Father of History Father of History
Bettina Aptheker's recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Phelps
Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age
The quinceañera has become a rite of passage for even the poorest Latina teens, another example of our most treasured rites debased at the cash register.
Oct 16, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit Terry McMillan vs. Ghetto Lit
Driven by a tabloid episode from her own marriage, the novelist joins the debate over the mass marketing of trashy books to young black readers.
Oct 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Amy Alexander
A New Latino Agenda A New Latino Agenda
Latino voters will go to the polls in 2008 with a hemispheric vision, a new sense of power and concerned about Iraq, immigration and the environment.
Oct 12, 2007 / Feature / Roberto Lovato
Jena: Take Your Nooses Down Jena: Take Your Nooses Down
A schoolyard fight in Jena, Louisiana, fueled by hateful symbols of the Jim Crow era, prompted John Mellencamp to write this song. Watch the video.
Oct 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
‘Jena Is America’ ‘Jena Is America’
Jena, Louisiana, has become a national symbol of racial injustice, as civil rights activists converge on the town to protest a miscarriage of justice against six black teens.
Sep 20, 2007 / Column / Gary Younge
The March on Jena The March on Jena
Thousands of civil rights activists are heading to Louisiana this week to protest a case of gross injustice--and the system that supports racial inequality across America.
Sep 17, 2007 / Feature / Mark Sorkin
Playing With Numbers Playing With Numbers
The Bush Administration's Civil Rights Commission would like us to believe that affirmative action harms black students by placing them in situations where they can't keep up.
Sep 13, 2007 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia
Copying the tactics of terrorists, neo-Nazi groups are targeting reformers, progressives and ethnic minorities.
Aug 29, 2007 / Feature / Mark Ames and Alexander Zaitchik
Shouting Underwater Shouting Underwater
Two years ago, Katrina shed light on a harsh truth--we are all victims of a failed government.
Aug 23, 2007 / Feature / Walter Mosley