Race and Ethnicity

India: Intimations of an Ending

India: Intimations of an Ending India: Intimations of an Ending

The rise of Modi and the Hindu far right.

Nov 22, 2019 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like

What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like What a Debate Run by Women Looks Like

Last night’s moderators showed us what American political life would look like if women’s concerns were routinely at the center of the conversation.

Nov 21, 2019 / Joan Walsh

How One Town Developed a New Way to Police

How One Town Developed a New Way to Police How One Town Developed a New Way to Police

Renton, Washington, has become a national model for inclusive governing.

Nov 20, 2019 / Glenn Nelson

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick Refused to Bend to Roger Goodell’s Will Colin Kaepernick Refused to Bend to Roger Goodell’s Will

The quarterback remade the NFL’s hastily called league-wide tryout and demanded transparency.

Nov 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Bilingual classroom California

We Need to Support Students Who Are Still Learning English We Need to Support Students Who Are Still Learning English

It’s easy to forget that the United States has no official language.

Nov 15, 2019 / StudentNation / Scott Lee

My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!

My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help! My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!

Another reader asks why they got fired after they’d already quit.

Nov 15, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence

A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence A New Way to Memorialize Racial Violence

A proposed public art project in Chicago seeks to preserve the memory of the city’s worst race riot.

Nov 14, 2019 / Arvind Dilawar

Police block Bolivian protesters

Bolivia’s Anti-Indigenous Backlash Is Growing Bolivia’s Anti-Indigenous Backlash Is Growing

The ouster of President Evo Morales has reignited the country’s long-standing racism against its indigenous peoples.

Nov 13, 2019 / Jacquelyn Kovarik

Don Cherry

The Firing of Don Cherry Marks the End of an Era The Firing of Don Cherry Marks the End of an Era

The pugnaciously prejudiced hockey host, and one of the most iconic media personalities in Canada, finally took it a step too far.

Nov 12, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be)

Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be) Recessions Are Racist (But They Don’t Have to Be)

How to stop the next economic slowdown from decimating black wealth a second time over.

Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Aaron Ross Coleman

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