Racism and Discrimination

How Not to Talk to White Parents

How Not to Talk to White Parents How Not to Talk to White Parents

What was a developing national conversation about race is fast vanishing. 

Sep 3, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado

Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece

Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece Radical Jewish Intellectual on Trial in Greece

Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn sues activist for libel.

Sep 2, 2013 / Blog / Maria Margaronis

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It The End of Stop-and-Frisk as We Know It

Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly lost big: a federal court ruling and a new law ban the racial profiling that undergirds the discriminatory practice. 

Aug 28, 2013 / Editorial / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Race-Baiting of America

The Race-Baiting of America The Race-Baiting of America

The tragic murder of Australian student Christopher Lane is being exploited by the right to stoke fears of a race war.

Aug 28, 2013 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges

On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges On the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a New Civil Rights Movement Emerges

“We’re seeing a new upsurge in the civil rights movement,” activists say.

Aug 24, 2013 / Blog / Ari Berman

WATCH: Cornel West, Gary Younge & Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor In Conversation

WATCH: Cornel West, Gary Younge & Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor In Conversation WATCH: Cornel West, Gary Younge & Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor In Conversation

A panel discussion on the legacy of King's "Dream" speech.

Aug 24, 2013 / Video / The Nation

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington This Week in ‘Nation’ History: The Forgotten Radicalism of the March on Washington

A tour through the magazine's archives confirms Gary Younge’s argument in this week’s cover story.

Aug 23, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

New York City Council Overrides Bloomberg’s Veto of the Community Safety Act

New York City Council Overrides Bloomberg’s Veto of the Community Safety Act New York City Council Overrides Bloomberg’s Veto of the Community Safety Act

The two bills of the act will create an inspector general position to monitor the NYPD and expand categories of New Yorkers protected against profiling.

Aug 22, 2013 / Blog / Francis Reynolds

Ending Stop-and-Frisk for Good

Ending Stop-and-Frisk for Good Ending Stop-and-Frisk for Good

How the New York City Council’s Community Safety Act stands the best chance of curtailing the NYPD’s most destructive racial profiling practices.

Aug 21, 2013 / Ross Tuttle and Stephen Maing

White Is the New White

White Is the New White White Is the New White

It’s time white women drop the practice of authenticating—and profiting from—the experiences of women of color. 

Aug 16, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado

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