Race and Ethnicity

Was Strom a Rapist? Was Strom a Rapist?

Months after Strom Thurmond's African-American daughter, Essie Mae Washington-Williams, stepped into history, commentators continue to step around the most explosive aspect of ...

Feb 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw

Brown Like Me? Brown Like Me?

The Iowa Brown and Black Forum.

Feb 19, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales

The Myth of the New Anti-Semitism The Myth of the New Anti-Semitism

In 1879 the German journalist Wilhelm Marr, a former socialist and anarchist, founded an organization that was novel in two ways.

Jan 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Brian Klug

The Closest of Strangers The Closest of Strangers

Tony Kushner's latest play, Caroline, or Change, left me contemplating its curious title, which suggests an indecisive playwright. Why not just Caroline, or simply Change?

Jan 8, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Baz Dreisinger

Blue States, Latino Voters Blue States, Latino Voters

For almost forty years now, the white South has been moving steadily into the Republican ranks.

Dec 18, 2003 / Steve Cobble and Joe Velasquez

Weapons of the Weak Weapons of the Weak

African-American history, broadly defined, continues to be the most innovative and exciting field in American historical studies.

Dec 11, 2003 / Books & the Arts / George M. Fredrickson

Letter From South Carolina Letter From South Carolina

Shortly after Strom Thurmond died, the flags at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia were lowered to half-staff. Every flag except one, that is.

Dec 4, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Paul Wachter

In Defense of the Law of Return In Defense of the Law of Return

It is Israel's compensatory response to the truth of Jewish experience.

Dec 4, 2003 / Feature / Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Why Jesse Jr. Backs Dean Why Jesse Jr. Backs Dean

No single endorsement, save that of next July's party convention, will decide the winner of what remains a remarkably unsettled race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Nov 20, 2003 / John Nichols

A Killing Tradition A Killing Tradition

Minors like Malvo fare poorly in Virginia.

Oct 30, 2003 / Feature / Joan Jacobs Brumberg

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