Race and Ethnicity

Voters at a polling place

When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself When Whiteness Starts Seeing Itself

The fact that white people are suddenly having to recognize themselves as having a race has only added to growing resentment over the country’s demographic changes.

Jan 26, 2022 / Kali Holloway

A black-and-white photo with a mushroom-shaped explosion.

The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice The Tularosa Downwinders Have Waited 75 Years for Justice

Even though the first atomic bomb exploded in their state, New Mexicans were never compensated for the health consequences of nuclear contamination. These campaigners have vowed to...

Jan 25, 2022 / Sofia Martinez

Mitch McConnell frog face

Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip Mitch McConnell’s Klanian Slip

In saying the quiet part out loud, McConnell confirmed what many of us already knew: White people think they’re the only true Americans.

Jan 21, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Radical Change

Radical Change Radical Change

Who knew? Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 17.

Jan 21, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Urban Space, Infinite Universe

Urban Space, Infinite Universe Urban Space, Infinite Universe

The natural world is all around us.

Jan 21, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Walker Maffit

Fins Twisting

Fins Twisting Fins Twisting

What lies beneath.

Jan 20, 2022 / OppArt / Liza Donnelly

Mike Tomlin

How to Change the NFL’s Racist Hiring Practices How to Change the NFL’s Racist Hiring Practices

There is now one Black head coach in the NFL, and the league could buckle under the weight of its bigotry.

Jan 20, 2022 / Dave Zirin

I Am a Man

I Am a Man I Am a Man

Black Lives Matter.

Jan 19, 2022 / OppArt / Kirk Maynard

Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure

Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure Learning From Decades of Public Health Failure

A conversation with George Aumoithe on the history of disease prevention, the economic roots of the crisis American hospitals face, and why we need to do better.

Jan 19, 2022 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Akwasi Frimpong

Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics

The IOC bureaucracy should let the skeleton competitor claim his rightful place at the Beijing Games.

Jan 18, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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