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Kids participate in a D.C. Black Lives Matter protest

From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family

We need to do more than prevent bias in our kids—we need to live our values here and now.

Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Courtney E. Martin

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

Parenting as a Radical Act of Love Parenting as a Radical Act of Love

In our special issue, we consider the ways in which parenthood can push us to recognize our interdependence and spur us to fight harder for justice and equality.

Mar 8, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Emily Douglas

Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?

Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy? Democrats Can Win in Ohio. Will They Choose the Right Strategy?

They must recreate the multiracial coalition that succeeded last year in Georgia and Arizona—and twice won the Buckeye State for Obama.

Mar 4, 2021 / Steve Phillips

New York City and the Persistence of the Atlantic Slave Trade

New York City and the Persistence of the Atlantic Slave Trade New York City and the Persistence of the Atlantic Slave Trade

Even after slave trade was banned, the United States and New York City, in particular, were complicit in allowing it to persist.

Feb 24, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne

Voting Sticker

The GOP’s 2022 Strategy: Voter Suppression or Bust The GOP’s 2022 Strategy: Voter Suppression or Bust

After failing to suppress enough Black votes to steal the 2020 election, Republicans are preparing for a heist the next time around.

Feb 22, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

We Need a Racial Reckoning to Save Democracy

We Need a Racial Reckoning to Save Democracy We Need a Racial Reckoning to Save Democracy

We must undergo a truth and reconciliation process in order to establish a new civic consensus.

Feb 17, 2021 / Megan Ming Francis and Deepak Bhargava

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System How Progressive District Attorneys Are Leading the Charge to Fix Our Broken Justice System

From Philadelphia to Portsmouth, Va., the successes are piling up.

Feb 9, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Letters From the February 8/15, 2021, Issue Letters From the February 8/15, 2021, Issue

No hope or change… An open question… It’s time… Fly high, comrade… Higher math…

Jan 26, 2021 / Letters / Our Readers

No Excuses: Biden Can Help End Racist Police Violence—From Day 1

No Excuses: Biden Can Help End Racist Police Violence—From Day 1 No Excuses: Biden Can Help End Racist Police Violence—From Day 1

The incoming president said Black Lives Matter. Now it’s time for him to prove he means it.

Jan 8, 2021 / Column / Elie Mystal

How Biden Can Support Black America

How Biden Can Support Black America How Biden Can Support Black America

We should fill the streets to remind him that the millions who elected him expect to see policies that will improve our lives.

Jan 4, 2021 / Biden's First 100 Days / Barbara Ransby

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