Racism and Discrimination

Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles

Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie Our ‘Racial Reckoning’ Is Turning Out to Be a White Lie

Black demands for full citizenship are being treated as entitlement and calls for racial accountability redefined as white persecution.

Jul 19, 2021 / Column / Kali Holloway

The Hometown Heroes parade

How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy How Capitalism Invented the Care Economy

This is what’s missing from the new conversation about care work.

Jul 16, 2021 / Premilla Nadasen

Gattaca

Which Is the More Prescient Dystopia? ‘Gattaca’ or ‘Parable of the Sower’ Which Is the More Prescient Dystopia? ‘Gattaca’ or ‘Parable of the Sower’

Is it the 1997 film starring Ethan Hawke or is it Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 novel?

Jul 16, 2021 / The Debate / David M. Perry and Niela Orr

US President Joe Biden

Is a War With China Inevitable? Is a War With China Inevitable?

The statements coming out of the Department of Defense and the upper ranks of Congress these days make it seem that way.

Jul 15, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

In the Image of Jonestown

In the Image of Jonestown In the Image of Jonestown

In our flattened historical imagination, pictures of atrocity and those of progress can coincide in unsettling ways.

Jul 15, 2021 / Feature / Jay Caspian Kang

What Will Be the Language of Our Digital Future?

What Will Be the Language of Our Digital Future? What Will Be the Language of Our Digital Future?

Without online diversity, only a handful of people will dictate the fate of the world.

Jul 15, 2021 / Feature / Nanjala Nyabola

In Utopia, I Never Have to Write About Immigration Again

In Utopia, I Never Have to Write About Immigration Again In Utopia, I Never Have to Write About Immigration Again

In a world without borders, migrants can be people—and migrant artists can, perhaps, be free.

Jul 15, 2021 / Feature / Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

Biden Is Not Meeting the Moment on Voting Rights

Biden Is Not Meeting the Moment on Voting Rights Biden Is Not Meeting the Moment on Voting Rights

A passionate speech is no match for the GOP’s commitment to voter suppression and election subversion.

Jul 14, 2021 / Joan Walsh

John Lewis: ‘Never Be Afraid to Make Noise…’

John Lewis: ‘Never Be Afraid to Make Noise…’ John Lewis: ‘Never Be Afraid to Make Noise…’

“And get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”

Jul 14, 2021 / OppArt / Jarrett Becke

Mother of James De la Rosa places flowers on her son's grave

The Violence of Latinx Erasure Starts With Undercounting Victims The Violence of Latinx Erasure Starts With Undercounting Victims

The systematic deletion of Latinx people by government databases, media organizations, and Hollywood has enabled killer cops, inhumane immigration policies, and more.

Jul 14, 2021 / Roberto Lovato

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