No Regard To Race at Wells Fargo? (VIDEO) No Regard To Race at Wells Fargo? (VIDEO)
Housing Advocates have filed a complaint against Wells Fargo, accusing the nation’s largest mortgage lender of failing to maintain and market foreclosed properties in black ...
Apr 11, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Remembering Elsie Richardson Remembering Elsie Richardson
Efforts she spearheaded in the sixties set model for the grassroots rebuilding efforts that would unfold in cities around the country in decades to come.
Apr 10, 2012 / Lived History / Michael Woodsworth
Who Cares About John Derbyshire? Who Cares About John Derbyshire?
Firing one racist doesn’t change the conservative agenda.
Apr 9, 2012 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
John Derbyshire, ‘National Review’ and Conservatives’ Race Problem John Derbyshire, ‘National Review’ and Conservatives’ Race Problem
A racist column got the pundit fired. But he is not the only right-wing pundit who uses racially inflammatory language.
Has Trayvon Martin’s Case Received Too Much Coverage? Has Trayvon Martin’s Case Received Too Much Coverage?
What does Trayvon Martin's case reveal about the way we discuss race in this country?
Apr 5, 2012 / Nation in the News / The Brian Lehrer Show
Dave Zirin: Don’t Expect Nuance From the Sports Media Dave Zirin: Don’t Expect Nuance From the Sports Media
Is it possible to have a real discussion about race in sports?
Apr 2, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
In Defense of Peter Beinart In Defense of Peter Beinart
Beinart's The Crisis of Zionism tells a series of important truths about Israel, the occupation and the American Jewish establishment.
Mar 30, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws
Civil rights, labor, religious and public interest groups are demanding that "ALEC and its NRA backers should immediately stop their promotion of the kinds of ‘Kill At ...
Mar 29, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The Republican War on Voter Registration The Republican War on Voter Registration
New state laws seek to prevent organizations from registering new voters from under-represented groups.
At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control
How did the NRA help George Zimmerman get and keep a gun?
Mar 28, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick