The Long and Grim Road to ‘Plessy v. Ferguson’ The Long and Grim Road to ‘Plessy v. Ferguson’
Steven Luxenberg’s new book offers a vivid account of the events that led to the ruling.
Jul 2, 2019 / Books & the Arts / David Cole
Namwali Serpell’s Postcolonial Epic Namwali Serpell’s Postcolonial Epic
The Old Drift tells the multigenerational story of Zambia coming into being.
Jul 2, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Nawal Arjini
Letters From the July 15-22, 2019, Issue Letters From the July 15-22, 2019, Issue
Cruel and inhuman… A worthy education plan…
Jul 2, 2019 / Our Readers
Masking the Truth Masking the Truth
U.S. policy towards immigrants is criminal.
Jul 2, 2019 / OppArt / Brian Stauffer
There Can Be No Queer Liberation Without Trans Liberation There Can Be No Queer Liberation Without Trans Liberation
For 50 years, Trans people have been pushed and shoved to the side of the LGBTQ movement. That ends now.
Jul 2, 2019 / Bamby Salcedo
A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative A Police Shooting Gives the Lie to Buttigieg’s Campaign Narrative
Black voters are wary of Mayor Pete, for good reasons.
Jul 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Trump Is Dumping Asylum Seekers on American Streets—but Solidarity Activists Are Fighting Back Trump Is Dumping Asylum Seekers on American Streets—but Solidarity Activists Are Fighting Back
“It’s a humanitarian issue. We will not allow an atrocity to occur in our community.”
Jul 1, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The Supreme Court Is in Danger of Again Becoming ‘the Grave of Liberty’ The Supreme Court Is in Danger of Again Becoming ‘the Grave of Liberty’
Supreme Court decisions have practical consequences, which justices too often blithely ignore.
Jul 1, 2019 / Eric Foner
The Use and Abuse of International Law in the Occupied Territories The Use and Abuse of International Law in the Occupied Territories
Noura Erakat’s new book examines the legal arguments used to justify Israel's occupation—and the legal arguments that might have been used to counter it.
Jul 1, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Raja Shehadeh