Bookerism and the Black Elite
Managing race relations from above
Race
Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough
Addressing inequality requires more than consciousness raising.
The Class War of Fare-Dodging Crackdowns
The influx of police officers into New York's subway system is part of a broader criminalization of poverty.
How Men Distort the Race Debate
The rhetorical obsession with single mothers obscures the root cause of racial inequality.
Inside the “Most Incarcerated” Zip Code in the Country
53206, a heavily African American neighborhood north of downtown Milwaukee, suffers from all manner of ills—not least of which are the myths of criminality that continue to surround it.
Not Even the Police Union Could Save Amber Guyger
She has become one of the rare cops to be convicted of murder, despite a system that often works in their favor.
The Mayors Fighting for a Progressive Vision of the South
Once upon a time, there was a regional dream of development. A new group looks to revive that tradition—but this time, with space for everyone.
The Myth of Class Reductionism
The fight for racial and gender justice has always been about economic inequality, too.
The Pragmatic Roots of Biden’s Incoherence
The former vice president is a dealmaker, not a deep thinker.
How Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Novel Reckons With the Past
“The Water Dancer” comes out of a powerful examination of the legacies of slavery today.
The Democrats’ Shameful Legacy on Crime
Bill Clinton isn't the only one who deserves blame for turning America into a carceral state.
Remember Trump’s Charlottesville Comments? Conservatives Don’t.
Why "Dilbert" creator Scott Adams, a Breitbart editor, and others claim the president's "very fine people" remark is a "false memory"
Native American Imposters Keep Corrupting the “Redskins” Debate
These polls keep getting reported as if this weren't a fatal methodological flaw.
The Case of the “Disappearing” Poet
Why did a white poet see the success of writers of color as a signal of his own demise?
The Sound and the Silence of Toni Morrison
The Nobel laureate, who died this week, made the world bigger for all of us.
The Obscene Difficulty of Depriving a Troubled White Man of a Gun
Five years before Darryl Varnum threatened to kill Representative Frederica Wilson, police were called to his Maryland home.
America, We Need to Talk
In a rebuttal to Mitch McConnell—and possibly Joe Biden—Ta-Nehisi Coates helped House Democrats start a conversation on slavery, racism, and reparations.
Who Owns the Crusades?
A new book about the medieval holy wars exposes a crisis in the field of history.
The Audacity of Grief
On the mournful threads connecting Joe Biden’s half-century in politics
The Republicans’ Cynical Strategy to Win the Jewish Vote
They accuse Democrats of anti-Semitism while refusing to acknowledge a rise in white supremacist violence under Trump.
