Race and Ethnicity

Mayors Collage Criminal Justice

A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration

In their choice of a police chief and through other local initiatives, mayors can make major strides in improving the way their constituents interact with police and the criminal j...

Mar 12, 2018 / Collier Meyerson

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm Deserves a Great Big Statue Honoring Her in the Capitol Shirley Chisholm Deserves a Great Big Statue Honoring Her in the Capitol

Kamala Harris and Yvette Clarke have a bill that would do just that.

Mar 9, 2018 / John Nichols

ICE arrest

It’s Time to Abolish ICE It’s Time to Abolish ICE

A mass-deportation strike force is incompatible with democracy and human rights.

Mar 9, 2018 / Sean McElwee

Historical Trauma and Discrimination

Historical Trauma and Discrimination Historical Trauma and Discrimination

Unethical medical experimentation on African-American women in the 19th century has been followed by prevalent racism, impacting the health of people of color in America today.

Mar 8, 2018 / OppArt / Wilhelmina Grant

The End of March Madness?

The End of March Madness? The End of March Madness?

Sportswriter Patrick Hruby makes the case for athlete compensation and NCAA systemic change.

Mar 6, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

(Bryan Cox / ICE via AP)

The Trump Administration Is Using Fake Terrorism Statistics to Scare You About Immigrants The Trump Administration Is Using Fake Terrorism Statistics to Scare You About Immigrants

Inflated numbers tell a false story of a nation under attack.

Mar 5, 2018 / Arnold Isaacs

Heroin needle preparation

The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis

Progressives should learn from the past to respond to the overdose epidemic.

Mar 5, 2018 / Jeremy Saunders

NRA head Wayne LaPierre speaks at CPAC 2018

The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism in the US The Mainstreaming of Anti-Semitism in the US

The attacks against George Soros are an attack on decency in American public life. 

Feb 28, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

Supreme Court

SCOTUS Leaves DACA in Place—for Now SCOTUS Leaves DACA in Place—for Now

In a setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court declined to take a case that would determine the fate of Dreamers. 

Feb 26, 2018 / Julianne Hing

Trump-CPAC-2018-speech

The White-Hot Rage at This Year’s CPAC The White-Hot Rage at This Year’s CPAC

Anger, paranoia, and gun worship dominated the gathering of conservatives near DC.

Feb 23, 2018 / John Knefel

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