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 / 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 / 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
US Soccer Is Neglecting Latino Talent—and It Shows US Soccer Is Neglecting Latino Talent—and It Shows
There are millions of youths playing soccer in the United States. So why is the men’s national team so terrible?
Oct 21, 2019 / Isma’il Kushkush
China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India
Muslims in Kashmir may find themselves in a Xinjiang-style dystopia thanks to Chinese technology and Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalism.
Oct 16, 2019 / Nithin Coca
Letters From the October 28-November 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 28-November 4, 2019, Issue
Shades of whitewashing…
Oct 15, 2019 / Our Readers and Robin D.G. Kelley
Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room Why Ilhan Omar Is the Optimist in the Room
The Minnesota representative is bringing an organizer’s mind-set to Congress.
Oct 15, 2019 / Feature / David M. Perry
Google Is Coming for Your Face Google Is Coming for Your Face
Personal data is routinely harvested from the most vulnerable populations, without transparency, regulation, or principles—and this should concern us all.
Oct 14, 2019 / Malka Older