Racism and Discrimination

The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil

The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil The Ugly History of the Law Used to Target Mahmoud Khalil

From the moment the McCarran-Walter Act was passed in 1952, The Nation has sounded the alarm about the danger it posed to politically active immigrants.

May 21, 2025 / Richard Kreitner

Associate US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

An Open Letter to Clarence Thomas An Open Letter to Clarence Thomas

As the Trump administration tries to remake society along apartheid lines, your vote to stop the assault, however unlikely, is absolutely essential.

May 19, 2025 / Column / Elie Mystal

Afrikaners from South Africa arrive, Monday, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport

The Real Reason Those White South Africans Are Here The Real Reason Those White South Africans Are Here

Hint: It’s not because they’re actually being persecuted.

May 16, 2025 / Kali Holloway

Shiloh Hendrix

The Right Is Trying to Make the N-Word OK Again The Right Is Trying to Make the N-Word OK Again

Conservatives don’t just want white dominance. They want to be able to abuse Black people in the worst ways possible—and get rewarded for it.

May 14, 2025 / Kali Holloway

Police officers and cars block off a freeway.

Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Loudmouth Immigration Policy Don’t Be Fooled by Trump’s Loudmouth Immigration Policy

As a candidate he promised a “massive” crackdown. But since taking office his actions, though designed to be as frightening as possible, have fallen far short of that.

May 14, 2025 / Ray Suarez

Journalists, holding banners, gather for a demonstration to draw attention to the journalists, who lost their lives in Israeli attacks, during

Gaza Is the Front Line in the Fight for Press Freedom Gaza Is the Front Line in the Fight for Press Freedom

The global press corps must stop looking at Gaza as someone else’s crisis—and start demanding justice.

May 14, 2025 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

Will the Creative Class Go MAGA?

Will the Creative Class Go MAGA? Will the Creative Class Go MAGA?

It may be hard to resist the lure of power and patronage.

May 13, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan

The Phoenix Police Department honor guard is the first department to stand watch during the “Standing Watch for the Fallen” flag ceremony at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial May 14, 2014, in Washington, DC.

The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week The Jim Crow Origins of National Police Week

Police brutality and corruption are painful realities. So are officers who die honorably performing their duty. But the memorial in Washington fails to distinguish between them.

May 9, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson

Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing executive orders relating to higher education.

Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education

After mass layoffs and scholarship freezes, students and tribal leaders are suing the Trump administration for violating treaty obligations.

May 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Connor Arakaki

Cruelty Is the Point

Cruelty Is the Point Cruelty Is the Point

Trump’s deportations and defundings = death.

May 6, 2025 / OppArt / Anonymous (NYC)

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