Racism and Discrimination

Criminal Justice–Reform Legislation Is Missing 1 Crucial Piece

Criminal Justice–Reform Legislation Is Missing 1 Crucial Piece Criminal Justice–Reform Legislation Is Missing 1 Crucial Piece

Failing to invest in civil legal aid is a recipe for ensuring that many people will end up behind bars again.

Oct 27, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas and Billy Corriher

Why Black Lives Matter Activists Are Showing Up for a Palestinian Woman Threatened With Deportation

Why Black Lives Matter Activists Are Showing Up for a Palestinian Woman Threatened With Deportation Why Black Lives Matter Activists Are Showing Up for a Palestinian Woman Threatened With Deportation

Solidarity between black and Palestinian activists challenging state violence is growing. Just look at the campaign to support Rasmea Odeh.

Oct 26, 2015 / Dani McClain

For the First Time in History, the World Series Is Between 2 Teams That Were Never Segregated

For the First Time in History, the World Series Is Between 2 Teams That Were Never Segregated For the First Time in History, the World Series Is Between 2 Teams That Were Never Segregated

How the 2015 World Series holds up a mirror to baseball’s queasy segregated present.

Oct 26, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom

Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom Junot Díaz Just Lost an Award for Speaking Out Against the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Haitian Pogrom

New York’s Dominican Consul General revoked Díaz’s Order of Merit last week, calling him “anti-Dominican.”

Oct 26, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism Actually Reflects Widespread Dehumanization of Palestinians

Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism Actually Reflects Widespread Dehumanization of Palestinians Netanyahu’s Holocaust Revisionism Actually Reflects Widespread Dehumanization of Palestinians

Racist, blame-the-victim language plays an important role in obscuring the violence of Israel’s occupation.

Oct 24, 2015 / Yousef Munayyer

LIVE: Between the Lines With Ta-Nehisi Coates

LIVE: Between the Lines With Ta-Nehisi Coates LIVE: Between the Lines With Ta-Nehisi Coates

An intimate public conversation with the author of Between the World and Me, streaming today at 6:30 pm, est.

Oct 22, 2015 / Video / The Nation

Margo Jefferson

10 Questions for Margo Jefferson 10 Questions for Margo Jefferson

The author of Negroland explains her long journey from cheerleader to literary critic.

Oct 22, 2015 / Jon Wiener

Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America

Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America Two States, Two Competing Futures for Voting Rights in America

Republicans will eventually have to reckon with a country that is more diverse, more compassionate and more progressive.

Oct 20, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Student protestors at the University of Mississippi demand the remove of the Confederate-styled state flag.

Will the University of Mississippi Ditch Its State Flag? Will the University of Mississippi Ditch Its State Flag?

Tomorrow its student government will vote on a resolution that would remove the Mississippi state flag from campus grounds because of its “[incorporation of] the Confederate battle...

Oct 19, 2015 / StudentNation / Carlos Ballesteros

Challenging Major League Baseball’s New Managerial Color Line

Challenging Major League Baseball’s New Managerial Color Line Challenging Major League Baseball’s New Managerial Color Line

With zero African-American managers and only one Latino manager, baseball needs an affirmative-action policy with actual teeth.

Oct 19, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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