Race and Ethnicity

Trump Climate Change

Trump Is Appointing Racist Fake-News Purveyors to the Federal Bench Trump Is Appointing Racist Fake-News Purveyors to the Federal Bench

A radical transformation of the judiciary is underway. 

Jun 16, 2017 / George Zornick

Jordan Edwards

Systemic Racism Couldn’t Care Less About Your Respectability Politics Systemic Racism Couldn’t Care Less About Your Respectability Politics

What could not save Philando Castile, Jordan Edwards or Richard Collins III is the same thing that I have been told would save me, a young black college student: respectability.

Jun 16, 2017 / StudentNation / Shekinah Mondoua

megyn kelly debate

Megyn Kelly Isn’t a Crusading Journalist. She’s a Bullhorn for Bigots. Megyn Kelly Isn’t a Crusading Journalist. She’s a Bullhorn for Bigots.

Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones is unconscionable—and true to form.

Jun 16, 2017 / Katherine Stewart

Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political

Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political

Under the guise of historical preservation, Southern states have passed laws preventing the removal of Confederate symbols.

Jun 15, 2017 / Jonathan S. Blake

Golden State Warriors

Will the Warriors Turn Down a Trip to the White House? Will the Warriors Turn Down a Trip to the White House?

If any team would publicly and collectively decide not to make the White House visit, it would be these Warriors.

Jun 14, 2017 / Dave Zirin

Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History

Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History

The real sanitization of the past happened when the statues were put up. To correct the record, a museum of Reconstruction should take their place.

Jun 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Scott P. Marler

North Korean Nuclear Missiles

It’s Time for a Disarmament Race It’s Time for a Disarmament Race

Nelson Mandela knew that racism, injustice, and the bomb are inextricably linked—and that the arms race can only end in oblivion.

Jun 12, 2017 / Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Republican Town Hall Protest

Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem

Progressives want education, health care, and housing for everyone. And we’re the close-minded ones?

Jun 9, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

Colin Kaepernick

The NFL’s War Against Colin Kaepernick The NFL’s War Against Colin Kaepernick

Leading media members are carrying on a disinformation campaign against the greatest political lightning rod in sports.

Jun 8, 2017 / Dave Zirin

This Slumlord Is Donald Trump’s Good Pal

This Slumlord Is Donald Trump’s Good Pal This Slumlord Is Donald Trump’s Good Pal

Before billionaire Tom Barrack chaired Trump’s inaugural committee, his company was moving to evict a third of its tenants in one Atlanta-area county. This is Making America G...

Jun 8, 2017 / Aaron Glantz

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