The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report The Missed Opportunity of the Kerner Report
A new history recovers the forgotten legacy and radical implications of the Kerner Commission.
Apr 5, 2018 / Books & the Arts / William P. Jones
Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right? Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right?
His apocalyptic rhetoric is a hit among voters anxious about national identity and suspicious of the EU.
Apr 5, 2018 / Feature / Sebastiaan Faber
Why the Right Mocks the Parkland Survivors Why the Right Mocks the Parkland Survivors
The attacks on the Florida teens are designed to humiliate, threaten, and dehumanize.
Apr 5, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Dr. King Knew That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Dr. King Knew That Labor Rights Are Human Rights
The civil-rights leader was proud to rally with public workers and to connect their struggle with the struggle for a fair and equitable economy.
Apr 3, 2018 / John Nichols
Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later
Activists today are taking up Dr. King’s mantle and reviving the Poor People’s Campaign.
Apr 3, 2018 / Feature / Michael K. Honey
Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark
His fate has sent a collective shudder of horror through the city’s African-American community.
Mar 30, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump and Brexit Are Symptoms of the Same Failure to Reckon With Racism Trump and Brexit Are Symptoms of the Same Failure to Reckon With Racism
The US and UK remain in denial about race, immigration, and their place in the world.
Mar 30, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge
What to Do About the Police? What to Do About the Police?
Two new books examine the austerity policies and administrative overreach behind the expansion of local law enforcement.
Mar 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim
The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire
The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.
Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin
What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain
Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.
Mar 27, 2018 / Lori Bezahler