Race and Ethnicity

As a Black Mother, My Parenting Is Always Political

As a Black Mother, My Parenting Is Always Political As a Black Mother, My Parenting Is Always Political

To care for, protect, and prepare our children for adulthood, black moms cannot merely accept the world as it is.

Mar 27, 2019 / Feature / Dani McClain

Confederate Monument

‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History ‘Loyal Slave’ Monuments Tell a Racist Lie About American History

These monuments—nearly all of them still standing—prop up the fantasy that slaves were happy, loyal, and devoted to those who enslaved them.

Mar 25, 2019 / Kali Holloway

How Does a Parent Explain the Christchurch Massacre to a Child?

How Does a Parent Explain the Christchurch Massacre to a Child? How Does a Parent Explain the Christchurch Massacre to a Child?

As a father raising his young Muslim son in Trump’s America, I felt I had to try.

Mar 25, 2019 / Murat C. Yıldız

Mike Pompeo

Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court? Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Mike Pompeo’s diplomatic sanctions against war-crimes investigators are consistent with Trump’s “America first” worldview.

Mar 21, 2019 / Nicholas Mulder

White Supremacy in Australia Set the Stage for the Christchurch Massacre

White Supremacy in Australia Set the Stage for the Christchurch Massacre White Supremacy in Australia Set the Stage for the Christchurch Massacre

The mainstreaming of hate has become routine, in both the media and politics.

Mar 21, 2019 / Antony Loewenstein

Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear

Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear

Paul Hanebrink’s new book tracks the entwined history of European anti-Semitism and anticommunism.

Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / James Chappel

The New Zealand Massacre Was Mass Murder as a Marketing Strategy

The New Zealand Massacre Was Mass Murder as a Marketing Strategy The New Zealand Massacre Was Mass Murder as a Marketing Strategy

The shooter’s intention was not just to kill but to recruit more killers inspired by white-supremacist hate.

Mar 20, 2019 / Moustafa Bayoumi

Take Action Now: Stand Against Islamophobia

Take Action Now: Stand Against Islamophobia Take Action Now: Stand Against Islamophobia

Help out the survivors, then push your elected officials to condemn hatred.

Mar 19, 2019 / NationAction

Uighur mosque in Xinjiang

What’s Really Happening to Uighurs in Xinjiang? What’s Really Happening to Uighurs in Xinjiang?

China may have interned more than a million Uighurs in Xinjiang in an attempt to suppress their desire for greater autonomy.

Mar 19, 2019 / Rémi Castets

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Life in the Stupidverse Continues Life in the Stupidverse Continues

Another week with Donald Trump and his merry band of idiots.

Mar 19, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow

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