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With Bachmann’s ‘Slavery’ Vow, More Tea-Party Seepage into Mainstream

by Channing Kennedy on July 12 2011, 11:00AM

Bachmann may be the loudest, but she’s certainly not alone.

Topics: Politics

Here Are Your Top White Supremacist Presidential Hopefuls

by Bryan Gerhart on July 11 2011, 1:30PM

No office is too small to promote hate in a country that needs anything but.

Topics: Politics

Questions Remain in Ethics Committee Probe of Maxine Waters

by Bryan Gerhart on July 6 2011, 10:06AM

If there’s nothing wrong, why such hesitancy to let us know what’s going on?

Topics: Politics

Labor Wars: Michigan is the New Wisconsin

by Akiba Solomon on June 29 2011, 10:04AM

GOP-appointed emergency managers have unchecked power over Michigan’s public purse strings. We should all be very afraid.

Topics: Politics

Indiana Can’t Defund Planned Parenthood, Says Federal Judge

by Asraa Mustufa on June 28 2011, 11:12AM

But the right is plowing ahead with its state-level movement to block the group’s reproductive health services, which are crucial to women of color in many cities.

Topics: Health, Planned Parenthood, Politics

In Defense, Sort of, of Black Republican Herman Cain

by Channing Kennedy on June 27 2011, 1:30PM

It’s easy to dismiss the presidential candidate’s rhetoric, but much harder to ignore the very real foundations of black conservatives.

Topics: Politics

Survey Says: Capitol Hill’s Staff Is Lily White

by Shani O. Hilton on June 24 2011, 12:06PM

We asked some staffers of color what that means for public policy, and why it’s such an intransigent problem.

Topics: Politics

Do Airlines Have a Double Standard for Black Passengers? Take Our Poll

by Jorge Rivas on June 24 2011, 11:12AM

US Airways has sparked widespread criticism with its “sagging pants” controversy. We want to know what you think.

Topics: Politics

This Season’s Worst Racist Political Attack Ad (So Far)

by Julianne Hing on June 16 2011, 2:00PM

Turn Right USA turned Janice Hahn into a red-eyed devil stripper while black men surround her and say, “Yeah, gimme your cash, bitch.” Seriously.

Topics: Politics

Bobby Jindal’s Plan to Privatize Health Insurance for 250,000 Workers

by Asraa Mustufa on June 13 2011, 2:38PM

Will Louisiana Gov. Jindal’s health care privatization scheme turn into the next big-business scandal for the GOP?

Topics: Politics

Herman Cain: I’d Put Gays in My Cabinet, Since They’d Be Anti-Sharia

by Channing Kennedy on June 7 2011, 3:53PM

Yup. It’s election season.

Topics: Politics

Don’t Call Them “Post-Racial”—How Young People Actually Think About Race

by Dom Apollon on June 7 2011, 2:41PM

A three-part series in which Dom Apollon breaks down the findings from a series of focus groups with Millennials on everything from Barack Obama to criminal justice.

Topics: Politics, Schools & Youth, Youth and Race

How Long Can GOP Lawmakers Alienate Muslim Voters?

by Asraa Mustufa on June 6 2011, 10:00AM

Tim Murphy at Mother Jones takes a closer look at the GOP’s changing attitude toward yet another growing voting bloc.

Topics: Politics

Chicago Study Proves That All Young Black Voters Aren’t the Same

by Asraa Mustufa on June 6 2011, 10:00AM

It’s time for a more nuanced approach to address the needs of young voters of color.

Topics: Politics

How do White People Perceive Racism in 2011? [Reader Forum]

by Channing Kennedy on May 30 2011, 8:29PM

Readers from a variety of perspectives chime in on a new study, which indicates that whites now think themselves more discriminated against than blacks.

Topics: Politics

Can You Picture America’s Demographic Future?

by Asraa Mustufa on May 27 2011, 3:22PM

PolicyLink recently released a time-lapse map showing where people of color will become a majority in the U.S. over the next 30 years.

Topics: Politics

Will 2012 Become Labor’s Moment of Political Truth?

by Yvonne Yen Liu on May 27 2011, 9:09AM

Let’s hope so. Because workers of color have rarely been in more dire need of a true political voice.

Topics: Economy, Politics

Wisconsin Set to Pass Country’s Most Restrictive Voter ID Law

by Jamilah King on May 24 2011, 9:31AM

As more bills sweep across the country, concern is growing over the GOP’s push to fix a problem that, statistically, just doesn’t exist.

Topics: Politics

Ron Paul Says He Would Have Voted Against Civil Rights Act

by Asraa Mustufa on May 16 2011, 11:53AM

Staying true to his brand of extreme libertarianism, the presidential candidate said he objected to the Civil Rights Act because of its infringement on private property rights.

Topics: Politics

If Black Power’s Not Gone, Where Is It? [Reader Forum]

by Channing Kennedy on May 16 2011, 9:30AM

Victor Goode and Tim Jones-Yelvington add context and questions to the ongoing conversation about racial and political identities.

Topics: History, Politics

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