Thoroughly Modern Milley Thoroughly Modern Milley
Critical Race Conditions. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of June 21.
Jun 25, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Yesterday’s Union-Busting Supreme Court Decision Was a Segregationist Throwback Yesterday’s Union-Busting Supreme Court Decision Was a Segregationist Throwback
The court’s decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid will reverberate throughout the labor movement and far beyond.
Jun 24, 2021 / Elie Mystal for The Nation
Is Performative Progress the Best Democrats Can Do on Voting Rights? Is Performative Progress the Best Democrats Can Do on Voting Rights?
So far, it seems like it. The apparent game plan requires patience, but that’s in short supply among progressives right now.
Jun 23, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Our Fathers Fought GOP Voter Suppression 70 Years Ago Our Fathers Fought GOP Voter Suppression 70 Years Ago
Cesar Chavez and Fred Ross Sr. knew it would take a movement to fight measures aimed at intimidating Latino voters. So they built one.
Jun 23, 2021 / Paul Chavez and Fred Ross Jr.
The Dangers of Working While Black on Wall Street The Dangers of Working While Black on Wall Street
Financial institutions say they’re committed to racial justice, but complaints of racism often backfire against those who raise them.
Jun 21, 2021 / Feature / Susan Antilla
Juneteenth and the Problem of American Freedom Juneteenth and the Problem of American Freedom
Of course, Juneteenth should be recognized as a Black holiday belonging to Black people. But this is not a day purely of joyful celebration.
Jun 19, 2021 / Anthony Conwright
Juneteenth Juneteenth
Jack the Reaper. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of June 14.
Jun 18, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Un-Critical Race Theory Un-Critical Race Theory
What if CRT’s conservative critics actually got what they want?
Jun 18, 2021 / Joshua Adams
Trump Toady Mark Meadows Is Running a Legal Group That Promotes White Rights Trump Toady Mark Meadows Is Running a Legal Group That Promotes White Rights
Along with Stephen Miller and others, Meadows is still making life hard for women and people of color. These Trumpists should be doing nothing but testifying in Congress, and the c...
Jun 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh
The United States’ First Civil Rights Movement The United States’ First Civil Rights Movement
A new history charts the radical agitation around Black rights and freedom back to the early nineteenth century.
Jun 16, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kellie Carter Jackson