Race and Ethnicity

Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ?

Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ? Why Did Harvard Give a PhD for a Discredited Approach to Race and IQ?

The Heritage Foundation wouldn't stand behind it.

May 11, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles

Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles

Progressive activists can learn important lessons from a successful grassroots campaign against transit racism.

May 8, 2013 / Feature / Eric Mann

Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist

Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist Assata Shakur Is Not a Terrorist

The former Black Panther has become the first woman placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list and reminds us that the struggle for freedom is far from over. 

May 7, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire

Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire

An aggressive, racially charged stop-and-frisk captured on audio helped raise the debate about the police tactic.

May 2, 2013 / Press Room

Did Shaquille O’Neal Just Box Out Mumia?

Did Shaquille O’Neal Just Box Out Mumia? Did Shaquille O’Neal Just Box Out Mumia?

The big man—a cultural tycoon and a friend of the Fraternal Order of Police—just went big-bully on a widely acclaimed film about political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jahmal.

Apr 25, 2013 / Dave Zirin

No, Chuck Grassley, the Tsarnaev Brothers Were Not in the Shadows

No, Chuck Grassley, the Tsarnaev Brothers Were Not in the Shadows No, Chuck Grassley, the Tsarnaev Brothers Were Not in the Shadows

After Boston, are the Senate Judiciary Hearings on immigration actually helping us get closer to reform?

Apr 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Race and Tyler Perry: Do We Really Need More Commentary From White People?

Race and Tyler Perry: Do We Really Need More Commentary From White People? Race and Tyler Perry: Do We Really Need More Commentary From White People?

Why not just recognize the non-white voices that are already out there?

Apr 19, 2013 / Michelle Dean

A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!) A Bold Progressive Vision for the New York City Council (Really!)

Council members are working on an agenda that includes labor organizing, public transportation and giving legal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections.

Apr 18, 2013 / Brad Lander

Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do

Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do

America's school suspension rates reflect—and shape—the disparities at work in the nation at large.

Apr 17, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

Media, Activism and Sports: The Nation at the National Conference for Media Reform

Media, Activism and Sports: The Nation at the National Conference for Media Reform Media, Activism and Sports: The Nation at the National Conference for Media Reform

What is "independent media," and why is it so important?

Apr 10, 2013 / Press Room

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