How Antidiscrimination Law Fails Black Mothers How Antidiscrimination Law Fails Black Mothers
Title VII’s short period for filing a complaint harms one of the very populations the law is meant to protect: pregnant or nursing mothers—especially mothers of color.
Apr 13, 2021 / Alison Wellford
A Plea to President Biden to Stop Perpetuating Racist Tax Policy A Plea to President Biden to Stop Perpetuating Racist Tax Policy
Even if the president managed to vanquish racism in every other part of government, failing to address its role in our tax system would be a tragedy.
Apr 13, 2021 / Steven Dean
What’s Up in D.C.: The House Judiciary Committee Holds a Historic Session on Reparations This Week What’s Up in D.C.: The House Judiciary Committee Holds a Historic Session on Reparations This Week
The House Judiciary Committee will, on Wednesday, hold the first-ever markup for a plan to develop reparations proposals for African Americans. At the session, the committee will t…
Apr 12, 2021 / John Nichols
Ramsey Clark’s Choices Ramsey Clark’s Choices
The former attorney general, who died April 9, remained true to his principles.
Apr 12, 2021 / Stephen Gillers
Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline Biden Has a Chance to End the Jail-to-Deportation Pipeline
But the immigration reform bill currently making its way through Congress carries over punitive policies from previous administrations.
Apr 12, 2021 / Carla Gomez, Hena Mansori, and Sophia Gurulé
Covid: Drawn from Experience Covid: Drawn from Experience
A short animated documentary.
Apr 12, 2021 / OppArt / Rafe Scobey Thal and Luca Valente
McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery McConnell Has No Trouble With Corporate Speech—as Long as It Takes the Form of Bribery
The minority leader has a problem with corporations that call out Jim Crow voting restrictions. But he’s still happy to take their dirty money,
Apr 9, 2021 / John Nichols
Fatal Instincts Fatal Instincts
Unproud. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of April 5.
Apr 9, 2021 / Steve Brodner
In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach
The runoff this Sunday will determine not only who will be president—Andrés Arauz or Guillermo Lasso—but also whether Ecuador will continue to lead the fight against elite financia...
Apr 9, 2021 / Greg Grandin
Rising Tides Rising Tides
Ignoring climate change leaves us at sea.
Apr 9, 2021 / OppArt / Mirko Ilic