Racism and Discrimination

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A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic

And the officials in charge of fixing the situation seem more interested in privatization than accountability.

Sep 7, 2023 / Makani Themba

Fighting Sexism in Spain Fighting Sexism in Spain

Spanish soccer federation President Luis Rubiales’s forcibly kissing star player Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup generated widespread support for Hermoso and reinvigorated t...

Sep 6, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Jewish children in the Soviet Union’s youth movement in Minsk.

The Saga of the Pale and Soviet Jews The Saga of the Pale and Soviet Jews

The trials and tribulations of a tumultuous period.

Sep 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Bela Shayevich

Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed? Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed?

Around 90 percent of domestic workers in Massachusetts did not seek help when their rights were violated. "If we have a law that nobody knows, that means nobody is using it."

Sep 6, 2023 / StudentNation / Nicholas Miller

Port-au-Prince residents evacuate the city in a truck

The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti

After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee.

Sep 1, 2023 / Amy Wilentz

vivek ramaswamy speaks at FOX news republican primary debate

The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game

While the emerging GOP star benefits from the right’s version of affirmative action, his ugly response to the Jacksonville shootings shows the cost—and constraints—of his strategy.

Aug 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington

Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60 Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60

King offered Americans the choice between acting in accordance with the constitution and resistance—often violent—to change. In many ways, we face the same choice today.

Aug 28, 2023 / Eric Foner

Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People? Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People?

It started as a crisis among white people. But now that overdoses are surging in Black and Brown communities, government is failing to invest in the healthcare-based approaches tha...

Aug 28, 2023 / Helena Hansen, Jules Netherland, and David Herzberg

Amanda Moore poses with a Donald Trump statue at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla.

Undercover With the New Alt-Right Undercover With the New Alt-Right

For 11 months, I pretended to be a far-right extremist. I discovered a radical youth movement trying to infiltrate the Republican Party.

Aug 22, 2023 / Feature / Amanda Moore

houses, neighborhood destroyed by lahaina hawaii fires

A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough

Justice demands a return of control over public resources like land and water to the people of Hawai'i.

Aug 21, 2023 / Kaniela Ing

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A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic

Fighting Sexism in Spain Fighting Sexism in Spain

The Saga of the Pale and Soviet Jews The Saga of the Pale and Soviet Jews

Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed? Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed?

The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti

The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game

Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60 Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60

Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People? Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People?

Undercover With the New Alt-Right Undercover With the New Alt-Right

A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough

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A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic A Year Later, the Water Crisis in Jackson Has Gone From Acute to Chronic

Fighting Sexism in Spain Fighting Sexism in Spain

The Saga of the Pale and Soviet Jews The Saga of the Pale and Soviet Jews

Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed? Domestic Worker Bills of Rights Have Passed Across the Country. What Has Changed?

The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti

The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game

Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60 Martin Luther King’s Dream at 60

Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People? Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People?

Undercover With the New Alt-Right Undercover With the New Alt-Right

A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough