Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox
“Far too often trans women don’t have justice,” transgender television star Laverne Cox tells The Nation. “I’m obviously not one for locking people up...
Jun 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy
A brilliant author who organized with Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
May 28, 2014 / John Nichols
Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista
The UCSB shooter was obsessed with class status, racial hierarchies and the belief that certain women owed him sex and their attention.
May 28, 2014 / Dani McClain
Will the Caribbean Reparations Initiative Inspire a Revitalization of the US Movement? Will the Caribbean Reparations Initiative Inspire a Revitalization of the US Movement?
Underdevelopment in the Caribbean is a direct legacy of the slave trade, and descendants of enslaved Africans should be compensated accordingly.
May 23, 2014 / Don Rojas
What White Privilege Looks Like When You’re Poor What White Privilege Looks Like When You’re Poor
A new bill proposed by the House Appropriations Committee focuses on tackling rural, not urban, hunger thereby focusing efforts on poor whites rather than people of color.
May 22, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
How Muslim Americans Combat Online Hate Speech How Muslim Americans Combat Online Hate Speech
A new report documents incidents of bigotry and suggests fighting bad speech with counter speech.
May 21, 2014 / Anna Lekas Miller
The Truth About Race In America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better The Truth About Race In America: It’s Getting Worse, Not Better
Schools are resegregating, it’s getting harder to vote, too many are incarcerated—America is becoming more separate and less equal.
May 21, 2014 / Column / Gary Younge
We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year We’re Going to Be Talking About Reparations This Year
The labor of generations of black bodies has created massive amounts of wealth for everyone but the people whose work was exploited. And we’ve continued to suffer the consequ...
May 16, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities How a ‘New Secessionist’ Movement Is Threatening to Worsen School Segregation and Widen Inequalities
Sixty years after Brown, whiter, wealthier communities are breaking away from racially and economically diverse school districts.
May 15, 2014 / Susan Eaton
After Jackson Loses Its Radical Mayor, a Movement Spreads in the South After Jackson Loses Its Radical Mayor, a Movement Spreads in the South
Still mourning Chokwe Lumumba, progressives gather to push his vision for worker-owned co-ops.
May 14, 2014 / Laura Flanders