FIFA’s Weak Attempts to Fight Racism Are on Display at the World Cup in Russia FIFA’s Weak Attempts to Fight Racism Are on Display at the World Cup in Russia
The eviction of “diversity houses” follows a series of racist incidents in the country’s soccer leagues. Will FIFA again do nothing?
Jun 20, 2018 / Andrew Tan-Delli Cicchi and Dave Zirin
The Death of Philip Roth’s ‘Lox and Bagels’ Judaism The Death of Philip Roth’s ‘Lox and Bagels’ Judaism
The novelist’s life tracked the rise and fall of a golden age of secular American Jewry.
Jun 20, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
How Private Contractors Enable Trump’s Cruelties at the Border How Private Contractors Enable Trump’s Cruelties at the Border
Private-prison groups and several Fortune 500 companies are profiting off “zero-tolerance” enforcement.
Jun 20, 2018 / David Dayen
The Generational Trauma of Separating Families The Generational Trauma of Separating Families
The roots of Trump’s child-detention policy are in American history.
Jun 20, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Jeff Sessions and Sarah Huckabee Sanders Are Quoting the Bible—and These Nuns Are Not Having It Jeff Sessions and Sarah Huckabee Sanders Are Quoting the Bible—and These Nuns Are Not Having It
“Give me a break,” says Sister Simone Campbell.
Jun 20, 2018 / John Nichols
How Did Vietnam Transform White Supremacy? How Did Vietnam Transform White Supremacy?
Kathleen Belew’s sobering new history tracks the hidden relationship between the war and a resurgence in racial violence.
Jun 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Blanchfield
Donald Trump Owns Zero Tolerance Donald Trump Owns Zero Tolerance
But both Democrats and Republicans have criminalized immigration.
Jun 20, 2018 / The Nation
Young Women of Color Are Running to Win Young Women of Color Are Running to Win
And they want to unseat these white male incumbents.
Jun 19, 2018 / Sean McElwee
We All Need to Fight to End the Separation of Immigrant Families We All Need to Fight to End the Separation of Immigrant Families
In just five weeks, federal immigration authorities separated more than 2,300 children from their parents.
Jun 19, 2018 / NationAction
We Need to Include Black Women’s Experience in the Movement Against Campus Sexual Assault We Need to Include Black Women’s Experience in the Movement Against Campus Sexual Assault
The national movement to address the college rape crisis seldom reflects the complexities of gender, race, and class black women face at both predominantly white institutions and h...
Jun 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Candace King