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
Decoding a Homeland Security Leak Decoding a Homeland Security Leak
An intelligence report on threats to the 2020 election, translated into plain English.
Sep 22, 2020 / Editorial / Ken Klippenstein
White Supremacists Are a Threat to Elections, Says the DHS White Supremacists Are a Threat to Elections, Says the DHS
While the Trump administration publicly downplays the rise of the far right, Homeland Security anticipates “physical threats” to the 2020 election.
Sep 18, 2020 / Ken Klippenstein
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
In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive In Trump’s America, Domestic Terrorists Thrive
White terrorism only inspires more white terrorism, and the cops welcome it.
Sep 1, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
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
Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert Jacob Blake Was Shot in Kenosha, a City Adrift in a Moral Desert
The crisis of policing in one Wisconsin city illustrates a national calamity. Yet Republicans—both nationally and in Wisconsin’s capital—block even modest reform.
Aug 31, 2020 / John Nichols
We Need to Talk About the GOP’s ‘Black Friends’ We Need to Talk About the GOP’s ‘Black Friends’
The Republican National Convention has been all about using Black people to convince white people it’s OK to vote for a bigot.
Aug 27, 2020 / Editorial / Elie Mystal
How to Dismantle White Supremacy How to Dismantle White Supremacy
To end systemic racism, the country needs a comprehensive racial justice program even more sweeping than the Marshall Plan.
Aug 21, 2020 / Editorial / Barbara Smith
After Charlottesville, Protesters Are Still in Danger After Charlottesville, Protesters Are Still in Danger
I nearly died in the attack that killed Heather Heyer. Three years later, the conditions that led to the violence have not changed.
Aug 12, 2020 / Aubtin Heydari