Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America Claudia Rankine’s Dialogue With America
In Just Us, the poet offers a searing assessment of racism and loneliness in today’s America. But while she’s pessimistic about the present, she’s also hopeful about the future.
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again American History Is Getting Whitewashed, Again
As demands for racial justice grow, Trump is pushing historical mythmaking into high gear.
Oct 2, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation How Kendrick Lamar Became the Voice of a Generation
A conversation with Marcus J. Moore about his cultural biography of Lamar and the L.A. rapper’s impact on Black America.
Sep 30, 2020 / Q&A / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’ ‘We Are Civilization’s Anchor. We Are the Compass for Humanity and Conscience.’
In the midst of death, thinking about life, art, the water’s edge, and Paul Robeson.
Sep 16, 2020 / Something Is Happening Here / Aja Beech
The Looter Is the Most Misunderstood Figure in American Politics The Looter Is the Most Misunderstood Figure in American Politics
A conversation with Vicky Osterweil about misconceptions around the politics of looting and its radical tradition.
Sep 3, 2020 / Q&A / Stephen Kearse
How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America How Federal Housing Programs Failed Black America
In Race for Profit, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor shows how even those housing policies that sought to create more Black homeowners were stymied by racism and a determination to shr...
Aug 25, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcia Chatelain
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
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
Julian Bond’s Life in Protest and Politics Julian Bond’s Life in Protest and Politics
A new collection of essays demonstrates how the civil rights icon’s thinking evolved amid the upheavals of the 20th century.
Aug 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II
A Lethal Traffic Stop in Georgia A Lethal Traffic Stop in Georgia
A miniature army was dispatched to deal with one man. Only the police know what really happened.