Racism and Discrimination

Rush Limbaugh on Sotomayor: A New Low? Rush Limbaugh on Sotomayor: A New Low?

Nation blogger Melissa Harris-Lacewell reflects on Rush Limbaugh's sexist and racist smears on Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

Jun 19, 2009 / Video / Countdown

Can Hate Crimes Be Stopped? Can Hate Crimes Be Stopped?

What role can the federal government play in diminishing hate crimes and attacks on immigrants?

Jun 17, 2009 / Video / GRITtv

Radioactive Revival in New Mexico Radioactive Revival in New Mexico

Navajos say "No!" as the return of uranium mining threatens to despoil their lands and health.

Jun 10, 2009 / Feature / Shelley Smithson

Off Camera: Civil Rights in the North Off Camera: Civil Rights in the North

Sweet Land of Liberty is a bold, if decidedly underdramatic, rewriting of civil rights history.

Jun 3, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Scott Saul

Stokely Carmichael

SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters SNCC: The Battle-Scarred Youngsters

A report from the front lines of the civil rights battle in Greenwood, Mississippi—a very dangerous place to be.

Apr 23, 2009 / Feature / Howard Zinn

America’s UN Boycott Backfires America’s UN Boycott Backfires

By choosing to boycott the UN conference on racism, the United States has increased the clout of Iran's Ahmadinejad and undermined global efforts to defeat intolerance.

Apr 20, 2009 / Editorial / Barbara Crossette

Behind the Abortion Color Line Behind the Abortion Color Line

Reducing unintended pregnancies is an urgent priority for African-Americans.

Apr 8, 2009 / Feature / Sheryl McCarthy

Race and the Obama Administration Race and the Obama Administration

The upcoming UN-sponsored Durban Review Conference tests America's willingness to offer global leadership to combat bigotry and injustice.

Apr 8, 2009 / Editorial / Danny Glover

Structural Racism and the Financial Crisis Structural Racism and the Financial Crisis

Can we transform the economy without addressing racial disparities in the United States?

Mar 10, 2009 / Video / GRITtv

The Post’s Stimulus Chimp The Post’s Stimulus Chimp

The uproar over the New York Post's racially insensitive cartoon has nothing to do with Al Sharpton and everything to do with the ugly history of stereotypes.

Feb 27, 2009 / Editorial / Les Payne

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