Racism and Discrimination

Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment?

Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment? Slide Show: Were The Newburgh Four Victims of FBI Entrapment?

On October 18, 2010, a federal jury convicted David Williams IV, James Cromitie, Onta Williams and Laguerre Payen on charges of conspiring to fire missiles at military planes and o…

Nov 12, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Bush’s Nadir Bush’s Nadir

Kanye West wasn't just calling George W. Bush a racist. He was, essentially, calling Bush a traitor.

Nov 10, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry

Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia Nation Conversations: Amitava Kumar and Hari Kunzru on Islamophobia

At the conclusion of a campaign season marred by Islamaphobic flash-points, how will politicians' increasing scapegoating of Muslim communities play out on the national and inter...

Nov 8, 2010 / Audio / The Nation

Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover

Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover Nativists Get a Tea-Party Makeover

In California and Arizona, the anti-immigrant radical right is using the Tea Party to recreate itself.

Oct 28, 2010 / Gaiutra Bahadur

To Whom Apologies Are Really Due

To Whom Apologies Are Really Due To Whom Apologies Are Really Due

Ginni Thomas's insistence that Anita Hill apologize is an apt metaphor for the long history of blaming black women for social ills.

Oct 27, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Should NPR have Fired Juan Williams? You Betcha Should NPR have Fired Juan Williams? You Betcha

Was National Public Radio correct to fire Juan Williams? The answer is a simple one: you betcha.

Oct 24, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin

Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy Learning From Lou Dobbs’s Hypocrisy

Fighting for the labor rights of undocumented workers will improve the working conditions for all Americans, argues Isabel Macdonald in the Guardian.

Oct 19, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Sherrod Brown Seeing ‘Reds’ Over China Trade Sherrod Brown Seeing ‘Reds’ Over China Trade

A liberal Ohio senator uses an unfortunate baseball analogy.

Oct 18, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs Indocumentados Trabajaron Para Dobbs

Lou Dobbs regularmente arremetía contra los “empleadores de ilegales.” Sin embargo, el propio Dobbs utilizó mano de obra de indocumentados para qu...

Oct 18, 2010 / Isabel Macdonald

Are Lou Dobbs’s Workers Undocumented? Isabel Macdonald Explains on ‘Democracy Now!’ Are Lou Dobbs’s Workers Undocumented? Isabel Macdonald Explains on ‘Democracy Now!’

Investigative journalist Isabel Macdonald explains how she uncovered Lou Dobbs's immigration hypocrisy for her explosive article in this issue of The Nation.

Oct 7, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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