Done This’: Inside India’s Muslim Pogrom

The RSS is driving both the anti-Muslim attacks and the decisions of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mar 5, 2020 / Fahad Shah

Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building

Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building Syracuse Students Are Still Occupying Their Campus Administration Building

Students say faculty response to their first protest against over 30 racist incidents on campus didn’t go far enough.

Mar 5, 2020 / StudentNation / Max Kalnitz

Muslim men after prayer

Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee

China forces Muslim minorities to produce materials that may be used by Nike, Uniqlo, Zara, and other retail giants. It’s time for the fashion industry to talk about divestment.

Mar 5, 2020 / Jasmin Malik Chua

Mexico Border

Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants Trump Is Using Pandemic Panic to Ramp Up Attacks on Migrants

This has nothing to do with public health and everything to do with locking out poor and brown people.

Mar 3, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Black Voters Didn’t Vote for Biden in South Carolina Because They ‘Lack Information’

Black Voters Didn’t Vote for Biden in South Carolina Because They ‘Lack Information’ Black Voters Didn’t Vote for Biden in South Carolina Because They ‘Lack Information’

Black voters opted for Biden because they have no faith that white voters will do the right thing and vote for a true progressive.

Mar 2, 2020 / Elie Mystal

Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists

Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists Inside Trump’s Divisive Mission to Identify and Deter Potential Extremists

Marginalized minorities targeted by the DHS’s counter-extremism program say it lacked transparency and deepened their mistrust of government.

Mar 2, 2020 / Feature / Julia Harte

Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter?

Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter? Joe Biden Is Having His Best Week Ever. Will It Matter?

Billionaires are still getting in his way—and ours—in South Carolina.

Feb 28, 2020 / Joan Walsh

Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar

Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison

India’s government is willing to use any means to crush dissent.

Feb 28, 2020 / Ahmed bin Qasim

What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life

What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life What Bloomberg Is Doing Has No Precedent in American Political Life

If he becomes the nominee, then the Democratic Party will be a wholly owned subsidiary of the billionaire.

Feb 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer for The Nation

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