Race and Ethnicity

Colin Kaepernick

Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power Fearlessly Speaking Truth to Power

The examples of Manning and Kaepernick show some of America’s most powerful institutions treating the truth as an inconvenience or, worse, an enemy to defeat.

Sep 26, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum.

LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum. LeBron James Is Right. Donald Trump Is a Bum.

And his victim-blaming of Puerto Rico proves it.

Sep 26, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Robert E. Lee Statue

Have the White Supremacists Left Charlottesville? Have the White Supremacists Left Charlottesville?

The city has a reputation as a liberal oasis in the South. But racism is homegrown here.

Sep 25, 2017 / Collier Meyerson

Trump in Alabama

Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee Why Donald Trump Attacked the NFL Players Who Take a Knee

He’s stoking racial divisions in order to maintain a grip on a Senate seat that Democrats are surprisingly competitive for.

Sep 25, 2017 / John Nichols

Kaepernick Reid Anthem Kneel

For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’ For the NFL, It Was ‘Choose-Your-Side Sunday’

Donald Trump thought targeting NFL players with his racialized venom would be smart politics. He was wrong.

Sep 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Basketball

Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes? Is the NBA a ‘Safer Space’ for Political Athletes?

The NBA wants to be seen as more friendly to player activism than the NFL. Let’s find out.

Sep 22, 2017 / Dave Zirin

The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism

The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism

As a set of policies and as an ideal for a more pluralist society, it has failed not because of recent waves of immigration but because of how Europeans view their own culture and ...

Sep 20, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Joan W. Scott

How Trump Has Normalized the Unspeakable

How Trump Has Normalized the Unspeakable How Trump Has Normalized the Unspeakable

He has legitimized bigotry and given the imprimatur of a major political party to criminal violence.

Sep 20, 2017 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump?

Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump? Can Black Lives Matter Win in the Age of Trump?

You could be forgiven for thinking the movement has gone quiet. But you’d be wrong.

Sep 19, 2017 / Feature / Dani McClain

Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks

Seattle to Michael Bennett: We’ve Got Your Back Seattle to Michael Bennett: We’ve Got Your Back

At a time when other NFL teams are discouraging player protests, the Seahawks are welcoming it.

Sep 18, 2017 / Dave Zirin

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