Race and Ethnicity

White BLM Protester

Actually, Not All White Working-Class Voters Are Conservative Actually, Not All White Working-Class Voters Are Conservative

A lot of working-class whites vote Democrat—and they are vital members of any progressive coalition.

Sep 6, 2016 / Steve Phillips

Laos Unexploded Bombs

The Heroes Behind Obama’s Historic Announcement in Laos The Heroes Behind Obama’s Historic Announcement in Laos

The United States will devote $90 million to finding and disposing of 50-year-old unexploded bombs.

Sep 6, 2016 / John Cavanagh

Megan Rapinoe

This Is What Solidarity Looks Like: Why Soccer-Star Megan Rapinoe Stands With Colin Kaepernick  This Is What Solidarity Looks Like: Why Soccer-Star Megan Rapinoe Stands With Colin Kaepernick 

The US Women’s National Team star said, “It’s important to have white people stand in support of people of color.”

Sep 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Colin Kaepernick

An Alternate National Anthem An Alternate National Anthem

If you burn Colin Kaepernick’s jersey and love Muhammad Ali, you might be a hypocrite. So here’s something we can all sing.

Sep 2, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan

Colin Kaepernick Protest Sign

Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Has Nothing to Do With the Military Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Has Nothing to Do With the Military

The military doesn’t “give” us the right to protest. The Constitution does.

Sep 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics

Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics Footage of the Largest Gang Raid in NYPD History Reveals the Agency’s Military-Style Tactics

Incoming police commissioner James O’Neill oversaw the arrests.

Sep 1, 2016 / Simon Davis-Cohen

Trump in Arizona

Trump, in a Major Immigration Speech, Is Back in Fearmongering Form Trump, in a Major Immigration Speech, Is Back in Fearmongering Form

In Mexico, Trump is solemn and praising; in Arizona, he’s back to hysterical horror shows.

Sep 1, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Maricopa County elections sign

Arizona Voters Had to Wait As Long as 5 Hours to Cast Their Primary Votes Arizona Voters Had to Wait As Long as 5 Hours to Cast Their Primary Votes

Now, the state’s voters may kick out the official responsible for the fiasco.

Aug 31, 2016 / John Nichols

Clinton Trump

The Media Are Doing an Abysmal Job of Covering Donald Trump’s Racism The Media Are Doing an Abysmal Job of Covering Donald Trump’s Racism

Too many outlets have equated Hillary Clinton’s speech documenting Trump’s racism with his baseless accusation that she is a bigot.

Aug 30, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Hurricane Katrina Disaster

White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not. White New Orleans Has Recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Black New Orleans Has Not.

Taking stock 11 years after the storm.

Aug 29, 2016 / Gary Rivlin

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