Racism and Discrimination

Sinead O'Connor performs on Rock Torhout, Torhout, Belgium, on July 7, 1990.

Sinead O'Connor Began Singing Her Black Lives Matter Anthem in 1990 Sinead O'Connor Began Singing Her Black Lives Matter Anthem in 1990

Sinéad O’Connor explained the point of her career in her 2021 memoir: “Everyone wants a pop star. See? But I am a protest singer.” And her protests were epic. After O’Connor’s deat…

Jul 28, 2023 / John Nichols

Basel Adra

I Was Detained by Israeli Soldiers for Reporting on Settler Violence I Was Detained by Israeli Soldiers for Reporting on Settler Violence

They blindfolded and detained me after I refused to turn over my recording of a settler attack on the West Bank.

Jul 19, 2023 / Basel Adra

Far right 'European Brotherhood' protesters hold a banner as they pose at a rally in Saint-Brevin-les Pins, western France on February 25, 2023, held to protest against the establishment of a reception center for migrants.

A Far-Right Fire Is Blazing Across France A Far-Right Fire Is Blazing Across France

Extremist groups are becoming more emboldened—and more violent—all over the country.

Jul 19, 2023 / Phineas Rueckert

Mead Memorial Chapel Middlebury College

A Vermont College Removed the Name of a Eugenicist From Its Campus. Is That Enough? A Vermont College Removed the Name of a Eugenicist From Its Campus. Is That Enough?

The former “Mead Memorial Chapel” was renamed by the Middlebury College Board of Trustees. Now, the university has a chance to teach about its role in the eugenics movement.

Jul 19, 2023 / StudentNation / Rachel Lu

Capitol Insurrection

The US Military Has an Extremism Problem The US Military Has an Extremism Problem

Ideological zealotry is disruptive wherever it takes root, even if it never erupts into violence, but it’s particularly chilling inside the military.

Jul 19, 2023 / Nan Levinson

Colin Kaepernick onstage at ACLU dinner

Colin Kaepernick’s Defense of Black Studies Colin Kaepernick’s Defense of Black Studies

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback tells Dave Zirin why he’s raising the alarm about government attacks on Black history.

Jul 19, 2023 / Q&A / Dave Zirin

The Wall

The Wall The Wall

Inhumanity at the US-Mexico border, 2023.

Jul 17, 2023 / OppArt / Laurie Smith

Bernard Winn speaking

Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism With Rice

Out of the soil of rural Louisiana, a new model for food, farming, and restorative economics.

Jul 17, 2023 / Laura Flanders

Sen. Tommy Tuberville looks into the distance at the Capitol

Just Because Senator Tommy Tuberville Is Stupid Doesn’t Mean He’s Not Dangerous Just Because Senator Tommy Tuberville Is Stupid Doesn’t Mean He’s Not Dangerous

His comments on white nationalism spring from the desire for a Proud Boys army.

Jul 14, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Students enter the Admissions Building on the campus of Harvard University n Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The White Media Has Missed a Key Part of the Affirmative Action Ruling The White Media Has Missed a Key Part of the Affirmative Action Ruling

The upshot isn’t just that colleges must end affirmative action but that they’ll have to cut Black enrollment to avoid lawsuits questioning their compliance with the decision.

Jul 12, 2023 / Elie Mystal

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