Tested, Tried, Untrue Tested, Tried, Untrue
Critiques of Obama's suitability for the presidency are bookended by astonishingly contradictory stereotypes.
Aug 13, 2008 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle
Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.
Jul 10, 2008 / The Nation Video and Brett Story
Jesse Helms, American Bigot Jesse Helms, American Bigot
In death it's easy to dismiss Jesse Helms as a colorful buffoon or a relic of the bad old days of segregation and sexism, but that doesn't do his bigotry justice.
Jul 6, 2008 / Lisa Duggan
Race and Extreme Inequality Race and Extreme Inequality
Will Obama's presidential candidacy signal a change for impoverished African-Americans?
Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Dedrick Muhammad
The New Face of Gentrification The New Face of Gentrification
Manhattan's El Barrio is facing an uphill battle against a private equity firm attempting to displace low-income residents in a struggle which reflects a growing crisis.
Jun 9, 2008 / Feature / Kavita Shah
Sweet Martin’s Badass Song Sweet Martin’s Badass Song
Several new books on Martin Luther King takes a closer look at the rhetoric and economic politics of the civil rights icon.
May 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Scott Saul
Lost Causes Not Yet Found Lost Causes Not Yet Found
In Defying Dixie, Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore seeks to reclaim the radical origins of the modern civil rights struggle.
Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Kevin M. Kruse
Hearts and Minds Hearts and Minds
Is there more to racism in America than intolerance and immorality? Four books shed light.
Apr 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Thomas J. Sugrue
Did Race Win the Race for Hillary? Did Race Win the Race for Hillary?
Does living in mixed communities make people less or more vulnerable to campaigning that plays on ethnic and racial divisions?
Apr 23, 2008 / Feature / Gaiutra Bahadur
Race and the New Deal Coalition Race and the New Deal Coalition
Most New Deal programs were anything but race- and gender-neutral in their impact. They were both racially discrminatory and a boon to many black Americans.
Mar 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adolph Reed Jr.