Debt Is Holding Black Americans Hostage Debt Is Holding Black Americans Hostage
To break free, we need an honest conversation about reparations and forgiveness on a mass scale.
Nov 7, 2019 / Edna Bonhomme
Trump Throws More Red Meat to Nativists, Polluters, and Evangelicals Trump Throws More Red Meat to Nativists, Polluters, and Evangelicals
He’s shoring up his bigoted base for 2020, but he’s also courting the broader GOP coalition of big business and the Christian right.
Nov 5, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
History’s Greatest Victim History’s Greatest Victim
Republicans are racking their brains trying to think of anyone who’s had it worse than President Donald J. Trump, and they’re coming up short.
Oct 30, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Whose Side Is Clarence Thomas On? Whose Side Is Clarence Thomas On?
A new book argues that the Supreme Court justice’s early embrace of black nationalism is central to understanding his politics and jurisprudence. But perhaps far better guides are ...
Oct 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy
This Canadian Election Made Me Question the Point of Voting This Canadian Election Made Me Question the Point of Voting
Canada’s latest federal election was a chaotic, racist mess. And it looks even worse when you’re a progressive voter in Canada’s conservative heartland.
Oct 28, 2019 / Bashir Mohamed
A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage
A character from Tommy Orange’s There There writes to the actor about what it meant to see Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards.
Oct 28, 2019 / Tommy Orange
How Do the Trumpists Mobilize? Around White Nationalism and Anti-Semitism How Do the Trumpists Mobilize? Around White Nationalism and Anti-Semitism
A new report by Political Research Associates lays out the connections and the key role played by the media.
Oct 25, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
Our Town Is Broke. Should We Accept Investment From a Homophobe and a Tea Partier? Our Town Is Broke. Should We Accept Investment From a Homophobe and a Tea Partier?
Another reader asks what they should do if a school integration plan causes “logistical mayhem” for their family.
Oct 25, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Trump’s Cruel Refugee Policies Are Somehow Getting Worse Trump’s Cruel Refugee Policies Are Somehow Getting Worse
His administration’s new rules are making nearly impossible for migrants and refugees to live in the US.
Oct 22, 2019 / Arnold Isaacs
The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook
The far right’s obsession over migration and xenophobic “replacement” theories have seen a resurgence in an era of looming climate catastrophe.
Oct 22, 2019 / John Feffer