Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part III
A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1957 to 1968.
Feb 24, 2015 / Timeline / The Nation
Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part II Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part II
A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1919 to 1956.
Feb 20, 2015 / Timeline / The Nation
On the Problems of Breathing in America On the Problems of Breathing in America
Raising black sons in a white country.
Feb 16, 2015 / Jane Lazarre
FBI Director on Police Violence: ‘Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist’ FBI Director on Police Violence: ‘Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist’
In what was billed as a “bold” speech on race, James Comey offered platitudes and excuses.
Feb 12, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part I Race and Civil Rights in ‘The Nation’: Part I
A multimedia timeline presenting the history of the struggle for racial justice, from 1865 to 1919.
Feb 10, 2015 / Timeline / The Nation
From ‘Victim’ to ‘Threat’: James Baldwin and the Demands of Self-Respect From ‘Victim’ to ‘Threat’: James Baldwin and the Demands of Self-Respect
Baldwin yielded to nobody in his quest to weed racism out of the American garden—root and branch.
Feb 10, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Mychal Denzel Smith
How the Left Failed France’s Muslims How the Left Failed France’s Muslims
When the left abdicated its outreach to marginalized communities, the Islamists moved in.
Feb 6, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
Bratton’s Police State on Steroids Bratton’s Police State on Steroids
The formation of the NYPD’s new Strategic Response Unit raises disturbing questions about police brutality.
Feb 6, 2015 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
This Is How Black Girls End Up in the School-To-Prison Pipeline This Is How Black Girls End Up in the School-To-Prison Pipeline
Harsh discipline is said to put black boys at risk, but black girls are suspended six times more than white girls. A new report asks why.
Feb 5, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain
How Radical Change Occurs: An Interview With Historian Eric Foner How Radical Change Occurs: An Interview With Historian Eric Foner
“Rights can be won, and rights can be taken away. Achievements are always vulnerable.”
Feb 3, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Mike Konczal