Racism and Discrimination

How Can No One Be to Blame for Tamir Rice’s Death?

How Can No One Be to Blame for Tamir Rice’s Death? How Can No One Be to Blame for Tamir Rice’s Death?

The Cleveland police officer who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice will face no state criminal charges.

Dec 29, 2015 / Dani McClain

Graduate workers and supporters rally around Grant Mao at Yale University, December 8, 2015.

Who’s Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis on Campus? Unions. Who’s Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis on Campus? Unions.

Grant Mao wanted to get back on track. Yale wanted to get rid of him.

Dec 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen

December 24, 1865: The Ku Klux Klan Is Formed

December 24, 1865: The Ku Klux Klan Is Formed December 24, 1865: The Ku Klux Klan Is Formed

“If they are so demoralized that they go on robbing, and murdering, and ‘Kukluxing’ each other, we cannot interfere effectively, and had better not interfere at a...

Dec 24, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Barack Obama

Obama Tells the Truth About Race, and the Right Explodes Obama Tells the Truth About Race, and the Right Explodes

And people wonder why he doesn’t talk more about race relations.

Dec 21, 2015 / Joan Walsh

Baltimore police

The Biggest Threat to American Public Safety Is the American Police State The Biggest Threat to American Public Safety Is the American Police State

Welcome to Cop Land, where the police make all the rules.

Dec 21, 2015 / Matthew Harwood

Senator Lindsey Graham

With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still

The candidate who called out Trump’s bigotry is now out of the running.

Dec 21, 2015 / John Nichols

Memorial for Sandra Bland

The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up

As in Ferguson, Waller County and Prairie View are choking residents with court fees in order to fill their coffers in a state without income tax.

Dec 18, 2015 / Debbie Nathan

Yale Race

What I Learned This Semester at Yale What I Learned This Semester at Yale

Students of color are not separatists practicing identity politics—they are fed up with false histories and a false present.

Dec 17, 2015 / StudentNation / Daniel Judt

A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis.

The One Thing Almost All Terrorist Acts Have in Common The One Thing Almost All Terrorist Acts Have in Common

Instead of giving into bigotry and fear, Americans should direct their outrage at the gun industry and the politicians in its pocket.

Dec 17, 2015 / The Editors

A man carries a child as migrants and refugees arrive on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Lesbos island, Greece.

’Tis the Season to Give—Generously ’Tis the Season to Give—Generously

You might not have heard of these hardworking organizations—but they are doing great work, and could do more with your support.

Dec 17, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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