Racism and Discrimination

biden clinton hug

How the Violence Against Women Act Failed Women How the Violence Against Women Act Failed Women

The provision of the 1994 Crime Bill sponsored by then-Senator Joe Biden has contributed to mass incarceration and state violence.

Mar 23, 2021 / Abigail Higgins and Olúfémi O. Táíwò

space-capsule-reentry-shtrstck

I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society

As the pandemic wanes, and I have to leave the safety of my whiteness-free castle, I know that racism is going to come roaring back into my daily life.

Mar 23, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Who’s Having a ‘Bad Day’?

Who’s Having a ‘Bad Day’? Who’s Having a ‘Bad Day’?

The outrage over hate crimes excused.

Mar 23, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

Netanyahu Is Letting Israel’s Fascists Enter by the Front Door

Netanyahu Is Letting Israel’s Fascists Enter by the Front Door Netanyahu Is Letting Israel’s Fascists Enter by the Front Door

A follower of Meir Kahane may join the government this week. And the Biden administration has had nothing to say about it.

Mar 23, 2021 / James Zogby

solidarity against hate

Vilifying China Puts a Bull’s-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans Vilifying China Puts a Bull’s-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans

Biden may reject Trump’s hateful language, but he is continuing his predecessor’s dangerous “tough on China” approach.

Mar 23, 2021 / Mae Ngai

Ami Ayalon’s Political Journey

Ami Ayalon’s Political Journey Ami Ayalon’s Political Journey

In Friendly Fire, the former Shin Bet director offers two narratives—one of the story that Israel tells the world, the other of the story Israel tries not to tell the world.

Mar 23, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh

The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration

The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration

The Page Act of 1875, outlawing “lewd and immoral” Chinese women, codified the bigotry directed at Asian women from their earliest migration to the US to today.

Mar 22, 2021 / Mari Uyehara

Sign Stop Asian Hate

Anti-Asian Violence in America Is Rooted in US Empire Anti-Asian Violence in America Is Rooted in US Empire

If we are to stop anti-Asian hatred in the United States, we must recognize how US foreign policy perpetuates it.

Mar 19, 2021 / Christine Ahn, Terry K Park, Kathleen Richards for The Nation

Massage Parlor Atlanta Shooting

A Mainstream Mass Murderer A Mainstream Mass Murderer

Emerging evidence about the Atlanta shooter paints a picture of young man imbued with distressingly common American ideas about race and gender.

Mar 19, 2021 / Jeet Heer

Governor Gavin Newsom Visits School To Highlight State's Reopening Efforts

The Campaign Against Gavin Newsom Sets Its Targets on Social Justice The Campaign Against Gavin Newsom Sets Its Targets on Social Justice

An effort to recall the California governor is aimed at blocking progress toward reducing wealth inequality and mass incarceration.

Mar 19, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

x