Racism and Discrimination

Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm

Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm

Editor’s note: To mark the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are presenting once again this slide show of images and recollections, first published on August 26, 201…

Aug 26, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans...

Aug 26, 2010 / Press Room

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings

Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The ...

Aug 26, 2010 / Frontline

The Terrorists Win

The Terrorists Win The Terrorists Win

Nine years after 9/11, hatred of Islam has infected many Americans. How else can we explain the opposition to an Islamic community center two blocks away from where the attacks too...

Aug 25, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

Commentary: Robin Templeton on ‘Anchor Baby’ Baiting Commentary: Robin Templeton on ‘Anchor Baby’ Baiting

Any semblance of serious deliberation on immigration in Washington has degenerated into a racially charged assault on the children of undocumented immigrants.

Aug 19, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia America Plagued by Periodic Paranoia

Our country has a pattern of losing its mind over issues that later turn out to be insignificant.

Aug 17, 2010 / Press Room

Obama, The Right and Race

Obama, The Right and Race Obama, The Right and Race

Missing from Alterman's historical analysis is the Republicans' canny exploitation of racial resentment.

Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Salim Muwakkil

Conversation: A.C. Thompson and Jacques Morial on Post-Katrina Police Violence Conversation: A.C. Thompson and Jacques Morial on Post-Katrina Police Violence

In the anarchic days after Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans police department were responsible for much of the deadly violence.

Aug 11, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

Mosque Mania Mosque Mania

There is a distinct creepiness to the controversy now raging around a proposed Islamic cultural center in Lower Manhattan.

Aug 10, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury

The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics

The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics

The right is using the internet and social networking sites to make stuff up about undocumented immigrants. On The Rachel Maddow Show, Melissa Harris-Lacewell asks why the left isn...

Aug 5, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show

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