Race and Ethnicity

DACA Dreamers Protest

With DACA in Jeopardy, It’s Time for Congress to Act With DACA in Jeopardy, It’s Time for Congress to Act

Three-quarters of Americans support legal status for immigrants brought to the United States as children, yet Congress has failed to enact permanent protections.

Oct 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Teresa Mettela

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

Religious employers have found a way to give themselves cover for blatant discrimination—and the Supreme Court is ready to back them up.

Oct 17, 2022 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Councilman Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon's chairs sit empty at Wednesday's city council meeting.

The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles

The current crisis has unleashed unleashed a firestorm of protest that could further divide the city’s communities. But it is also a chance to forge real unity in opposition to the...

Oct 14, 2022 / Bill Gallegos and Bill Fletcher Jr.

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A deadly epidemic is surging in a penitentiary built for 800 people but containing nearly 4,000. Without immediate inmate release and medical care, hundreds may soon be dead.

Oct 11, 2022 / Loune Viaud, Pierre Fritznel, Louise Ivers, and Eric Reinhart

The US Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions

The court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in Reed v. Goertz, a case in which the stakes are, quite literally, life or death.

Oct 11, 2022 / Alexandra Klein and Brandon Hasbrouck

Racism and the College Athlete

Racism and the College Athlete Racism and the College Athlete

Professor and author Derek Silva joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about racism in college sports.

Oct 11, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) at a rally for former president Donald Trump.

Republicans Go Full Racist on Crime. Will It Matter? Republicans Go Full Racist on Crime. Will It Matter?

Democrats can do more to make the GOP own its phony fearmongering.

Oct 10, 2022 / Joan Walsh

How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People

How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People

Biden has the opportunity to draft a Nuclear Posture Review that is truly democratic.

Oct 10, 2022 / David Combs and Jasmine Owens

A headshot of Alexis Pauline Gumbs next to the cover of her book

A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals

Alexis Pauline Gumbs tells Laura Flanders why she looks to the ocean world for lessons on how to thrive.

Oct 10, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley

The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley

Reckoning with a legacy of violence, fear, and love.

Oct 10, 2022 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley

x