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Racial Justice
Cory Booker Is Proof — Shared Identity Guarantees Us Nothing
The spaces created between us by class, power and politics are not automatically bridged by race or gender.
Governor Northam Must Resign Over Blackface Yearbook Photo
Lamont Bagby, chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus, discusses more.
“Always in Season” Looks at 2014 Hanging in North Carolina and Racial Terrorism
A disturbing new documentary examines lynching in the United States both past and present.
Confederate Monuments Can No Longer Hide Behind Alabama Law
Taking statues down won’t magically fix racism, but it’s a step in the right direction.
Why Co-ops and Community Farms Can’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Circulating local dollars can't create wealth when there's not enough to begin with.
Indoor Plumbing Arrived in the US in the 1840s. This Town Got Tired of Waiting.
In 1992, Black residents of Exmore, Virginia, took matters into their own hands.
Taiwanese Company Wants to Site Polluting Plastic Plant in Cancer Alley
A permit hearing for serial polluter Formosa turned into a referendum on environmental racism.
A Dangerous Moment for Democracy: Why We Need a New Reconstruction
To rebuild democracy and ensure it works for all us, we will have to do more than win elections.
The Charleston and Tree of Life Shootings Are Connected Struggles
CounterSpin interviews Audrey Sasson on anti-Semitism, racism and resistance.
Latinos Born Outside Hospitals Face Scrutiny Over Citizenship
US-born people are having their passports denied or confiscated because of race or ethnicity.