Racism and Discrimination

TS Candii speaks at New York state Capitol

The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’ The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’

New laws, coupled with older ones, form a web of constraints that marginalize trans people.

Feb 19, 2020 / Karina Piser

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Take Action Now: Fight Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda

Stand up for immigrant justice!

Feb 18, 2020 / no-paywall / NationAction

Bloomfield High School athletes Terry Miller, second from left, and Andraya Yearwood, far left, compete in the 55-meter dash at the Connecticut girls Class S indoor track meet in New Haven, Connecticut, February 2019.

In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play? In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

A shadowy, right-wing legal outfit is using sports as a cudgel to smash trans rights.

Feb 18, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Members of the activist group Rise And Resist gather in silent protest

Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities Trump Is Unleashing Militarized Goon Squads Against Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities

First, they came for the immigrants…

Feb 18, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Audia Jones

Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas Audia Jones Wants to Redefine Criminal Justice in Texas

Disappointed in her old boss, a former district attorney is running to be the Harris County district attorney on one of the most progressive platforms of 2020.

Feb 17, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Fernandez

Demonstrators at a rally

The America We Want to Be The America We Want to Be

We shouldn’t let Trump’s war on immigrants deplete our capacity for compassion.

Feb 17, 2020 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami

A Portland counterprotestor holds a sign that says

The Importance of Being Anti-Fascist The Importance of Being Anti-Fascist

Anti-fascists keep showing up, because ignoring hate doesn’t make it go away.

Feb 14, 2020 / Cari Luna

A woman with her great-granddaughter

Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too. Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too.

Kennedy made rural poverty a focus of his presidential campaign. This year’s candidates could do the same—this time, in the Black Belt region.

Feb 14, 2020 / Greg Kaufmann

The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left The Vexed History of Zionism and the Left

A new book asks why the left fell out of love with Zionism, but what it reveals is why liberal Zionists fell out of love with the left.

Feb 10, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Leifer

Protestors at a Hong Kong mall

Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus Discrimination Isn’t Helping to Contain the Coronavirus

The epidemic has sparked attacks on mainland Chinese—and some of the worst offenders are Hong Kongers and other members of the diaspora.

Feb 7, 2020 / no-paywall / JN

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