Racism and Discrimination

Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night

Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night

Students waited hours to vote and longtime voters were turned away by the state’s new photo ID law.

Apr 6, 2016 / Ari Berman

Didier Fassin

From Right to Favor From Right to Favor

The refugee question as moral crisis.

Apr 5, 2016 / Didier Fassin

Who Can Change the American University?

Who Can Change the American University? Who Can Change the American University?

Many professors won’t support their students who are protesting campus racism—even when they want to.

Mar 29, 2016 / Eve Dunbar

There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate

There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate There Is No Truly Anti-Racist Presidential Candidate

But once there are real consequences for not having an anti-racist platform, things will be different.

Mar 25, 2016 / Mychal Denzel Smith

How North Carolina Is Discriminating Against Voters at the Polls

How North Carolina Is Discriminating Against Voters at the Polls How North Carolina Is Discriminating Against Voters at the Polls

The state’s new voter-ID law led to long lines and voter intimidation in the March primary.

Mar 25, 2016 / Ari Berman

Whiteness Still Pays in the Job Market

Whiteness Still Pays in the Job Market Whiteness Still Pays in the Job Market

Resume “whitening,” according to a new study, is still an effective way to land an interview—even among “equal opportunity” employers.

Mar 24, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Food stamps

Thousands of Americans Are Hungry Because of This One Law Thousands of Americans Are Hungry Because of This One Law

If Congress is serious about criminal-justice reform, it should repeal the felony drug ban.

Mar 23, 2016 / Jeremy Haile

There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars

There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars There Goes the Neighborhood: Turf Wars

In episode 3, we go back to the founding of East New York and meet the people who have been organizing since the 1960s.

Mar 23, 2016 / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

Supporters of Bernie Sanders

What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy What’s Wrong With Bernie Sanders’s Strategy

Building a Democratic coalition out of white, working-class voters won’t succeed. Just ask Hillary Clinton circa 2008.

Mar 21, 2016 / Joan Walsh

America, the Unaffordable

America, the Unaffordable America, the Unaffordable

There’s a housing crisis. Everywhere. Can New York City create a blueprint to solve it?

Mar 17, 2016 / Feature / DW Gibson

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