A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia
An American MA student, of Pakistani descent, was flagged by a Southwest Airlines crew member as “suspicious” and kicked off the plane, all for saying "I've got t...
Apr 18, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings
The Cross of Redemption tells the story of James Baldwin as a working writer: casual, lax and preachy, but also honest, angry and brilliant.
Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Elias Altman
Axis of Fundamentalism: Gainesville to Mazar-i-Sharif Axis of Fundamentalism: Gainesville to Mazar-i-Sharif
With all due respect to the First Amendment, we need to be careful about incendiary public speech.
Apr 7, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Melissa Harris-Perry on the Demonization of Public Services Melissa Harris-Perry on the Demonization of Public Services
Republicans have created popular anxiety about public services by linking them with highly stigmatized members of our society.
Apr 6, 2011 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Remembering Manning Remembering Manning
A tribute to the recently departed scholar Manning Marable, by a close friend.
Apr 4, 2011 / Bill Fletcher Jr.
The Great Wells of Manning Marable The Great Wells of Manning Marable
Manning Marable did more than encourage us. He made a way for us.
Apr 3, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Are We All Black Americans Now? Are We All Black Americans Now?
More and more Americans are learning what it feels like to be unsafe and unprotected. In other words, they're learning what it's like to be black.
Mar 30, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Bring the No-Fly Zone Home to Arizona Bring the No-Fly Zone Home to Arizona
Could Obama and his supporters take a break from celebrating so-called no-fly zones—and take a look at what’s happening in Arizona?
Mar 30, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Cleveland, Texas and Gender Jim Crow Cleveland, Texas and Gender Jim Crow
In the wake of national scrutiny over the rape of an 11-year-old girl, African-Americans in Cleveland espoused the same moral exceptions that white Southerners used to excuse lynch...
Mar 29, 2011 / William Jelani Cobb
FIRE, Alexandra Wallace, and Defending Offensive Speech FIRE, Alexandra Wallace, and Defending Offensive Speech
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education inappropriately editorializes a racist video posted by a UCLA student.
Mar 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston