Race and Ethnicity

And Justice for All And Justice for All

Affirmative action, in theory, is a matter of distributive justice, which is why liberals and progressives tend to look benevolently on it while conservatives and libertarians co...

Jan 6, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Michael Bérubé

Wrong for Civil Rights Wrong for Civil Rights

When Mary Frances Berry resigned as chair of the Commission on Civil Rights on December 7, the media's harsh, fleeting spotlight on Berry's purported combativeness distracted rea...

Dec 22, 2004 / Susan Eaton

Goodbye to All That? Goodbye to All That?

On European anti-Semitism, old and new.

Dec 16, 2004 / Feature / Tony Judt

Voting Blocks Voting Blocks

Six more days till the election. As of this writing (October 27), nothing is certain. The election polls are bouncing around like yo-yos.

Oct 28, 2004 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Under the Veil, Who’s for Kerry? Under the Veil, Who’s for Kerry?

Many Arab-American voters loathe Bush, but they have little love for his rival.

Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Gary Younge

First Nations in the 21st Century First Nations in the 21st Century

The largest gathering ever of Native Americans in the nation's capital greets the opening of the NMAI.

Oct 21, 2004 / Feature / Habiba Alcindor

DeLay on the Hot Seat DeLay on the Hot Seat

Two investigative bombs with long fuses are sizzling under Tom DeLay, America's Machiavelli of gerrymandering and shakedown fundraising.

Sep 23, 2004 / Jack Newfield

Return of the White-ist Return of the White-ist

Not that you missed him while he was gone, but David Duke is back.

Aug 5, 2004 / Feature / Leonard Zeskind

Identity Politics Identity Politics

While controversy rages across the country over whether computerized voting machines may result in lost or manipulated votes, there is another change in the election system this ...

Jul 29, 2004 / Feature / Tova Andrea Wang

Ralph Reed’s Gamble Ralph Reed’s Gamble

When Ralph Reed was the boyish director of the Christian Coalition, he made opposition to gambling a major plank in his "family values" agenda, calling gambling "a cancer on the ...

Jun 24, 2004 / Jack Newfield

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