Race and Ethnicity

Nick Bosa Roger Goodell

Nick Bosa and the NFL’s Double Standards Nick Bosa and the NFL’s Double Standards

NFL owners had no problem with the social-media habits of prospect Nick Bosa. We will see if his teammates feel the same way. 

Apr 27, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill? Ralph Northam Says He’s Committed to Racial Equity. So Why is He Ignoring Union Hill?

Residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia are asking the governor to keep a major natural-gas project out of their town. 

Apr 25, 2019 / Jesse James DeConto

Bernie on Fox News

Selling Black and Brown Voters Down the River, One Fox News Town Hall at a Time Selling Black and Brown Voters Down the River, One Fox News Town Hall at a Time

Democratic candidates need to stop showing up on a white-supremacist network.

Apr 25, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Easter Attacks Were Intended to Incite Violence Sri Lanka’s Easter Attacks Were Intended to Incite Violence

After 10 years of uneasy peace, many fear the bombings will push Sri Lanka into a new era of bloodshed.

Apr 23, 2019 / Nawal Arjini

The ‘New York Post’ Cover Generator

The ‘New York Post’ Cover Generator The ‘New York Post’ Cover Generator

Apr 23, 2019 / Jen Sorensen

Trump Air Force One

Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan Inciting Hatred Is Trump’s 2020 Game Plan

The attacks on Ilhan Omar are just a foretaste; he will turn with increasing frequency to racism and xenophobia to divide and conquer Democrats.

Apr 19, 2019 / John Nichols

Palestinian worker overlooks settlement site

Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers Israel Was Built on the Backs of Palestinian Laborers

Marginalized Arab workers have always done the physical work of building the Jewish “national home.”

Apr 19, 2019 / Andrew Ross

Rwanda 25 Years Later

What Have We Learned, 25 Years After the Rwandan Genocide? What Have We Learned, 25 Years After the Rwandan Genocide?

The international system is still structured to protect perpetrators. It’s time we adopt a prevention-focused policy.

Apr 17, 2019 / Mike Brand and Claude Gatebuke

Tiger Woods Masters

Tiger Woods Can’t Be Apolitical in the Age of Trump and Kaepernick Tiger Woods Can’t Be Apolitical in the Age of Trump and Kaepernick

His victory at the Masters means navigating his brand around his friendship with Donald Trump.

Apr 17, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Cathedral of Notre Dame going up in flames

The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity

It’s an occasion to a consider a more expansive idea of what it means to be French.

Apr 17, 2019 / Daniel Judt

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