The Miseducation of White Children The Miseducation of White Children
The attacks on critical race theory are just another attempt to prevent this country from reckoning with its racist past and present—by keeping white kids ignorant.
Jun 3, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Elie Mystal
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Gunning for AOC—and There’s Only 1 Reason Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Gunning for AOC—and There’s Only 1 Reason
A newly discovered video of Greene harassing AOC in 2019, along with Greene’s attacks on her colleague on the House floor last week, reveal a racism that is as old as it is scary.
May 17, 2021 / Elie Mystal
I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society I Am Not Ready to Reenter White Society
As the pandemic wanes, and I have to leave the safety of my whiteness-free castle, I know that racism is going to come roaring back into my daily life.
Mar 23, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Letters From the March 8/15, 2021, Issue Letters From the March 8/15, 2021, Issue
The meaning of masks… Post officers?… Rightward tilt… The days ahead… Voters strike back…
Feb 23, 2021 / Letters / Our Readers
The Justice System Is Going Too Easy on the White Insurrectionists The Justice System Is Going Too Easy on the White Insurrectionists
The Biden administration will be judged by how seriously it prosecutes the white supremacists who tried to overturn the election.
Jan 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal
I No Longer Trust Law Enforcement to Keep Biden and Harris Safe on Inauguration Day I No Longer Trust Law Enforcement to Keep Biden and Harris Safe on Inauguration Day
The siege of the Capitol revealed what most Black people already knew: Law enforcement is in league with Trumpism.
Jan 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal
It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus It’s Time for Italian Americans to Give Up on Columbus
For over a century, Italians have mythologized the genocidal explorer to gain access to American whiteness.
Oct 12, 2020 / Chris Gelardi
Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk Claudia Rankine Wants Us to Talk
A conversation with the writer about her new book, Just Us, which is a close reading of the language and affects that go into our understanding of race.
Sep 24, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
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
The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started
As Black people fight for our lives, white supremacists reach for their guns—and white allies go soft.
Aug 31, 2020 / Hard Paywall / Elie Mystal