Race and Ethnicity

Note to the GOP: Donald Trump Is Not the Only Racist In Your Midst

Note to the GOP: Donald Trump Is Not the Only Racist In Your Midst Note to the GOP: Donald Trump Is Not the Only Racist In Your Midst

Overt bigotry like the slur against Judge Curiel obscures the covert kind in our laws and politics.

Jun 10, 2016 / Rinku Sen

Muhammad Ali service

Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Was His Last Act of Resistance Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Was His Last Act of Resistance

The powerful gather in Louisville to pay their respects to someone they tried to destroy, but couldn’t.

Jun 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Trump Fascist

Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid Why Trump Now? It’s the Empire, Stupid

Amid the wreckage of the Iraq War and the Great Recession, he speaks to a constituency that sees the frontier and outward expansion as peril rather than possibility.

Jun 9, 2016 / Greg Grandin

Ali at Protest

Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali Andrew Cuomo Would Have Blacklisted Muhammad Ali

Governor Cuomo’s executive action to create a blacklist of those who stand with the Palestinian people would have undoubtedly caught Muhammad Ali in its web.

Jun 8, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like

Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like

A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Jun 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Speaker Paul Ryan

‘Textbook’ Racism Is Not a Deal Breaker for Paul Ryan ‘Textbook’ Racism Is Not a Deal Breaker for Paul Ryan

The speaker says Donald Trump’s remarks “should be absolutely disavowed.” And he says he is still backing Trump. Huh?

Jun 7, 2016 / John Nichols

Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?

Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal? Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?

They say their work is about a lot more than just replacing a police chief.

Jun 7, 2016 / Andrew Klein

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

Neither Bernie nor Hillary Truly Addressed Economic Inequality Neither Bernie nor Hillary Truly Addressed Economic Inequality

Because both candidates’ platforms fell short on the worst and oldest inequity: the racial wealth gap. Here’s how to fix that.

Jun 7, 2016 / Vishnu Sridharan

Everybody Wants Some!!

Chuffah Degree Zero Chuffah Degree Zero

Why has trivial conversation become essential in contemporary cinema?

Jun 7, 2016 / Joshua Clover

Shirley Chisholm

Shirley Chisholm Made the Democratic Party of Today Possible Shirley Chisholm Made the Democratic Party of Today Possible

“I ran because somebody had to do it first,” said the African-American woman whose presidential campaign won a primary, secured delegates, and was placed in nomination 44 years ago...

Jun 6, 2016 / John Nichols

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