Race and Ethnicity

Rohingya Bangladesh

A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya A Hero Turned Villain: Aung San Suu Kyi and the Annihilation of Myanmar’s Rohingya

They potentially face the final two stages of genocide—mass annihilation and erasure from the country’s history.

Oct 13, 2017 / Neve Gordon

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’? What’s Behind India’s ‘Beef Lynchings’?

Bans on cow slaughter have become a pretext for violence against the country’s Muslim minority.

Oct 13, 2017 / Feature / Amitava Kumar

Police Crackdown

The Disturbing Parallels Between US Policing at Home and Military Tactics Abroad The Disturbing Parallels Between US Policing at Home and Military Tactics Abroad

This army strategist says today’s policing is looking more and more like a military operation.

Oct 12, 2017 / Danny Sjursen

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Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 30, 2017, Issue

Thoughts on What Happened… Down with epistocracy… BLM articles matter… In Manning veritas… English lessons…

Oct 12, 2017 / Our Readers

The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go

The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go The Fraternal Order of Police Must Go

The nation’s largest police organization pursues policies that have deadly consequences for communities of color.

Oct 11, 2017 / Paul Butler

Chapel Hill vigil

These Muslim Students Built an App to Document Islamophobia on Campus These Muslim Students Built an App to Document Islamophobia on Campus

Muslim students in North Carolina needed a way to record instances of anti-Muslim activity—so they made one.

Oct 11, 2017 / StudentNation / Lily Lou

Las Vegas Shooting Vigil

The Color of Terrorism and the Whiteness of the Lone Wolf The Color of Terrorism and the Whiteness of the Lone Wolf

We’ll do everything to prevent terrorist attacks, but are seemingly powerless against white male shooters.

Oct 11, 2017 / Column / Laila Lalami

Jerry Jones

NFL Owners and ESPN Bosses Are Showing Which Side They Are On NFL Owners and ESPN Bosses Are Showing Which Side They Are On

There is a backlash brewing in the world of sports against dissenters, and the lines have been drawn.

Oct 10, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Adam Silver

What Will Happen If NBA Players Stage a Protest During the National Anthem? What Will Happen If NBA Players Stage a Protest During the National Anthem?

And what will commissioner Adam Silver do?

Oct 10, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Buffalo Bills

Trump Thinks Protest Is a Worse Offense Than Treason Trump Thinks Protest Is a Worse Offense Than Treason

He has suggested that those who desecrate the flag should lose their citizenship.

Oct 6, 2017 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

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