Slide Show: 12 Parties of Europe’s Far-Right Resurgence Slide Show: 12 Parties of Europe’s Far-Right Resurgence
Right-wing gunmen like Norway’s Anders Behring Breivik are a rarity in postwar Europe, Ian Buruma explains in his article in this week’s issue of The Nation. But the na…
Aug 11, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Europe’s Turn to the Right Europe’s Turn to the Right
What is the link between the Norway killer’s actions and the ideas he espoused?
Aug 10, 2011 / Feature / Ian Buruma
Why Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter to All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna Why Arizona’s Ethnic Studies Crisis Should Matter to All Educators: Interview With Dr. Rudy Acuna
Award-winning historian and educator Dr. Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuña discusses the Tea Party’s chilling attack on his work.
Aug 10, 2011 / StudentNation / Jeff Biggers
In Decrying Obama’s Centrism, Drew Westen Ignores Role of Race In Decrying Obama’s Centrism, Drew Westen Ignores Role of Race
Why has Obama been cautious in arguing for what’s right? Westen misses the profound impact of race-based attacks on the president.
Aug 9, 2011 / Tom Hayden
Michelle Alexander: End the Drug War, Face Jim Crow Michelle Alexander: End the Drug War, Face Jim Crow
The NAACP has just passed a historic resolution demanding an end to the War on Drugs.
Jul 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Violence and Economic Mobility in the Jim Crow South Violence and Economic Mobility in the Jim Crow South
How racial violence during segregation shaped the present-day wealth gap between blacks and whites.
Jul 29, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero Lester Rodney: Jackie Robinson, An American Hero
There was a time—not too long ago—when black players were not allowed to play on "white" teams.
Jul 28, 2011 / The Nation
The Black Athlete Today The Black Athlete Today
Athletes need to realize that they can shape their own image much more successfully than athletes of previous generations.
Jul 27, 2011 / Feature / Mike Tillery
Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession? Why Were Minority Households Hit Harder by the Recession?
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the widening wealth gap between minority and white households.
Jul 26, 2011 / Press Room
Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists Europe’s Homegrown Terrorists
As the massacre in Norway shows, the real threat to European democracy is not multiculturalism and Islamic militancy. It’s racism.
Jul 25, 2011 / Gary Younge