My Epiphany About the Problem With Apu
I was born in India and raised in Canada. I didn't think Apu was a problem until now.
Race
A Culture of Violent White Guys
In a country where the violence of certain groups is tolerated, even encouraged, it’s inevitable that tragedies will follow.
Resolving the Democrats’ False Choice
How the party can win both the “missing Obama millions” and the Obama-to-Trump voters
The Gun Control Fight Is a Fight For Equality
The Parkland shooting has sparked another debate about guns—a debate mistakenly siloed from other issues that contribute to deadly violence.
Whitewashing Trump Country
How the media erases people of color from rural communities
Mirai Nagasu and Chloe Kim Are Not Your Immigrant Fantasy
How the Asian American athletes making history at the Olympics are being co-opted by pro-immigration voices
Rod Dreher’s Race Problem
In wading into the “shithole” debate, Dreher betrays the dark side of his reverence for Western civilization.
Trump, Fox News, and the Mainstreaming of White Nationalism
A racist TV interview helps explain why the president is struggling to cut an immigration deal that averts a government shutdown.
Silicon Valley’s Forgotten Minority
Why Asians remain absent from the tech industry’s highest echelons
The Rise of the Privilege Epiphany
Donald Trump made them realize their dumb luck in life. Now what?
The EPA Doesn’t Want to Hear From Coal Victims
The agency's only public hearing on repealing the Clean Power Plan was held far from the minority communities affected by air pollution.
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Uneasy Hope
The writer's critics call him a cynic. But as a new anthology shows, his thinking has matured in subtle ways over the years.
Long Divisions
The history of racism and exclusion in the United States is the history of whiteness.
The Democrats Are Taking Black Women for Granted
A new poll shows the party's base is losing patience. Women at the Congressional Black Caucus' annual conference explain why.
Redoing the Electoral Math
I argued that demographics favored the Democrats. I was wrong.
Conservatives: Hurricane Heroism Disproves Racism
Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and other right-wing pundits say heartwarming stories prove there's no such thing as systemic injustice in America.
America Has a Long Tradition of Racist Mob Violence
Charlottesville was just one in a long line of incidents of large-scale, organized white terrorism.
How YouTube Became the Worldwide Leader in White Supremacy
When Google promises to "curb" extremism on its lucrative video platform, it means nothing more than keeping advertisers happy.
The Left’s Blind Spot: Anti-Semitism
The neo-Nazi violence in Charlottesville highlighted the threat against Jews in Trump's America. Why do progressives struggle to recognize that?
