Wade Rathke Speaks Out Wade Rathke Speaks Out
Just a few weeks ago, a book talk by ACORN founder Wade Rathke wouldn't have drawn much press attention, but the organization's recent notoriety as a conservative boogeyman has thr...
Sep 30, 2009 / Chris Hayes
A White Hot Season A White Hot Season
Policy can be racist even when no one crafting it harbors hatred of a particular racial group.
Sep 23, 2009 / The Editors
Voice of America? Voice of America?
When does a society tip from expressive speech into excessive fulmination and then into repression or violence?
Sep 23, 2009 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Racism Tarnishes News Coverage Racism Tarnishes News Coverage
How did the mainstream media cover this week's Iranian election, tea-bagger rally in DC or former President Carter's comment about racism and politics in the US?
Sep 18, 2009 / GRITtv
The Right Reacts to Racism Allegations The Right Reacts to Racism Allegations
Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the importance of President Carter's remark that racism has played a role in the opposition to Obama's agenda.
Sep 17, 2009 / Countdown
The African Airlift The African Airlift
The 1960 "airlift" of 800 African students to study in the United States lent a crucial boost to John F. Kennedy's popularity among African-Americans.
Sep 16, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Karen Rothmyer
Repairing Our Broken Justice System Repairing Our Broken Justice System
We need to change the sorry frame of the debate over judges and the role the judicial system plays in our democracy.
Sep 16, 2009 / Feature / Gara LaMarche
Can We? A Brief History of American Racism Can We? A Brief History of American Racism
Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. These four acts of Congress were meant to protect the new nation from French immigrants. They reflected a broad paranoia that F…
Sep 16, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Slide Show: Race in the Obama Era Slide Show: Race in the Obama Era
A look at The Nation's coverage of the racial progress and tension in America during the first few months of the Obama presidency.
Sep 9, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Vigilantes: Free to Roam? Vigilantes: Free to Roam?
Our investigation into the shootings of African-Americans in the days after Hurricane Katrina seems to have gotten the feds' attention; but in New Orleans, the wheels of justice ha...
Sep 2, 2009 / Esther Kaplan