When Does Renaming a Building Make Sense? When Does Renaming a Building Make Sense?
At Yale, the decision to rename a college named after an outspoken defender of slavery was not taken lightly.
Feb 17, 2017 / StudentNation / Dasia Moore
New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers New York Courts Are Failing Non-English Speakers
Nearly three-fourths of surveyed legal-aid attorneys reported some of their cases had been adjourned due to lack of language services.
Feb 16, 2017 / Michelle Chen
49 Years Ago, Harry Belafonte Hosted the Tonight Show—and It Was Amazing 49 Years Ago, Harry Belafonte Hosted the Tonight Show—and It Was Amazing
He interviewed RFK and MLK months before their deaths. Fifteen of 25 guests were African American.
Feb 16, 2017 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Saul Friedländer’s Many Lives Saul Friedländer’s Many Lives
What is the relationship between the Holocaust’s history and its memory?
Feb 15, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
What It’s Like to Be Black and Pregnant When You Know How Dangerous That Can Be What It’s Like to Be Black and Pregnant When You Know How Dangerous That Can Be
I knew I had a find a way to have a healthy birth—despite what the statistics were telling me.
Feb 15, 2017 / Feature / Dani McClain
What’s Killing America’s Black Infants? What’s Killing America’s Black Infants?
Racism is fueling a national health crisis.
Feb 15, 2017 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II compares the rising tide of protest to what Dr. King called a “marvelous new militancy” in the 1960s.
Feb 13, 2017 / Paul Blest
How Local Leaders Can Resist Trump’s Deportation Machine How Local Leaders Can Resist Trump’s Deportation Machine
They should “explicitly remove immigration enforcement from the purview of their local law-enforcement departments.”
Feb 10, 2017 / Kung Li
An Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s So-Called Argument for a Muslim Ban An Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s So-Called Argument for a Muslim Ban
The Ninth Circuit ruling tells us that Sally Yates was right—and Donald Trump was wrong.
Feb 10, 2017 / John Nichols
Trump’s Obsession With Manufacturing Is About Politics, Not Jobs Trump’s Obsession With Manufacturing Is About Politics, Not Jobs
Most of us work in the service sector, but you won't hear the president talk about that.
Feb 10, 2017 / Bryce Covert