Racism and Discrimination

House And Senate Democrats Unveil Policing Reform And Equal Justice Legislation

The Mass Movement That Never Came The Mass Movement That Never Came

Four years after the “Summer of George Floyd,” the political climate has cooled.

Aug 27, 2024 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.

Vice President Kamala Harris

With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared

What Trump assumed barely a month ago would be an essentially uncontested victory has been transformed into his worst nightmare.

Aug 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane

A pro-Palestinian protest on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy

The Democratic convention’s giddy vibe shift is shadowed by ongoing war and a failure to hear Palestinian voices.

Aug 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Former US first lady Michelle Obama arrives to speak during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.

Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics Michelle Obama Is a Master of Politics Because She Hates Politics

The former first lady delivers an emotional barnstormer that reaches beyond ideology.

Aug 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer

I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968

I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968 I Saw Racist Candidate George Wallace in 1968

…and I see racist candidate Trump in 2024. We’re not going back!

Aug 21, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party Shawn Fain, Raphael Warnock, and AOC Emerge as the Future of the Democratic Party

The convention in Chicago is both a forum for past fights and a showcase of tomorrow’s stars.

Aug 20, 2024 / Jeet Heer

“Every Day I Think It Could Not Get Worse”

“Every Day I Think It Could Not Get Worse” “Every Day I Think It Could Not Get Worse”

“But it does.”

Aug 16, 2024 / Steve Brodner

Former US president Donald Trump greets US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance as they attend their first campaign rally together.

Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground

The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.

Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Anti-migration protesters throw chunks of concrete outside the Holiday Inn Express Hotel, which is housing asylum seekers on August 4, 2024, in Rotherham, United Kingdom.

Facing Far-Right Riots, Britain’s History—Good and Bad—Repeats Itself Facing Far-Right Riots, Britain’s History—Good and Bad—Repeats Itself

Days of anti-immigrant violence across the United Kingdom were met with powerful anti-racist resistance after a tragedy left the country reeling.

Aug 9, 2024 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem

Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem Artists Uplift and Celebrate in Harlem

The GrandScale Mural Project on 125th Street.

Aug 7, 2024 / OppArt / Evan Bishop

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