Michelle Alexander: End the Drug War, Face Jim Crow Michelle Alexander: End the Drug War, Face Jim Crow
The NAACP has just passed a historic resolution demanding an end to the War on Drugs.
Jul 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Violence and Economic Mobility in the Jim Crow South Violence and Economic Mobility in the Jim Crow South
How racial violence during segregation shaped the present-day wealth gap between blacks and whites.
Jul 29, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero
There was a time—not too long ago—when black players were not allowed to play on "white" teams.
Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation
The Black Athlete Today The Black Athlete Today
Athletes need to realize that they can shape their own image much more successfully than athletes of previous generations.
Jul 27, 2011 / Feature / Mike Tillery
Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession? Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession?
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the widening wealth gap between minority and white households.
Jul 26, 2011 / Press Room
Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists
As the massacre in Norway shows, the real threat to European democracy is not multiculturalism and Islamic militancy. It’s racism.
Jul 25, 2011 / Gary Younge
Oh! In Norway, It Was Right-Wing, Not Muslim, Terrorism! Oh! In Norway, It Was Right-Wing, Not Muslim, Terrorism!
Islam-bashing conservatives like Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller influenced the fanatic who terrorized Norway. The question now is—to what degree?
Jul 25, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bachmann’s Old Church Holds Anti-Catholic Views—Why Isn’t This Hurting Her? Bachmann’s Old Church Holds Anti-Catholic Views—Why Isn’t This Hurting Her?
Michele Bachmann’s former church contends that the pope is the Antichrist. Luckily for her, conservative Catholics and Protestants want to work together.
Jul 20, 2011 / Ben Adler
Islam-Baiting Doesn’t Work Islam-Baiting Doesn’t Work
Far from winning votes, “Muslim-bashing” alienates large swaths of the electorate—even as it hardens an already hard core on the right.
Jul 18, 2011 / Stephan Salisbury
Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession
Melissa Harris-Perry explains the political history, and dangers, behind today's widening economic gap between the races.
Jul 12, 2011 / MSNBC