Racism and Discrimination

Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right?

Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right? Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right?

His apocalyptic rhetoric is a hit among voters anxious about national identity and suspicious of the EU.

Apr 5, 2018 / Feature / Sebastiaan Faber

Emma Gonzalez takes moment of silence at March for Our Lives

Why the Right Mocks the Parkland Survivors Why the Right Mocks the Parkland Survivors

The attacks on the Florida teens are designed to humiliate, threaten, and dehumanize.

Apr 5, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

MLK at Peace Rally

Dr. King Knew That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Dr. King Knew That Labor Rights Are Human Rights

The civil-rights leader was proud to rally with public workers and to connect their struggle with the struggle for a fair and equitable economy.

Apr 3, 2018 / John Nichols

Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later

Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later Martin Luther King Jr.: 50 Years Later

Activists today are taking up Dr. King’s mantle and reviving the Poor People’s Campaign.

Apr 3, 2018 / Feature / Michael K. Honey

BLM Sacramento

Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark Sacramento Is Seething Over the Police Killing of Stephon Clark

His fate has sent a collective shudder of horror through the city’s African-American community.

Mar 30, 2018 / Sasha Abramsky

Brexit

Trump and Brexit Are Symptoms of the Same Failure to Reckon With Racism Trump and Brexit Are Symptoms of the Same Failure to Reckon With Racism

The US and UK remain in denial about race, immigration, and their place in the world.

Mar 30, 2018 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge

What to Do About the Police?

What to Do About the Police? What to Do About the Police?

Two new books examine the austerity policies and administrative overreach behind the expansion of local law enforcement.

Mar 29, 2018 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

A map showing the US empire in 1898

The Left’s Embrace of Empire The Left’s Embrace of Empire

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Mar 28, 2018 / Lyle Jeremy Rubin

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain What Happens When You Put Young People of Color at the Center of #NeverAgain

Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.

Mar 27, 2018 / Lori Bezahler

6 Minutes and 20 Seconds That Could Change the World

6 Minutes and 20 Seconds That Could Change the World 6 Minutes and 20 Seconds That Could Change the World

Thanks to young people, especially those of color, this time might be different.

Mar 24, 2018 / Editorial / Joan Walsh

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