We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton We Spoke to Ashley Williams, the Black Queer Organizer Who Interrupted Hillary Clinton
Their thoughts on presidential politics, the Black Lives Matter movement, and what can be gleaned from movements of the past.
Feb 26, 2016 / Alex Lubben
What the Academy Awards Tell Us About the Value of Black Work What the Academy Awards Tell Us About the Value of Black Work
The Oscars aren’t just a competition for cultural value: They double as an assessment tool that helps pick the industry’s economic winners and losers.
Feb 26, 2016 / Michael J. Brewer
63,756 Reasons Racism Is Still Alive in South Carolina 63,756 Reasons Racism Is Still Alive in South Carolina
That’s the number of minority registered voters who could be blocked from the polls by the state’s new voter ID law.
Feb 25, 2016 / Ari Berman
Letters From the March 14, 2016, Issue Letters From the March 14, 2016, Issue
Southern discomfort… what’s gender got to do with it?… no nukes are good nukes… Flint without fire…
Feb 25, 2016 / Our Readers
The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success The Hate Behind Donald Trump’s Success
Why is no one in the Republican establishment directly condemning Trump’s nascent movement of thugs and fanatics?
Feb 24, 2016 / Sasha Abramsky
The Gap Between New America and Old Politics The Gap Between New America and Old Politics
Latinos aren’t the only demographic changing the electorate.
Feb 23, 2016 / Julianne Hing
San Francisco’s Police Problem San Francisco’s Police Problem
The City by the Bay is known for its gentle vibe—except when it comes to the cops.
Feb 23, 2016 / Rebecca Gordon
The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841 The US Promised Refuge to 10,000 Syrians—We’ve Let in 841
Nearly five years into the Syrian civil war, Obama’s refugee plan continues at a trickle.
Feb 22, 2016 / John Knefel
Harper Lee, 1926–2016 Harper Lee, 1926–2016
Lee belonged to a generation of Southern writers who rejected the racist heritage of their childhoods but not the world that nurtured it.
Feb 22, 2016 / Richard Lingeman
Hillary Clinton’s Investment in Nevada Pays Off Hillary Clinton’s Investment in Nevada Pays Off
Clinton took away 19 delegates, including Latino-heavy precincts on the east side of Las Vegas.
Feb 21, 2016 / Julianne Hing