Race and Ethnicity

I am not a criminal

Democrats Are Bringing DREAMers, Muslims, and Activists to Trump’s First Speech Before Congress Democrats Are Bringing DREAMers, Muslims, and Activists to Trump’s First Speech Before Congress

Disability-rights advocates and a doctor who treated victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting will also be in attendance.

Feb 27, 2017 / John Nichols

Texas voter ID

Trump’s Justice Department Is No Longer Opposing Texas’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law Trump’s Justice Department Is No Longer Opposing Texas’s Discriminatory Voter-ID Law

Jeff Sessions reverses the Obama administration’s position in a crucial voting-rights case.

Feb 27, 2017 / Ari Berman

‘Where Did You Get Your Name From?’ Muhammad Ali Jr. Is Detained by Immigration Officials

‘Where Did You Get Your Name From?’ Muhammad Ali Jr. Is Detained by Immigration Officials ‘Where Did You Get Your Name From?’ Muhammad Ali Jr. Is Detained by Immigration Officials

This president extolled Muhammad Ali upon his death and now passes policies that detain his son. 

Feb 25, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Richard Spencer outside CPAC

CPAC’s Hollow Disavowal of the White Nationalists in Its Midst CPAC’s Hollow Disavowal of the White Nationalists in Its Midst

Looking in the mirror would be much more productive.

Feb 24, 2017 / John Knefel

Travel Ban Protest

Legal Groups Are Already Planning for Trump’s Next Attack on Immigrants and Refugees Legal Groups Are Already Planning for Trump’s Next Attack on Immigrants and Refugees

“We are going to be ready to defend.”

Feb 24, 2017 / John Washington

Why Keith Ellison Matters

Why Keith Ellison Matters Why Keith Ellison Matters

He recognizes the need for a big-picture approach to political challenges that includes a “Right to Vote Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution.

Feb 24, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump Admits That His Deportation Agenda Is a ‘Military Operation’

Trump Admits That His Deportation Agenda Is a ‘Military Operation’ Trump Admits That His Deportation Agenda Is a ‘Military Operation’

The only way to achieve a mass-deportation agenda of the scope Trump desires is to turn a person’s very existence into a crime—and his latest memorandums spell out how.

Feb 24, 2017 / Julianne Hing

Triangle Fire Commemoration

Striking on International Women’s Day Is Not a Privilege Striking on International Women’s Day Is Not a Privilege

The most vulnerable women have been striking all year long.

Feb 24, 2017 / Magally A. Miranda Alcazar and Kate D. Griffiths

How to Topple a Dictator

How to Topple a Dictator How to Topple a Dictator

An interview with Erica Chenoweth, a leading scholar of authoritarian regimes.

Feb 24, 2017 / Waleed Shahid

Protesting for immigrant rights

Dividing Immigrants Into ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Is a Dangerous Trap Dividing Immigrants Into ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Is a Dangerous Trap

Daniel Ramirez’s case shows exactly why.

Feb 23, 2017 / Column / Kai Wright

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