Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims Trump’s Racial and Ethnic Hierachy: Blacks v. Mexicans and Muslims
He says the US must choose between investing in African Americans and welcoming immigrants. Do Democrats have an answer to that false choice?
Jun 16, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Millennials Have Lived Through a Doubling of School Segregation Millennials Have Lived Through a Doubling of School Segregation
The old methods of encouraging integration in our public education are failing.
Jun 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Note to the GOP: Donald Trump Is Not the Only Racist In Your Midst Note to the GOP: Donald Trump Is Not the Only Racist In Your Midst
Overt bigotry like the slur against Judge Curiel obscures the covert kind in our laws and politics.
Jun 10, 2016 / Rinku Sen
Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Was His Last Act of Resistance Muhammad Ali’s Funeral Was His Last Act of Resistance
The powerful gather in Louisville to pay their respects to someone they tried to destroy, but couldn’t.
Jun 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal? Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?
They say their work is about a lot more than just replacing a police chief.
Jun 7, 2016 / Cities Rising / Andrew Klein
LeBron James on the Legacy of Muhammad Ali LeBron James on the Legacy of Muhammad Ali
LeBron James mourns Muhammad Ali because he recognizes that his true greatness was outside the ring.
Jun 6, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Thanks, Jimmy Carter, for Stating What Should Be Obvious: Trump’s Campaign Is Racist Thanks, Jimmy Carter, for Stating What Should Be Obvious: Trump’s Campaign Is Racist
The former president has long modeled how white leaders can and should disavow white supremacy.
May 26, 2016 / Imara Jones
Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism Between Two Fires Afro-Cuban Activists Fight Racism Between Two Fires
They’re caught between a government that denies the existence of racism and fellow black Cubans who lack racial consciousness.
May 24, 2016 / Sujatha Fernandes
Will the Millennial Movement Rebuild the Ivory Tower or Be Crushed by It? Will the Millennial Movement Rebuild the Ivory Tower or Be Crushed by It?
School administrators absorb student demands into an increasingly market-oriented system of higher education.
May 23, 2016 / Aviva Chomsky
Is There Hope for the Chicago Police Department? Is There Hope for the Chicago Police Department?
Yes, but only if we abandon the failed menu of governmental responses to policing scandals. Here’s what we should do.
May 13, 2016 / Norm Stamper