Politics

a noose is seen on makeshift gallows on the west side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

This Is Exactly Who America Is

by Josie Pickens

January 20, 2021 at 8:41am

For Black people, white nationalism is much more than a political ideal. Read more »

a white person wearing a blue hat scream and a mask around his chin screams from a behind a glass at a camera

Of Course the Police Allowed White People to Stage a Coup

by Shannon Weber

January 7, 2021 at 2:10pm

The police’s investment in curbing white domestic terrorism remains an open question at best. Read more »

Robert Kraft, an elderly white man with short, gray hair, winks at the camera

A Man Walks Into a Day Spa: Sex-Trafficking Legislation Protects the Wealthy—and Punishes the Powerless

by Nora Salem

January 6, 2021 at 12:10pm

The case of Robert Kraft and Orchids of Asia is the latest coda to an old story. Read more »

A Black woman with short, black curly hair holds a cardboard sign that says Defund the Police as she walks across the Brooklyn Bridge

Defund the Police Is a Demand—and We Should Heed It

by Reina Sultan

December 23, 2020 at 11:08am

Instead of backing off, this is the time to barrel forward with our demands. Read more »

illustration of a colorful open mouth sticking out a long spiky tongue as a group of white figures carry a large red pill.

Wake–Up Call: The Red Pill Is Radicalizing Without Substance

by s.e. smith

December 22, 2020 at 4:31pm

Unchecked misogyny and white supremacy online has very real consequences. Read more »

Love No Limit: We Should Think about Prison Abolition as a Love Story

by Josie Pickens

December 22, 2020 at 9:44am

We’re not only working to abolish the prison-industrial complex. We’re also working to build communities of care. Read more »

Jill Biden, an aging white woman with shoulder-length blond hair, smiles while wearing a red gown at the 2009 Inaugural Ball

The Doctor Is In: Of Course White Dudes Are Losing Their Minds over Jill Biden

by Joshunda Sanders

December 17, 2020 at 8:55am

There’s something insidiously patriarchal about first ladies being subjected to not-even-clever criticisms about their education pedigree. Read more »

Jeffrey Toobin, a white man with short mixed salt-and-pepper hair and glasses, appears as a panelist on CNN

#MeToobin Reveals How Little We’ve Moved the Needle on Workplace Harassment

by Gwen Snyder

December 10, 2020 at 1:02pm

A wide swath of people still shrug at or even delight in the spectacle of a man turning the workplace into an environment for sexual gratification without consent. Read more »

Grafitti of Barack Obama, a Black man with short black hair and wearing a suit, raising his hand and nodding on a wall

Legacy Lost: Barack Obama Has Shown His True Colors in 2020

by Mary Retta

December 9, 2020 at 9:26am

Obama’s commentary on “defund the police” frustrated many activists. Read more »

Thandiwe Abdullah, an organizer with Black Lives Matter and a cofounder of the Black Lives Matter Youth Vanguard, receives hugs after addressing the crowd

Uncaging Humanity: Rethinking Accountability in the Age of Abolition

by Mariame Kaba

December 8, 2020 at 10:01am

The closer of a community you build, the more you know your neighbors, and the more you understand them as real people with real conflict. Read more »

Best of Bitch

Douchebag Decree: Anti-Choice Hidden Camera Edition

by Kjerstin Johnson

February 10, 2011 at 3:33pm

Tool-in-pimp's-clothing James O'Keefe's laughable costume and douchebag seduction methods have mostly discredited his conservative... Read more »

Will Filming the Police Keep Us Safe?

by Victoria Law

February 5, 2015 at 10:31am

There’s a cultural idea that having someone looking over our shoulder makes us behave better. From fake security cameras to Elf... Read more »

Sojourner Truth, Unveiled

by Deesha Philyaw

April 29, 2009 at 2:58pm

The leaders of the [women's suffrage] movement trembled on seeing a tall, gaunt black woman in a gray dress and white turban,...