Racism and Discrimination

Does Kathy Hochul Really Want to Go Down With Hector LaSalle’s Sinking Ship?

Does Kathy Hochul Really Want to Go Down With Hector LaSalle’s Sinking Ship? Does Kathy Hochul Really Want to Go Down With Hector LaSalle’s Sinking Ship?

The governor’s stubborn embrace of her pick for chief judge has already revealed some troubling truths about her political instincts—and beliefs.

Jan 19, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Frederick Douglass 1818–1895

Frederick Douglass 1818–1895 Frederick Douglass 1818–1895

An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.

Jan 17, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dream rooted in action.

Jan 16, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Norman Fruchter by the ocean.

Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity

Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.

Jan 13, 2023 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman

Ron DeSantis holding up HB7

Florida Man Calls the Thought Police Florida Man Calls the Thought Police

Governor Ron DeSantis’s attacks on race scholarship could have terrifying long-term impacts on policy, economics, and the law.

Jan 11, 2023 / Victor Ray

Kanye West in a black hoodie

Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It Ye Is a Right-Wing Tool—and Black People Know It

Anti-Semitic hatred has become entangled with many other forms of hatred; Ye is carrying water for all of them.

Jan 10, 2023 / Column / Kali Holloway

Karl-Marx-Hof, a community owned apartment building in Vienna, Austria

Reflections on Vienna’s Social Housing Model From Tenant Advocates Reflections on Vienna’s Social Housing Model From Tenant Advocates

I participated in a 50-person delegation that toured Vienna's social housing developments last fall. What we saw should make Americans rethink how we approach housing.

Jan 5, 2023 / Oksana Mironova

Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard

Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard Why the Godfather of Human Rights Is Not Welcome at Harvard

Kenneth Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a fellowship at the Kennedy School. The reason? Israel.

Jan 5, 2023 / Feature / Michael Massing

Country of Immigrants?

Country of Immigrants? Country of Immigrants?

The US immigration system is broken.

Jan 4, 2023 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz and Felipe Galindo

What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet

What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet What I Learned From the Darkest Corners of the Internet

There’s no path out of our strange, increasingly conspiratorial moment, filled with viral lies and rampant disinformation, without rewriting the algorithms governing our lives.

Dec 27, 2022 / Andy Kroll

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