Race and Ethnicity

Rinku Sen: ‘We Are the Majority and We Demand Justice’

Rinku Sen: ‘We Are the Majority and We Demand Justice’ Rinku Sen: ‘We Are the Majority and We Demand Justice’

As we saw in this election, people of color can no longer be called "minorities." It's time to seize that power in the fight for true equality.

Nov 19, 2012 / Rinku Sen

The Modern GOP Thrives on Lee Atwater’s Strategy of Coded Racism The Modern GOP Thrives on Lee Atwater’s Strategy of Coded Racism

In the recent election cycle, the GOP played to racial anxieties the same way Lee Atwater did two decades ago.

Nov 16, 2012 / Press Room

The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy

The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy The Real Loser of 2012: White Supremacy

In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won.

Nov 15, 2012 / William Greider

Smart Conservatives to GOP: It’s the Economy, Stupid Smart Conservatives to GOP: It’s the Economy, Stupid

Despite what Republican strategists may say, Marco Rubio and a more moderate immigration policy are not a silver-bullet solution to the GOP’s racial demographic problem. ...

Nov 14, 2012 / Ben Adler

The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust

Can the two central images of Poland during World War II—a country of heroes and a country of collaborators—ever be combined?

Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices The GOP’s Cultivated Prejudices

Republicans’ pandering to white voters—at the exclusion of American minorities—killed their chances in the 2012 election.

Nov 12, 2012 / Chris Hayes

Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Why We Still Need Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act

New voting restrictions prove why the Voting Rights Act is as relevant as it ever was.

Nov 12, 2012 / Ari Berman

Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012 Aging White Guys: The Real Losers of 2012

In 2012, white supremacy not only lost the election. It was a crucial factor in explaining how Obama won.

Nov 8, 2012 / William Greider

How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired

The backlash to voter suppression laws led to higher turnout among young, black and Hispanic voters.

Nov 8, 2012 / Ari Berman

Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters Obama’s Re-Election Sets Record for Support From Latino Voters

Even more striking than the overall level of support for Obama is the sky-high margin of Latino voters he got in the Western swing states.

Nov 8, 2012 / Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

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