Eve Ewing’s Lesson in Grassroots Sociology Eve Ewing’s Lesson in Grassroots Sociology
The poet, academic, and Twitter star’s illuminating book on school closings in Chicago’s Southside is a model for a different kind of sociology.
Dec 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Nawal Arjini
Tarana Burke Talks About How to Support Survivors—When They’re Your Kids Tarana Burke Talks About How to Support Survivors—When They’re Your Kids
The founder of the #MeToo movement has guidance for how parents can make their children feel safe talking about sexual assault and trauma.
Dec 4, 2018 / Dani McClain
It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day It’s a Disgrace to Celebrate George H.W. Bush on World AIDS Day
The 41st president’s “civility” hid the vast nature of American state violence.
Dec 1, 2018 / Steven W. Thrasher
DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land DNA Tests Make Native Americans Strangers in Their Own Land
Reviving race science plays into centuries of oppression.
Nov 29, 2018 / Aviva Chomsky
What to Say to White People What to Say to White People
If Democrats need lessons on maximizing votes across the demographic divide, 2018 provides some clear examples of what to do—and what not to.
Nov 27, 2018 / Steve Phillips
The Trouble With White Women: An Interview With Kyla Schuller The Trouble With White Women: An Interview With Kyla Schuller
The author and academic explains the racist history that haunts our politics.
Nov 26, 2018 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics? What Is Major League Baseball Doing in Mississippi Politics?
MLB’s now-recanted support of Cindy Hyde-Smith raises a series of ugly questions.
Nov 26, 2018 / Dave Zirin
You Can’t Get Conservative White Women To Change Their Minds You Can’t Get Conservative White Women To Change Their Minds
The great electoral opportunity of 2020 is not in converting Trump voters. It’s motivating the large numbers of Americans who don’t vote at all.
Nov 22, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What Was the Real Midterm Victory? What Was the Real Midterm Victory?
The Democratic Party is used to writing off much of the electorate. It can’t get away with that anymore.
Nov 21, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
Americans Not Only Favor Democrats, They Favor Democracy Americans Not Only Favor Democrats, They Favor Democracy
This election cycle, voters vigorously embraced broader enfranchisement, campaign-finance reform, and an end to partisan gerrymandering—Democratic leaders should, too.
Nov 20, 2018 / Adam Eichen