Racism and Discrimination

Fighting Poverty

Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People

No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”

Sep 11, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

Bilama Khatun India detention facility

Why India Just Stripped 1.9 Million People of Citizenship Why India Just Stripped 1.9 Million People of Citizenship

Those left stateless could face detention and deportation.

Sep 10, 2019 / Makana Eyre and Nation contributor

We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong

We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong We’re Getting These Murals All Wrong

The Arnautoff murals in San Francisco have been denounced as demeaning and triggering, and defended as an exposé of America’s racist past. Both sides miss the point.

Sep 10, 2019 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley

Antonio Brown

Like It or Not, Antonio Brown Rewrote the Rules Like It or Not, Antonio Brown Rewrote the Rules

People questioned his sanity and it cost him millions, but he chose his own destiny.

Sep 9, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated

Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated Northern Ireland’s Schools Still Aren’t Integrated

But the province’s parents and teachers aren’t waiting for politicians to desegregate education. They’re doing it themselves.

Sep 9, 2019 / Feature / Adam McGibbon

South Africa unrest in Johannesburg

Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence Soccer Becomes a Casualty of South Africa’s Violence

Zambia and Madagascar are saying no to playing in South Africa as long as anti-immigrant violence is a part of the political picture.

Sep 6, 2019 / Dave Zirin

When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?

When Are Gratuities Gratuitous? When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?

Another reader asks how to deal with her racist classmates in a largely white high school.

Sep 6, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

Netanyahu Trump

Trump’s Comments on the ‘Disloyalty’ of Jews Have a Sordid History Trump’s Comments on the ‘Disloyalty’ of Jews Have a Sordid History

Neocons believed that a bit of evangelical anti-Semitism in exchange for bedrock support for Israel was a bargain.

Sep 6, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman

What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class?

What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class? What Don’t American Kids Learn in History Class?

Some of the strongest evidence that our country needs structural change, that our problems go much deeper than one white nationalist president, lies in history that is rarely taugh...

Sep 5, 2019 / StudentNation / Abe Asher

Immigrants in Dulles Airport

From Harvard Students to Diplomats—the US Is Turning Away Ever More Palestinians From Harvard Students to Diplomats—the US Is Turning Away Ever More Palestinians

When Harvard-bound Ismail Ajjawi was deported from Logan Airport last month, he joined a long list of Palestinians who’ve been denied entry under Trump.

Sep 5, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

x