Why It’s Absolutely No Surprise Mayor de Blasio Is Defending ‘Broken Windows’ Why It’s Absolutely No Surprise Mayor de Blasio Is Defending ‘Broken Windows’
The de Blasio administration says it supports “broken windows” so long as it is done in a “respectful” manner. But that’s impossible. It is by definit...
Aug 6, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
There’s No ‘War on Whites’ There’s No ‘War on Whites’
It’s clear Congressman Mo Brooks wants to borrow the “war on women” language for his own purposes, but it’s also clear that he has nothing to support his cl...
Aug 4, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children The KKK Wants a ‘Shoot to Kill’ Policy to Include Migrant Children
North Carolina’s most racist organization will go to any extreme to keep America as white as possible.
Jul 30, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’? Why Does This Nation of Immigrants Always Imprison ‘The Other’?
Has the romanticization of American history allowed the resurgence of discriminatory practices in recent episodes of crisis?
Jul 30, 2014 / Erin Corbett and Back Issues
Surprise! NYPD Commissioner Bratton Doesn’t Think Race Had Anything to Do With Eric Garner’s Death Surprise! NYPD Commissioner Bratton Doesn’t Think Race Had Anything to Do With Eric Garner’s Death
We don’t escape America's history of racism because we believe ourselves to be good people, or that we're just doing our jobs. It’s already defined our lives.&n...
Jul 23, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Eric Garner’s Death and the Exasperation With Police Violence Eric Garner’s Death and the Exasperation With Police Violence
We have ceded so much power to the police, and they brazenly flaunt it without fear of repercussion.
Jul 21, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Myth of the Magical Black Father The Myth of the Magical Black Father
I’m wondering— what can’t be blamed on absent black fathers?
Jul 17, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Why Is Giving Birth in Detroit So Dangerous? Why Is Giving Birth in Detroit So Dangerous?
Women there die from pregnancy-related causes at three times the national average. A report highlights the dangers of birthing while black.
Jul 16, 2014 / Dani McClain
Art & the State in South Africa Art & the State in South Africa
For Nadine Gordimer in 1983, the arts in South Africa were simply “the sum of various states of alienation.”
Jul 14, 2014 / Nadine Gordimer
It’s Time for a New Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement It’s Time for a New Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement
African-Americans and white people struggled together during the civil rights era. We need that once again.