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November 19, 2015
Jamil Smith
"RoboCop" just got convicted of police brutality.
November 19, 2015
Steven Cohen
Statistically speaking, the Ferguson Effect is bogus. No one who believes in the Ferguson Effect will care.
November 17, 2015
PodcastIntersection
Intersection Episode 9: Tamir Rice Has Been Dead for a Year
Host Jamil Smith looks back at the police killing of a 12-year-old boy in his hometown, Cleveland.
November 16, 2015
Steven Cohen
The Democrats Have Learned to Say, 'Black Lives Matter.' Now What?
Why Democrats can't get complacent about police brutality.
November 13, 2015
Theodore Ross
Exactly which mold do the white students at Claremont fit into—a jello mold?
November 11, 2015
Roxane Gay
Student Activism Is Serious Business
The protesters at Mizzou and Yale need to be heard, not laughed off.
October 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Canada's Conservative Party Is a Cautionary Tale for the Republican Party
Here's how to win over immigrants and minorities—and then lose them
October 2, 2015
Stephen Lurie
The Democratic Party Isn’t as Racist as the GOP. That’s Not Saying Much.
August 26, 2015
Rebecca Leber
For Breitbart, It's Only a "Race Murder" If the Victims Are White
August 19, 2015
Jamil Smith
What Black Lives Matter Made Clear to Hillary Clinton
Public policy can't be the only—or even primary—weapon against structural racism
August 17, 2015
Steve Oney
A Distant Mirror: The Leo Frank Lynching
How a century-old crime foreshadowed today's polarized politics.
August 6, 2015
Jamil Smith
The Right Message, the Wrong Messenger
Martin O’Malley has a bold new plan to fight structural racism. But will it matter?
July 27, 2015
Alma Carten
How Slavery’s Legacy Affects the Mental Health of Black Americans
July 26, 2015
Jeet Heer
Conservatives Are Holding a Conversation About Race
An ugly term—“cuckservative”—crystallizes a Republican Party crisis.
July 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Martin O’Malley Apologized for Saying “All Lives Matter.” Should Hillary Clinton?
July 7, 2015
Naomi Shavin
Three South Carolina Senators Voted to Keep the Confederate Flag Flying. Here’s Their Reasoning.
July 1, 2015
Jeet Heer
The Real-World Consequences of the Confederate Flag Debate
For one, the Ku Klux Klan sees power in its symbolism.
June 25, 2015
Suzy Khimm
The Supreme Court Doesn't Think Racism's Over After All
A ruling on fair housing reflects an expansive understanding of discrimination
June 24, 2015
Jeet Heer
Dylann Roof's Defense of White Rule in Africa Has Roots in American Conservatism
June 23, 2015
Elspeth Reeve
How Many Times Has Obama Been "Beneath the Dignity of His Office"?
The president used the n-word, and conservative media is appalled. Again.

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