Race and Ethnicity

Biden and Sanders debate

The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color

It wouldn’t be hard to find a qualified candidate. Why won’t Biden and Sanders commit?

Mar 16, 2020 / Steve Phillips

Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words

Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words

Migrant Voices, a series from The Nation.

Mar 16, 2020 / John Washington

Rudy Giuliani

Republican Xenophobia Is Going to Make the Pandemic Much Worse Republican Xenophobia Is Going to Make the Pandemic Much Worse

Trump is ramping up hatred of foreigners during a crisis that requires international cooperation.

Mar 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer

A woman walks by an posters in front of the city hall of Perpignan

The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities The Rise of the Far Right in France’s Poorest Cities

The areas where the National Rally has the best chance to win in the March elections are united by one factor: socioeconomic duress.

Mar 13, 2020 / Cole Stangler

Students promote black voter engagement

The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy The ‘Black Vote’ Narrative Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Every black American has their own reasons for voting the way they do. Why can’t the mainstream media reflect that diversity?

Mar 11, 2020 / Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa

Never Forget Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till

Never Forget Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till Never Forget Trayvon Martin and Emmett Till

On February 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American high school student was murdered by George Zimmerman, who was tried but acquitted. Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year...

Mar 10, 2020 / OppArt / Dáreece Walker

Protesters hold signs including ones that say

Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights Family Separation Is Torture, According to Physicians for Human Rights

According to a new report by PHR, the Trump administration’s treatment of asylum seekers “constitutes cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.”

Mar 10, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform

Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform Put Elizabeth Warren in Charge of Writing the Democratic Platform

The senator should chair a supercharged platform committee and lead in the forging of an agenda for big, bold structural change.

Mar 6, 2020 / John Nichols

‘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

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