Racism and Discrimination

Juvenile Jails

The Battle Against Prisons for Kids The Battle Against Prisons for Kids

We’re feeding children into a system that breaks them.

Apr 11, 2016 / Natasha Lennard

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump in Charleston

Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate

Whether they choose Donald Trump or Ted Cruz, bigotry and immorality have already won the day in the Republican Party.

Apr 8, 2016 / Gary Younge

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

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