Racism and Discrimination

Living With Fracture: A Conversation With Sarah Aziza

Living With Fracture: A Conversation With Sarah Aziza Living With Fracture: A Conversation With Sarah Aziza

The Hollow Half is not simply a memoir of personal recovery or an account of Palestinian political history. It’s an exploration of fragmentation.

Jun 26, 2025 / Q&A / Lara-Nour Walton

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965.

5 Lessons From the Real Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 5 Lessons From the Real Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and believed.

Jun 19, 2025 / Jeanne Theoharis

Protesters tried to hold a line against riot police but pushed back with less lethal munitions during a march against ICE raids in Downtown Los Angeles, June 15, 2025.

An Urgent Message From the Streets of Los Angeles An Urgent Message From the Streets of Los Angeles

“Nos tienen miedo porque no tenemos miedo” (They fear us because we do not fear them).

Jun 18, 2025 / Roberto Lovato

The Confederate flag is seen waving behind the monument of the victims of the Confederation Army during the American Civil War in front of the State Congress building in Columbia, South Carolina, on June 19, 2015.

The Heritage of Dylann Roof The Heritage of Dylann Roof

Ten years after the Charleston massacre, reverence for the Confederacy that Roof idolized is going strong.

Jun 17, 2025 / Elizabeth Robeson

Black and white closeup of Brian Wilson's face in 1980.

Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define Brian Wilson (1942–2025) Outlived the Times He Helped Define

When the Beach Boys front man died, the obituaries described him as a genius. Which means what, exactly?

Jun 17, 2025 / Sid Holt

A protester holds a sign that reads, ''Free Mahmoud Khalil.''

America Has Betrayed Palestinians. We Will Still Prevail. America Has Betrayed Palestinians. We Will Still Prevail.

We have returned the question of our future to ourselves. It will be guaranteed by no passport, protected by no brutal superpower.

Jun 12, 2025 / Sarah Aziza

Afrikaners from South Africa arrived Monday, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport.

MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth MAGA’s Bogus Civilization Myth

The Trump administration’s rhetoric echoes the same old fantasy of racial purity that animated the 20th-century right.

Jun 9, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats  Align With Elon Musk?

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk? Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk?

No! Hell no! Never! The enemy of your enemy is still a corrupt plutocrat who wants to destroy democracy.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Marlean Ames, who claims she was passed over for jobs because she is a straight woman, stands outside her lawyer's office in Akron, Ohio.

The Supreme Court Just Cleared the Way for a Flood of “Reverse Discrimination” Lawsuits The Supreme Court Just Cleared the Way for a Flood of “Reverse Discrimination” Lawsuits

The court’s ruling in favor of a woman who says she was passed over for jobs because she is straight is correct in theory—but it’s going to be terrifying in practice.

Jun 5, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaking during a press conference at Massapequa High School on May 30, 2025, discussing New York State’s ban on Native American mascots.

Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns Trump Threatens to Withhold New York’s Education Funding Unless Racist Mascoting Returns

After pocketing billions from minstrelsy, Linda McMahon wants to force New York schools to bring it back.

Jun 3, 2025 / Dave Zirin

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