The myth of the controlling Jew is so deeply part of Western history that demagogues of any political camp can exploit it.
Civil Rights in America
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Resisting Trump’s Politicization of the Census
Trump’s intention is to undercount noncitizens, and Supreme Court conservatives appear on board.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Reparations, Really?
Some of the 2020 Democratic candidates don’t have their priorities straight.
Posted inEducation in America
The Highlander Center Won’t Let an Arsonist Extinguish Its Flame of Justice
The Tennessee training center has been a hub of the civil rights movement and progressive organizing since 1932. It appears that hatemongers have again tried to shut it down.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Voting Rights Aren’t a ‘Power Grab,’ They’re Critical to a Functioning Democracy
This isn’t about partisanship: It’s about systemic racism.
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Setting the Record Straight on Trump’s Black Unemployment Boast
A Q&A with economist Steven Pitts on why Trump can’t take credit for the low figures
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Everybody Knows About Alabama
Doug Jones’s victory and a new play drawing on Nina Simone’s songs illustrate the opportunities and challenges we face in 2018.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Are Jews White? It’s a Mistake Even to Ask
Trump has revived American anti-Semitism. It’s not about color or race.
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One Is a Great Man. The Other Is the President-Elect.
On John Lewis and Donald Trump
Posted inSpecial Report
Toward Racial Healing
We must work together as a nation to confront and defeat racism.