by Robin Abcarian Do MAGA Republicans hear themselves? Earlier this month, as he speculated on Newsmax about how Vice President Kamala Harris might perform as the Democratic presidential nominee, the […]
Tag: racism
Hey, Donald Trump — what exactly do you mean by a ‘Black job?’
by Leonard Greene Yes, there are bigger issues to deal with in the days after the not-so-great debate, but I’m left with one nagging question that I cannot seem to […]
The Supreme Court doesn’t agree on what racism is
by Noah Feldman According to the Supreme Court, it’s perfectly fine for state legislatures to draw congressional districts according to political party — they just can’t gerrymander by race. This […]
Trump’s ‘poisoning our blood’comment appeals to our worst instincts
Former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Durham, N.H., Saturday said this about people flooding into our country illegally: “They’re poisoning the blood of our country. That’s what […]
Some political leaders have a hard time condemning racist shootings. Why?
by Colin P. Clarke and Jacob Ware Last month, a terrorist inspired by white supremacy opened fire at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., killing three Black people. The […]
The price of being Black in a small town
by Brian Williams On a recent Friday night my wife and I watched in stunned confusion as a man in a pickup truck tried to intimidate our son and, possibly, […]
The message in Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ is clear
by Francis Wilkinson Country singer Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” is far from the worst agitprop ever to hit the American scene. But the song hunkered down […]
Soft vs. hard bigotry
When George W. Bush was running for president in 2000, he spoke to the NAACP’s 91st annual convention, where he coined the phrase “the soft bigotry of low expectations.” […]
MLK’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’ resonates 60 years later
by Leonard Greene Sixty years ago, a Baptist minister sat in a southern jail cell and penned the most important written statement of the civil rights movement. Months before the […]
Why do so many young white men in America find fascism ‘cool’?
by Omer Aziz Last fall, just blocks from my apartment in Cambridge, Mass., a gang of neo-Nazis gathered in Harvard Square on a Sunday afternoon. Videos showed a group of […]
