Racism and Discrimination

The Color of Contagion

The Color of Contagion The Color of Contagion

The pandemic has intensified racial disparities. We have to address them without reinforcing them.

Aug 24, 2020 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams

How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action

How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action

In the coming days, the DOJ will borrow a page from the conservative playbook and likely sue Yale for violating the rights of white and Asian students.

Aug 24, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out

73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out 73 Days Until We Can Vote Him Out

Nearly 20,000 false claims since 2017 that are costing lives.

Aug 22, 2020 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield

Missing Persons

Missing Persons Missing Persons

Mounting toll.  Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of August 17.

Aug 21, 2020 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner

A woman holds a large piece of cardboard above her head, with the words

How to Dismantle White Supremacy How to Dismantle White Supremacy

To end systemic racism, the country needs a comprehensive racial justice program even more sweeping than the Marshall Plan.

Aug 21, 2020 / Editorial / Barbara Smith

Margaret Sanger

Canceling Margaret Sanger Only Helps Abortion Opponents Canceling Margaret Sanger Only Helps Abortion Opponents

When Planned Parenthood took the name of the organization’s founder off its flagship clinic in Manhattan, they bought into anti-choice propaganda. 

Aug 20, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Please Mr. Postman

Please Mr. Postman Please Mr. Postman

Trump keeps pushing a false argument on vote-by-mail fraud in the upcoming election in November.

Aug 20, 2020 / OppArt / Hooked Hands

Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats

Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats Milwaukee Has a Lot to Teach Joe Biden and the Democrats

Representative Gwen Moore spoke of a “city where blood was shed for labor rights, where a fugitive slave was freed from prison, where women’s right to vote was first ratified.”

Aug 19, 2020 / John Nichols

Daddying, Celebrating Black Fathers

Daddying, Celebrating Black Fathers Daddying, Celebrating Black Fathers

Black Lives Matter, every day.

Aug 18, 2020 / OppArt / Tau Battice

Bernie Sanders on How He’ll Rally Progressives

Bernie Sanders on How He’ll Rally Progressives Bernie Sanders on How He’ll Rally Progressives

In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the Vermont senator says backing Biden/Harris is the start of their work, not the finish.

Aug 17, 2020 / John Nichols

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