January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Born January 15, 1929: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Born
From 1961 until 1966, King published in The Nation an annual report on the progress of the civil-rights movement during the previous year. In this installment, "Hammer of Civil Rig...
Jan 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
What Americans Should Do After Charlie Hebdo What Americans Should Do After Charlie Hebdo
We must resist the push to increase surveillance and repeat the foreign policy mistakes of the past.
Jan 14, 2015 / The Editors
Against Easy Stories Against Easy Stories
Facile explanations for the massacre must be resisted.
Jan 14, 2015 / Laila Lalami
This Is the Key to Recovering Black Wealth in America This Is the Key to Recovering Black Wealth in America
America’s giant wealth disparity is driven by a history of racist redlining.
Jan 13, 2015 / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
The Charlie Hebdo ‘Hot Takes’ The Charlie Hebdo ‘Hot Takes’
What is it about horrific events that brings out horrific media coverage?
Jan 13, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Margaret Cho Can Be Hysterically Funny About Koreans—but She Wasn’t Last Night Margaret Cho Can Be Hysterically Funny About Koreans—but She Wasn’t Last Night
Yes, her schtick as a North Korean general was a gross bit of yellowface minstrelsy, but let’s remember her longer career.
Jan 12, 2015 / Richard Kim
Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’ Ava DuVernay: ‘Selma’ Is the ‘Vision of a Black Storyteller Undiluted’
The director explains why Selma matters now.
Jan 9, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Mychal Denzel Smith
Steve Scalise’s Defense Steve Scalise’s Defense
He spoke before he knew that group preached hate. That’s human error—cause for mild rebuke. Although the leader’s name does ring a bell, It might have been some other David Duke.
Jan 7, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas. We’ll Need an Economic Program to Make #BlackLivesMatter. Here Are Three Ideas.
In a country that has always used race to justify inequality, ending police brutality is just the start.
Jan 7, 2015 / Feature / Jesse A. Myerson and Mychal Denzel Smith
How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons How White Liberals Used Civil Rights to Create More Prisons
In their quest to wipe out extra-legal racial violence, white liberals created a system that continues to kill black people—legally.
Jan 6, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Vicky Osterweil