Three Things I Love About Herman Cain’s Campaign Three Things I Love About Herman Cain’s Campaign
Herman Cain’s candidacy is a cautionary tale against the simplistic racial reasoning that has dominated American political discourse.
Jun 1, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Arizona Turns the Tide: Voters Demand the Recall of Russell Pearce Arizona Turns the Tide: Voters Demand the Recall of Russell Pearce
Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant crusader is about to become the first State Senate president in US history to be recalled.
Jun 1, 2011 / Jeff Biggers
Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike
Why my disagreement with Cornel West about Obama's presidency generated so much excitement.
May 25, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Santana is Booed for Using Baseball’s Civil Rights Game to Speak Out for Civil Rights Santana is Booed for Using Baseball’s Civil Rights Game to Speak Out for Civil Rights
Major League Baseball's Civil Rights Game was turned inside out by musician Carlos Santana, who refused to be silent.
May 16, 2011 / Dave Zirin
For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough
As a black man, Obama's confident knowledge of his lineage is precisely the thing that makes his American identity dubious.
Apr 27, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Confronting the Coded Racism of Donald Trump Confronting the Coded Racism of Donald Trump
Donald Trump crossed a new line by questioning Barack Obama's educational credentials this week, a classic race-baiting trick in the GOP playbook.
Apr 27, 2011 / Ari Melber
Europe’s Rising Islamophobia Europe’s Rising Islamophobia
What makes it so lethal is that it has broad appeal—from the far left to the far right.
Apr 21, 2011 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia A Young Woman’s Struggle With Southwest Airlines Shows Depth Of Islamophobia
An American MA student, of Pakistani descent, was flagged by a Southwest Airlines crew member as “suspicious” and kicked off the plane, all for saying "I've got t...
Apr 18, 2011 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings Watered Whiskey: James Baldwin’s Uncollected Writings
The Cross of Redemption tells the story of James Baldwin as a working writer: casual, lax and preachy, but also honest, angry and brilliant.
Apr 13, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Elias Altman
Axis of Fundamentalism: Gainesville to Mazar-i-Sharif Axis of Fundamentalism: Gainesville to Mazar-i-Sharif
With all due respect to the First Amendment, we need to be careful about incendiary public speech.
Apr 7, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams