Racism and Discrimination

Christopher Hasson

The Man With the SS Tattoo The Man With the SS Tattoo

How do we deal with the Nazis living among us?

Mar 14, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

Bail Out

The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans The TV Series Derailing Bail Reform in New Orleans

The tough-on-crime spin is undercutting the hard work of activists and criminal justice experts in the city.

Mar 14, 2019 / Emmeline Clein

Omar Talib

The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights The Ilhan Omar Affair Was a Victory for Social Movements and Palestinian Rights

The spirited defense of the freshman congresswoman against unfair attack was the result of years of grassroots organizing. But will it really change the entrenched status quo in Wa...

Mar 13, 2019 / Phyllis Bennis

Russell Westbrook

Could the Utah Jazz Be Turning a Corner? Could the Utah Jazz Be Turning a Corner?

A racist heckle and an unrepentant player, and maybe a light of progress. 

Mar 13, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Paul Manafort 2018

The Manafort Sentence Is a Lesson in White Privilege The Manafort Sentence Is a Lesson in White Privilege

But the solution isn’t to inflate sentences for wealthy white men—it’s to reduce sentences for poor people of color.

Mar 8, 2019 / Elie Mystal

Mass incarceration

Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Our Democracy in the Worst Ways Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Our Democracy in the Worst Ways

Congressman Mark Pocan just got the House to approve an end to Census counts that distort representation at local and state levels.

Mar 8, 2019 / John Nichols

Romania International Women's Day

What to Celebrate—and Mourn—This International Women’s Day What to Celebrate—and Mourn—This International Women’s Day

Over the last year, women’s rights took one step back, and two steps forward.

Mar 8, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Chaldean Iraqis protest ICE

ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities ICE Is Terrorizing Iraqi-American Communities

The immigration-enforcement agency has launched a deportation campaign involving coercion, “demonstrably false” court declarations, and outright lies.

Mar 8, 2019 / Chris Gelardi

‘A New Horror’: Sikh Men Go on Hunger Strike in ICE Custody

‘A New Horror’: Sikh Men Go on Hunger Strike in ICE Custody ‘A New Horror’: Sikh Men Go on Hunger Strike in ICE Custody

We watched one hunger striker, seemingly on the brink of death, collapse in front of us.

Mar 7, 2019 / Margaret Brown Vega and Nathan Craig

Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020

Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020 Sherrod Brown Talks About Populism, Work, Health Care, War… and 2020

He’s repeatedly won elections as a pro-labor, anti-war advocate for civil rights and civil liberties in Ohio, where Democrats have increasingly failed. Could he win the presidency?

Mar 6, 2019 / Feature / John Nichols

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