Race and Ethnicity

Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?

Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars? Why Does Our Justice System Fight So Hard to Keep Innocent People Behind Bars?

Mark Godsey was a “prosecutor’s prosecutor” who didn’t think there were any innocent people in prison. Then he began supervising his law school’s Innocence Project, and realized hi...

Jan 24, 2018 / Joshua Holland

Black Voters Casting Ballots

How Democrats Can Mobilize Millions of Non-Voters How Democrats Can Mobilize Millions of Non-Voters

If black millenials decide to vote en masse, our politics could be upended.

Jan 23, 2018 / Sean McElwee

Maria Angelica Ramirez carries a large key reading

Tell Congress: No More Deals Without the Dream Act Tell Congress: No More Deals Without the Dream Act

You can also help find progressive women who want to run political campaigns.

Jan 23, 2018 / NationAction

Norwegians for DACA

If Republicans Knew the Truth About Norway, They’d Be Clamoring to Build a Second Wall If Republicans Knew the Truth About Norway, They’d Be Clamoring to Build a Second Wall

A mass of Norwegian immigrants would pose a genuine threat to Donald Trump’s America.

Jan 23, 2018 / Ann Jones

California Shows How to Beat Trump, Now and in November

California Shows How to Beat Trump, Now and in November California Shows How to Beat Trump, Now and in November

America’s future arrives first in California, and that bodes ill for the president and his Republican enablers.

Jan 23, 2018 / Feature / Peter Schrag

Undocumented youth

Florida Judges Are Turning Their Backs on Abused Young Immigrants Florida Judges Are Turning Their Backs on Abused Young Immigrants

It's nearly impossible for undocumented minors in Florida who have been “abused, abandoned, or neglected” to apply for the green cards that they are legally entitled to.

Jan 22, 2018 / Ashley Cleek

Black mother and newborn

Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t. Serena Williams Could Insist That Doctors Listen to Her. Most Black Women Can’t.

We can’t solve America’s maternal-health problem without first acknowledging how racism harms black moms.

Jan 18, 2018 / Elizabeth Dawes Gay

DACA protest

We Still Need to Pass the Dream Act. Take Action to Make It Happen We Still Need to Pass the Dream Act. Take Action to Make It Happen

You can also demand that your representatives fight for net neutrality and get started on a campaign to transition your community to 100 percent renewable energy.

Jan 16, 2018 / NationAction

White

How the Alt-Right Uses Social Science to Make Racism Respectable How the Alt-Right Uses Social Science to Make Racism Respectable

It’s a strategy long in the making.

Jan 15, 2018 / Feature / Khalil Gibran Muhammad

MLK at Peace Rally

Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957 Martin Luther King’s Call to ‘Give Us the Ballot’ Is As Relevant Today as It Was in 1957

And that’s a mark of how endangered voting rights are right now.

Jan 15, 2018 / Barbara Arnwine and John Nichols

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