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The Whitelash Next Time

The Whitelash Next Time The Whitelash Next Time

Whenever the pendulum swings toward Black equality and full citizenship, white supremacy mounts a counteroffensive.

Sep 8, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals

Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals

The vast Black-white disparities in housing are the foundation of America’s systemic racial inequalities, and white folks of all political stripes are loath to upset the status quo...

Aug 7, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Protest

Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center Black Trans Lives Must Be Front and Center

Racist policing is particularly devastating for Black trans and gender-nonconforming people.

Jul 13, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

NYPD officers line bridge in riot gear

The Violence Didn’t Start With the Protests The Violence Didn’t Start With the Protests

Violence has been a constant throughout American history and is woven through countless American systems today.

Jun 12, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Artist creating a mural of Ahmaud Arbery

Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Understood White Freedom Perfectly

They saw themselves as entitled to police the movements, motivations, and ultimately, the right to exist of a black stranger.

May 15, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us The Coronavirus Reveals That the Stars Are Not Like Us

If there was ever a fourth wall dividing celebrities and the rest of us on social media, the quarantine has broken it.

Apr 3, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway

Glenn and Tracy McCarthy in their home with a pile of medical bills

Medical Bills Are Their Own Trauma Medical Bills Are Their Own Trauma

The administrative burden placed on patients has been ignored for far too long.

Mar 20, 2020 / Column / Natalie Shure

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.

Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again. Think Exotic Animals Are to Blame for the Coronavirus? Think Again.

Scientists have fingered bats and pangolins as potential sources of the virus, but the real blame lies elsewhere—with human assaults on the environment.

Feb 18, 2020 / Column / Sonia Shah

The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate

The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate The Center Is a Decaying Piece of Real Estate

And Bernie Sanders is the only candidate not clinging to it.

Feb 10, 2020 / Column / Shuja Haider

Man holds retrieves piece of rock from ocean

What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee? What Does It Mean to Be a Climate Refugee?

A recent ruling opens the door to new types of protected status.

Jan 30, 2020 / Column / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

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