Lebron James and the Perils of Walking the Fence Lebron James and the Perils of Walking the Fence
The uproar around NBA star Lebron James's recent comments about race and racism highlight the fact that you don't raise such concerns without paying a price.
Oct 4, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Students and Teachers Rally Around Ethnic Studies Students and Teachers Rally Around Ethnic Studies
A house bill was passed in Arizona last spring banning ethnic studies classes like African American history and Chicano studies. This week, students and teachers across the country...
Oct 1, 2010 / Braden Goyette
Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks
Can the Texas Board of Education use its purchasing power to determine how Islam is portrayed in your state's textbooks?
Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
Invisible Arab-Americans Invisible Arab-Americans
It's long past time for us to recognize Arab- and Muslim-Americans as an integral part of America's complexity.
Sep 23, 2010 / Alia Malek
The Problem With Peretz The Problem With Peretz
With Marty Peretz, the problem is not a single racist statement, it's a lifetime of them.
Sep 23, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
Islamophobia, European-Style Islamophobia, European-Style
In the George W. Bush years, there was little political capital in scapegoating Muslims. Now, apparently, there's a lot.
Sep 23, 2010 / Column / Gary Younge
Overcoming the Hurdles to College as a Navajo Student Overcoming the Hurdles to College as a Navajo Student
A college degree shouldn't have to seem out of reach for American Indian young people—and they shouldn't have to compromise their cultural heritage in the process, either.
Sep 20, 2010 / Candace Bogody
Slide Show: Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance Slide Show: Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance
Emotions ran high in lower Manhattan on September 11, 2010, with two competing protests—separated by a few city blocks and tight lines of police—debating the fate of th…
Sep 14, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
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Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance Rally Against Islamic Center Sullies Day of Remembrance
A rally in opposition to the proposed Islamic center in lower Manhattan marred what should have been a day of remembrance and reflection with disturbing outbursts of racism and mis...
Sep 14, 2010 / Braden Goyette and Michael Tracey
What Are Words Worth? What Are Words Worth?
Speech is not the only, or even the most powerful, conduit of racial liberation—or racial oppression.
Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry