Racism and Discrimination

The Danger of White Student Unions

The Danger of White Student Unions The Danger of White Student Unions

The complexities of racial tensions on campus are too many and the stakes too high to allow white student unions at universities.

Sep 11, 2013 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli and StudentNation

Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance

Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance Not a Game: How the NYPD Uses Sports for Surveillance

The NYPD’s extensive monitoring of Arab and South Asian sports events has put a big question mark over the reasoning behind the department’s own sponsored leagues.

Sep 10, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Is America’s Militia Movement on the Rise?

Is America’s Militia Movement on the Rise? Is America’s Militia Movement on the Rise?

Up an unpaved Idaho road, self-styled “patriots” gather to plan and train in close-quarters battle.

Sep 9, 2013 / Leonard Zeskind and Devin Burghart

A Lesson on Racism for Mayor Bloomberg

A Lesson on Racism for Mayor Bloomberg A Lesson on Racism for Mayor Bloomberg

The outgoing mayor called a Democratic candidate’s campaign racist. Here’s why he’s wrong. 

Sep 9, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

How Not to Talk to White Parents

How Not to Talk to White Parents How Not to Talk to White Parents

What was a developing national conversation about race is fast vanishing. 

Sep 3, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece

Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn sues activist for libel.

Sep 2, 2013 / Maria Margaronis

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly lost big: a federal court ruling and a new law ban the racial profiling that undergirds the discriminatory practice. 

Aug 28, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Race-Baiting of America

The Race-Baiting of America The Race-Baiting of America

The tragic murder of Australian student Christopher Lane is being exploited by the right to stoke fears of a race war.

Aug 28, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges

On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges

“We’re seeing a new upsurge in the civil rights movement,” activists say.

Aug 24, 2013 / Ari Berman

WATCH: Cornel West, Gary Younge & Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor In Conversation

WATCH: Cornel West, Gary Younge & Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor In Conversation WATCH: Cornel West, Gary Younge & Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor In Conversation

A panel discussion on the legacy of King's "Dream" speech.

Aug 24, 2013 / The Nation

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