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Race Archive

Archives for April 2018

Race
A new lynching memorial highlights America’s grim legacy of racial terrorismA new lynching memorial highlights America’s grim legacy of racial terrorism
Race

“This is an act of ending silence and committing to truth and reconciliation.”

By P.R. Lockhart
The Big Idea
Debunking the myth that “identity politics” is bad for the Democratic PartyDebunking the myth that “identity politics” is bad for the Democratic Party
The Big Idea

Racial justice energized the party in the past. It can today too.

By Eric Schickler
Race
How the Vietnam war created America’s modern “white power” movementHow the Vietnam war created America’s modern “white power” movement
Race

Read this historian’s origin story of “white power” activism in the US.

By Sean Illing
Gender
Today is Equal Pay Day. It doesn’t apply to most women of color.Today is Equal Pay Day. It doesn’t apply to most women of color.
Gender

Women of color face more than a gender wage gap; they face a racial one too.

By P.R. Lockhart
The Gray Area
The Sam Harris debateThe Sam Harris debate
Podcast
The Gray Area

Ezra and Sam Harris debate race, IQ, identity politics, and much more.

By Ezra Klein
Race
How search engines are making us more racistHow search engines are making us more racist
Race

A new book shows how Google’s search algorithms quietly reinforce racist stereotypes.

By Sean Illing

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