I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society
As the pandemic wanes, and I have to leave the safety of my whiteness-free castle, I know that racism is going to come roaring back into my daily life.
Mar 23, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Who’s Having a ‘Bad Day’? Who’s Having a ‘Bad Day’?
The outrage over hate crimes excused.
Mar 23, 2021 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette
Netanyahu Is Letting Israel’s Fascists Enter by the Front Door Netanyahu Is Letting Israel’s Fascists Enter by the Front Door
A follower of Meir Kahane may join the government this week. And the Biden administration has had nothing to say about it.
Mar 23, 2021 / James Zogby
On Voting Rights, Ted Cruz Tells the Truth for Once On Voting Rights, Ted Cruz Tells the Truth for Once
Expanded voter access benefits Democrats. So Cruz is telling GOP leaders they must stop it.
Mar 23, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Vilifying China Puts a Bull’s-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans Vilifying China Puts a Bull’s-Eye on the Backs of Asian Americans
Biden may reject Trump’s hateful language, but he is continuing his predecessor’s dangerous “tough on China” approach.
Mar 23, 2021 / Mae Ngai
Ami Ayalon’s Political Journey Ami Ayalon’s Political Journey
In Friendly Fire, the former Shin Bet director offers two narratives—one of the story that Israel tells the world, the other of the story Israel tries not to tell the world.
Mar 23, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh
The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration The Roots of the Atlanta Shooting Go Back to the First Law Restricting Immigration
The Page Act of 1875, outlawing “lewd and immoral” Chinese women, codified the bigotry directed at Asian women from their earliest migration to the US to today.
Mar 22, 2021 / Mari Uyehara
Gangs Rule the Streets of Jovenel Moïse’s Haiti Gangs Rule the Streets of Jovenel Moïse’s Haiti
A whole country has been kidnapped by a bloodthirsty, money-hungry cabal. And how does the US State Department respond? By calling for “dialogue.”
Mar 22, 2021 / Amy Wilentz
Why ‘Due Process’ Isn’t a Solution to the Cuomo Allegations Why ‘Due Process’ Isn’t a Solution to the Cuomo Allegations
And why an apparent generational divide over the governor’s fate is more complicated than it looks.
Mar 22, 2021 / Alexandra Brodsky