It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard It’s Time for Black Experts to Be Heard
Over a decade after the Great Recession, key institutions are still not listening to warnings from Black scholars on a range of issues. The time for excuses is over.
Feb 7, 2022 / Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
The NFL’s Shift on the Flores Lawsuit Betrays Its Vulnerability The NFL’s Shift on the Flores Lawsuit Betrays Its Vulnerability
A letter from Roger Goodell reveals a league that knows it could be in trouble.
Feb 7, 2022 / Dave Zirin
What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors What Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” Means to the Children of Survivors
On banning the book that changed what we talk about when we talk about the Holocaust.
Feb 4, 2022 / Linda Mannheim
The Police State Is Failing Officers Too The Police State Is Failing Officers Too
Alternatives to policing are critical to the health and safety of both overpoliced people, historically and predominantly Black and brown, and the police themselves.
Feb 3, 2022 / Scott Hechinger
Brian Flores Levels a Lawsuit Against the NFL for Discriminatory Practices Brian Flores Levels a Lawsuit Against the NFL for Discriminatory Practices
Everyone associated with the NFL should find the same courage as the former Miami Dolphins head coach—or the league will fall back into its racist sloth.
Feb 2, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Truth, Knowledge… ACTION! Truth, Knowledge… ACTION!
The American Museum of Natural History addresses American history.
Feb 2, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia The Hypocrisy of American Islamophobia
This country’s security agencies continue their laser focus on monitoring Muslim Americans, even as they grossly underestimate the threat from white supremacists.
Feb 1, 2022 / Juan Cole
Muhammad Ali Was Our Last Great American Hero Muhammad Ali Was Our Last Great American Hero
The American dream may be coming apart at the seams, but the glory of The Greatest is in full flower and still growing. Why?
Jan 31, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte
She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate. She Ran on a Platform of “Radical Love.” Now She’s Facing Radical Hate.
Harlem’s new city councilwoman is finally getting media attention—and death threats—for sending condolences to the family of a man accused of murdering two cops.
Jan 28, 2022 / Joan Walsh
The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory The GOP Dials Up Its Attacks on Critical Race Theory
The campaigns are focused on racially diverse communities with declining numbers of white students that are located in politically competitive districts.
Jan 28, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky