Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
President-elect Donald Trump is a historical shock — unless you study American history – Chauncey Devega/ Salon
Watch, Trump Vote Highlights White Backlash to Recent Racial Progress – Nicole Hannah Jones / Democracy Now
If one studies history, this is not a surprising outcome,” award-winning racial justice reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones says about Donald Trump’s election win. She points to…
America Elects a Bigot – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Donald J. Trump is president-elect of the United States. Now there’s a sentence I never thought I’d write. Against all odds and against all forms…
Homeless in America – Thomas L. Freidman / NYT
I began election night writing a column that started with words from an immigrant, my friend Lesley Goldwasser, who came to America from Zimbabwe in…
Harry Belafonte: What Do We Have to Lose? Everything / NYT
O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath — America will be!” — Langston Hughes,…
Ray Allen Retires From Basketball – Jason Diamond / Rolling Stone
How Donald Trump Brought (Some of) Us Together – Keli Goff / The Daily Beast
Here’s The History Behind ‘Loving,’ A New Film About A Major Civil Rights Victory – Marina Fang / Huff Post
Beyond Lying: Donald Trump’s Authoritarian Reality – Jason Stanley / NYT
Republicans are now vowing Total War. And the consequences could be immense – Paul Waldman / Wash Post
Race/Related: The non-white vote, explained / NYT
“Michael Moore in TrumpLand” – Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
With just days until the election, we spend the hour with the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore and talk about his surprise new movie, “Michael…
Legacy of bloody election day lingers in Florida town – Andrew Maraniss / The Undefeated
America will become more racist regardless who wins the election – Marcus Ruiz Evans / Race Inquiry
America will become more racist – after the election. Regardless of who wins. And it has absolutely nothing to do with Donald Trump. It feels…
Behind 2016’s Turmoil, a Crisis of White Identity – Amanda Taub / NYT Magazine
Call it the crisis of whiteness. White anxiety has fueled this year’s political tumult in the West: Britain’s surprising vote to exit the European Union,…
The Roots of Trump and the Tea Party: The Hidden Injuries of Class, Race and Culture – Robert Kuttner / Alternet
Over six million Americans can’t vote due to felony convictions, including one in 13 black people – Stephen Wolf / Daily Kos
Net worth of white households in D.C. region is 81 times that of black households – Perry Stein / Wash Post
Trump’s Inconvenient Racial Truth – Nikole Hannah-Jones / NYT Magazine
The Ku Klux Klan makes it official, endorses Donald Trump saying ‘Make America Great Again’ – Jen Hayden / Daily Kos
How Trump Has Helped the Christian Right Return to Its White Nationalist Roots – Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch via AlterNet
A Region That Sees Racism as a Threat to Its Economy – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
American Indians Killed by Cops at Highest Rate in the Nation, but They’re Invisible in the Media – Meteor Blades / Daily Kos via AlterNet
We Can’t Stop Looking at These Unforgettable Images of the Black Panthers – Mark Murrmann / Mother Jones
For the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, two exceptional new books take on the legacy and history of one of the most powerful…