Arizona Bans Ethnic Studies—Update Arizona Bans Ethnic Studies—Update
"Advocating ethnic solidarity" is now illegal in Arizona public schools.
May 12, 2010 / Jon Wiener
Lena Horne: Tireless Campaigner for Social and Economic Justice Lena Horne: Tireless Campaigner for Social and Economic Justice
Born into the civil rights struggle, the actress and singer had a long and remarkable history as an activist who sacrificed for the struggle against segregation and economic injust...
May 11, 2010 / John Nichols
Amnesty or Border Security? Amnesty or Border Security?
Washington editor Chris Hayes and Pat Buchanan debate immigration reform.
Apr 28, 2010 / Press Room
Not-Black by Default Not-Black by Default
Most people who appear phenotypically "black" don't play around when the government asks them to report their race.
Apr 22, 2010 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Progressives and the ‘Bitter’ White Nation Progressives and the ‘Bitter’ White Nation
Progressives can dismantle a centuries-old tool of oppression: pitting working-class whites against people of color. But we're missing the chance.
Mar 28, 2010 / Kai Wright
One Lump of Racism, or Two, With Your Tea? One Lump of Racism, or Two, With Your Tea?
GOP, Tea Partisans should honor Reagan, who said: "There is no room for racism, anti-Semitism, or other forms of ethnic and racial hatred in this country."
Mar 25, 2010 / John Nichols
Is this the Birth of a Nation? Is this the Birth of a Nation?
Tea party actions are an act of sedition not just racism.
Mar 23, 2010 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Health Reform Foes Scream N-Word at Civil Rights Icon Health Reform Foes Scream N-Word at Civil Rights Icon
"I haven't heard anything like this in 40, 45 years," says Congressman John Lewis. "Since the march to Selma, really."
Mar 20, 2010 / John Nichols
A Right to Life for the Living A Right to Life for the Living
African-American children face threats to their survival, and African-American women are confronted with challenges to their capacity to parent healthy children. But shaming misinf...
Mar 18, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Snipping at Immigrants’ Safety Net Snipping at Immigrants’ Safety Net
In search of a trifling 1.5 percent bite to take out of California's $20 billion budget gap, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed a cruel and short-sighted cut in public assista...
Feb 22, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel