Race and Ethnicity

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

Aaron McGruder’s Right to Be Hostile Aaron McGruder’s Right to Be Hostile

Filmmaker and author Michael Moore wrote the foreword to A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury by Aaron McGruder, from which the three cartoon strips are drawn. Copyright &...

Oct 30, 2003 / Feature / Michael Moore

Speaking for Ourselves Speaking for Ourselves

Seeking media justice--not just reform.

Oct 30, 2003 / Feature / Makani Themba and Nan Rubin

How the Other Half Learns How the Other Half Learns

Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom have long been pillars of highbrow conservatism in America.

Oct 23, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Peter Schrag

The MTA, Bus Depots and Race The MTA, Bus Depots and Race

Bus depots are one of many environmental culprits that contribute to health problems in poor communities of color.

Oct 17, 2003 / Feature / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

Rush Limbaugh’s Inner Black Child Rush Limbaugh’s Inner Black Child

Philip Roth's novel The Human Stain attracted considerable attention some years back; it was widely read as a fictionalized version of literary critic Anatole Broyard's life.

Oct 9, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams

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