Arab Americans Have Always Been Here Arab Americans Have Always Been Here
The story of my people, and my country.
Jun 25, 2026 / Feature / James Zogby
How I Became an American How I Became an American
My path to US citizenship was a long and difficult one.
Jun 25, 2026 / Feature / Rep. Pramila Jayapal
The World Cup of Racism The World Cup of Racism
The Trump administration has a message for every soccer fan on the planet: The US government is unapologetically bigoted.
Jun 25, 2026 / Jules Boykoff
250 Years of Genocide, Theft, and Displacement 250 Years of Genocide, Theft, and Displacement
Natives have nothing to celebrate as the United States stages another sick-making festival of self-congratulation.
Jun 24, 2026 / Feature / Simon Moya-Smith
The Celebration of the Nation's Birth Is Still a Sham The Celebration of the Nation's Birth Is Still a Sham
If America must observe its 250th anniversary, let it be by taking stock of Reconstruction’s unfinished mission.
Jun 24, 2026 / Feature / Madiba K. Dennie
America Is Due a Third Reconstruction America Is Due a Third Reconstruction
The nation can thank the Supreme Court for its periods of turmoil. It’s time for a new jurisprudence.
Jun 23, 2026 / Feature / Michele Goodwin
Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights to Everyone Else? Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights to Everyone Else?
If we want to make it another 250 years, the Constitution is going to have to do a lot more than protect individual political and civil rights.
Jun 23, 2026 / Feature / Elie Mystal
How to Win the New War for Black Voting Rights How to Win the New War for Black Voting Rights
It’s not enough to draw “neutral” districts. We need to overhaul the entire voting system.
Jun 23, 2026 / Cliff Albright
What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions? What Should Be Done With America’s Slave Mansions?
A case for reimagining plantations—the engines of centuries of oppression—as laboratories for economic justice.
Jun 22, 2026 / Aaron Ross Coleman
The Blatant Hypocrisy of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Out of Bounds Boycott The Blatant Hypocrisy of the Congressional Black Caucus’s Out of Bounds Boycott
The new initiative enlists Black college students and athletes to face down Jim Crow rule in the South, while the group remains silent on boycotts targeting Israel’s apartheid rul...
Jun 18, 2026 / Anthony Conwright