Racism and Discrimination

Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder

Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder Germany Struggles to Respond to Racist Mass Murder

Is it any wonder, when radical right ideas are no longer confined to the margins, but have become normalized?

Feb 21, 2020 / Jordan Stancil

Trump rally in central Pennsylvania

If Progressives Want to Win, They’ll Have to Talk About White Supremacy If Progressives Want to Win, They’ll Have to Talk About White Supremacy

Racial resentment gives Trump his power. It’s time for Sanders and Warren to call it out.

Feb 21, 2020 / Steve Phillips

Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class

Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class Democrats Must Reject Not Just a Billionaire but the Billionaire Class

Sanders is right that the party cannot surrender to “a corrupt political system bought by billionaires like Mr. Bloomberg.”

Feb 20, 2020 / John Nichols

Bloomberg Is Too Rich for His Own Good

Bloomberg Is Too Rich for His Own Good Bloomberg Is Too Rich for His Own Good

It turns out that almost a half-billion dollars of campaign spending can’t make you warm, smart, or likable on the debate stage. What happens now?

Feb 20, 2020 / Joan Walsh

TS Candii speaks at New York state Capitol

The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’ The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’

New laws, coupled with older ones, form a web of constraints that marginalize trans people.

Feb 19, 2020 / Karina Piser

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Stand up for immigrant justice!

Feb 18, 2020 / no-paywall / NationAction

Bloomfield High School athletes Terry Miller, second from left, and Andraya Yearwood, far left, compete in the 55-meter dash at the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet in New Haven, Connecticut, February 2019.

In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.

Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Members of the activist group Rise And Resist gather in silent protest

Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities

First, they came for the immigrants…

Feb 18, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Audia Jones

Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas

Disappointed in her old boss, a former district attorney is running to be the Harris County district attorney on one of the most progressive platforms of 2020.

Feb 17, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

Demonstrators at a rally

The America We Want to Be The America We Want to Be

We shouldn’t let Trump’s war on immigrants deplete our capacity for compassion.

Feb 17, 2020 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami

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