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April 15, 2022
Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS
The Dodgers great didn’t just break Major League Baseball’s color line. He was also an activist whose legacy reaches from Brooklyn to South Africa to Palestine.
Robert Ross
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April 15, 2022
Jackie Robinson’s Last Fight
As baseball celebrates the 75th anniversary of Robinson’s breaking the color line, it’s worth remembering a man at odds with his own myth.
Dave Zirin
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April 14, 2022
We Can’t Let Billionaires Control Major Communications Platforms
Elon Musk may not be sitting on Twitter’s board, but he remains its largest shareholder—and that’s bad news.
Victor Pickard
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April 14, 2022
The Herschel Walker Senate Campaign Is an Insult to Black People
Georgia Republicans have embraced Walker because they think any old Black person will do when it comes to their cynical strategy for defeating Raphael Warnock.
Elie Mystal
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April 12, 2022
The Student Debt Crisis? It’s Infinitely Worse for Black Women.
Black women sit at the intersection of racism and misogyny, so it’s not surprising they have the highest loan burden. But the scope of the disparity is shocking.
Elie Mystal
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April 12, 2022
Black Mothers Are Dying. The Least We Can Do Is Listen to Their Stories
As we observe Black Maternal Health Week, it’s essential that we heed the lessons of maternal mortality review committees and press for life-saving support for pregnant Black people.
Latona Giwa
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April 11, 2022
Wit, Grit, and Grace: The Remarkable Confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation moves us closer to building a better and more credible Supreme Court.
Michele Goodwin
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April 7, 2022
Do Campus Crime Alerts Keep Students Safe?
Timely Warning notifications were designed to provide community members with important information during an emergency, but there are unintended consequences.
Charlotte Rubin
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April 4, 2022
Black Like Me? “Bridgerton” and the Fantasy of a Non-Racist Past
We can imagine a world where the only thing wrong with racial inequality is that non-white people are not allowed to share in the spoils of empire—but would we really want to live in it?
Gary Younge
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April 1, 2022
It’s Time to End Forced Arbitration Completely
Congress essentially admitted that forced arbitration is a corrupt practice—but only banned it in one area.
Bryce Covert