Opinion
America once fought a war against poverty – now it wages a war on the poor – William Barber and Liz Theoharris / The Guardian
Can White Supremacists Unlearn Hate? Sarah Jones / The New Republic
My Epiphany About the Problem With Apu – Jeet Heer / The New Republic
Trump Wants America to Revert to the Queens of His Childhood – Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Freedom for Every Citizen: The missed opportunity of the Kerner Report – William P. Jones / The Nation
Democrats Shouldn’t Give in to White Racism – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Can it Happen Here? Review: Urgent studies in rise of authoritarian America – Charles Kaiser / The Guardian
If taxes aren’t working, will desperate Republicans keep turning to race-based attacks? Tara Golshan / Vox
‘Implicit Bias’ Is Very Real and It Infects Every One of Us – Sally Kohn / Mother Jones
Betsy DeVos shouldn’t roll back guidance on racial discipline disparities – Editorial Board / Wash Post
The Untapped Potential of the Asian Voter – Saahil Desai / Wash Monthly
Winnie Mandela was always influential, often controversial, but vital to freedom’s cause – Sam Fulwood III / ThinkProgress
Stephon Clark: Rhythms of Tragedy – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Integration Now, Integration Forever – David Brooks / NYT
How Memphis Gave Up on Dr. King’s Dream – Wendi C. Thomas / NYT
The Frederick Douglass Rival Who Shocked With His Call to ‘Resist’ – Gil Troy / Daily Beast
There’s No Scientific Basis for Race—It’s a Made-Up Label – Elizabeth Kolbert / Natl Geographic
How Not To Talk About Race And Genetics – 67 Scientist and Researchers / BuzzFeed
We Forgot What King Believed In – Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
Sam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race science – Ezra Klein / Vox
Parkland Student Says Media Didn’t Highlight Black Classmates’ Voices – Terrell Jermaine Starr / The Root
Violent murders in Texas and Maryland show how white killers receive more sympathy than black victims – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
The White Southern Anti-Trump – Michelle Goldberg / NYT
The Heavy Burden of Teaching My Son About American Racism – Jemar Tisby / The Atlantic
Kill the Scapegoats – Donald Trump wants the death penalty for the black and brown people he blames for the opioid crisis – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Anti-Semitism Is Rising. Why Aren’t American Jews Speaking Up? Jonathan Weisman / NYT
