Rebecca Solnit Tackles the Silencing That’s Quieted So Many Women
Solnit draws on an equation that has preoccupied women writers from Virginia Woolf to Audre Lorde: that silence is a form of marginalization.
Robert Reich | The Theme That Unites All Trump’s Initiatives Is Cruelty
Trump is embarking on an orgy of cruelty for absolutely no reason. This is morally repugnant.
Robert Reich | The Theme That Unites All Trump’s Initiatives Is Cruelty
Trump is embarking on an orgy of cruelty for absolutely no reason. This is morally repugnant.
Minnesota Churches Face Tough Questions in Offering Sanctuary to Immigrants
For these churches, giving protection to immigrants is no longer a matter of if, but when. And what will happen if ICE comes to their doors?
Footage in Documentary Prompts New Questions About Shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson (Video)
The footage shows Mr. Brown entering the store, Ferguson Market and Liquor, shortly after 1 a.m. on the day he died.
ACLU | Why the Only Way to Fix the Muslim Ban Is Not to Have a Muslim Ban
Ultimately, in other words, the most fundamental flaw of the Muslim ban remains the same: It is still a ban, signed by a president who promised to bar Muslims from entering the United States, motivated by an intent to discriminate against Muslims, and that overwhelmingly affects Muslims rather than those of other faiths.
ACLU | Why the Only Way to Fix the Muslim Ban Is Not to Have a Muslim Ban
Ultimately, in other words, the most fundamental flaw of the Muslim ban remains the same: It is still a ban, signed by a president who promised to bar Muslims from entering the United States, motivated by an intent to discriminate against Muslims, and that overwhelmingly affects Muslims rather than those of other faiths.
James Kilgore | Mass Incarceration in the Cornfields: Shattered Families and Racial Profiling in Small-Town America
Taylor believes the absence of her father made a huge difference. If he had been around, she observed, "the household would have been more structured ... I don't think my brother and sister would have gotten into trouble."
James Kilgore | Mass Incarceration in the Cornfields: Shattered Families and Racial Profiling in Small-Town America
Taylor believes the absence of her father made a huge difference. If he had been around, she observed, "the household would have been more structured ... I don't think my brother and sister would have gotten into trouble."
Juan Cole | Why Is Acknowledging Israeli Apartheid a Shock?
What Sanders is doing here is demolishing typical Israeli propaganda points (hasbara) wherein Israel is simply a victim of the Palestinians and in which Palestinians are demonized as Khamas and terrorists and violent and irrationally angry.
Juan Cole | Why Is Acknowledging Israeli Apartheid a Shock?
What Sanders is doing here is demolishing typical Israeli propaganda points (hasbara) wherein Israel is simply a victim of the Palestinians and in which Palestinians are demonized as Khamas and terrorists and violent and irrationally angry.
Chris Hedges | James Baldwin and the Meaning of Whiteness
Whiteness is a dangerous concept. It is not about skin color. It is not even about race. It is about the willful blindness used to justify white supremacy.