Society

Barack Obama

Obama Tells the Truth About Race, and the Right Explodes Obama Tells the Truth About Race, and the Right Explodes

And people wonder why he doesn’t talk more about race relations.

Dec 21, 2015 / Joan Walsh

Baltimore police

The Biggest Threat to American Public Safety Is the American Police State The Biggest Threat to American Public Safety Is the American Police State

Welcome to Cop Land, where the police make all the rules.

Dec 21, 2015 / Matthew Harwood

Senator Lindsey Graham

With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still

The candidate who called out Trump’s bigotry is now out of the running.

Dec 21, 2015 / John Nichols

Workers of Sui Bao Security Transport Company strike for higher salaries, blocking a road in Guangzhou, China, February 11, 2014.

China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented

Seven worker-activists involved in the independent labor organizations known as “worker centers” have been arrested.

Dec 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Memorial for Sandra Bland

The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up The Real Reason Sandra Bland Got Locked Up

As in Ferguson, Waller County and Prairie View are choking residents with court fees in order to fill their coffers in a state without income tax.

Dec 18, 2015 / Editorial / Debbie Nathan

Rajon Rondo, Gay-Bashing, and the Beautiful Response to an Ugly Hate Crime

Rajon Rondo, Gay-Bashing, and the Beautiful Response to an Ugly Hate Crime Rajon Rondo, Gay-Bashing, and the Beautiful Response to an Ugly Hate Crime

How one NBA referee took a hate crime against his sexuality and turned it on its head.

Dec 17, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Yale Race

What I Learned This Semester at Yale What I Learned This Semester at Yale

Students of color are not separatists practicing identity politics—they are fed up with false histories and a false present.

Dec 17, 2015 / StudentNation / Daniel Judt

Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally

Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally

Also Rebecca Solnit on the Paris climate agreement and John Powers on Canada’s Justin Trudeau.

Dec 17, 2015 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

A woman points a handgun with a laser sight on a wall display of other guns during the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis.

The One Thing Almost All Terrorist Acts Have in Common The One Thing Almost All Terrorist Acts Have in Common

Instead of giving into bigotry and fear, Americans should direct their outrage at the gun industry and the politicians in its pocket.

Dec 17, 2015 / Editorial / The Editors

A man carries a child as migrants and refugees arrive on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Lesbos island, Greece.

’Tis the Season to Give—Generously ’Tis the Season to Give—Generously

You might not have heard of these hardworking organizations—but they are doing great work, and could do more with your support.

Dec 17, 2015 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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