Race and Ethnicity

Class-ifying the Hurricane Class-ifying the Hurricane

What happened in New Orleans is an extreme and criminally tragic consequence of the belief that cutting public spending makes for a better society.

Sep 15, 2005 / Adolph Reed Jr.

Let the People Rebuild New Orleans Let the People Rebuild New Orleans

Let the evacuees of New Orleans take the lead in determining how the billions of dollars in reconstruction funds are used to rebuild their lives and their city.

Sep 8, 2005 / Column / Naomi Klein

Found in the Flood Found in the Flood

The most remarkable aspect of the media's treatment of the hurricane coverage was the return of the poor, in coverage that was neither condescending nor condemnatory.

Sep 8, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman

The View From Lott’s Porch The View From Lott’s Porch

Some storm victims evacuated from New Orleans were "sorted" by age, race or gender. Is breaking up families and prioritizing by race any way to deal with disaster?

Sep 8, 2005 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Looting the Black Poor Looting the Black Poor

New Orleans is the classic tale of two cities: one showy, middle-class and white; the other poor, downtrodden and low-income black.

Sep 8, 2005 / Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Kanye West, Unplugged Kanye West, Unplugged

NBC took offense when Kanye West took an unscripted swipe at President Bush during a benefit concert for hurricane victims. But somebody had to say it.

Sep 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Adam Howard

Lobbyist for the Lost Cause Lobbyist for the Lost Cause

Meet Richard Hines, GOP lobbyist, front man for weapons makers and hidden hand behind the extremist agenda of the neo-Confederate movement. Max Blumenthal explains.

Aug 16, 2005 / Feature / Max Blumenthal

Terror’s Greatest Recruitment Tool Terror’s Greatest Recruitment Tool

Though many blame Britain's excessive tolerance for the recent terrorist attacks, the real problem is not too much multiculturalism but too little.

Aug 11, 2005 / Column / Naomi Klein

Fables of the Reconstruction Fables of the Reconstruction

The Informant and Son of the Rough South examine the dynamics of moral choice through the lens of the civil rights movement.

Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Diane McWhorter

Even Even

Racial tensions abound in Southern California.

Jul 28, 2005 / Feature / Susan Straight

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