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White supremacy’s long shadow: Why the myth of “race” still haunts America
Jacqueline Jones
Decades removed from the lows of segregation, black America still struggles against its twisted logic
The Christian right wants civilization to collapse
Amanda Marcotte
The reason they're so obsessed with apocalypse? If they can't have the country, they don't want anyone else to
The sexism of “selfie-gate”: America’s dangerous suspicion of women working with men
Carolyn Edgar
Too many Americans still believe attractive women in the workplace are sex objects and home-wreckers
The real US policy toward Nelson Mandela
Jean MacKenzie
The recently deceased South African leader is revered worldwide. But until 2008, he was on a terrorist watch list
Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart scolds media for inciting controversy during Nelson Mandela memorial
Prachi Gupta
The media fixated on a handshake between President Obama and Cuba's Raúl Castro
Twitter’s racist and sexist reaction to Michelle Obama and the presidential selfie
Elias Isquith
A few innocent photos taken out of context lead to a stereotype-filled Twitter bonanza
Ron Paul: Rand Paul will “probably” run for president
Elias Isquith
The former congressman says his son is handling himself "quite well" in the run-up to 2016
Travels with right-wing nuts: My road trip on Route GOP with Paul Ryan and Michele Bachmann
Eric Lutz
One liberal, three GOP strongholds: What a drive through Ryan and Bachmann country says about America right now
Our outrageous media created the Tea Party
Jeffrey M. Berry, Sarah Sobieraj
How "melodrama, misrepresentative exaggeration and mockery" became the dominant tone on cable and talk radio
Fight the right-washing of Nelson Mandela’s legacy
Joan Walsh
Much of the American right supported apartheid, almost to the bitter end. Why we must remember that
Nelson Mandela Dead At 95
Peter Finocchiaro
"We've lost our greatest son," South Africa's president Jacob Zuma said
Counterpoint: No, Chris Matthews’ Obama interview doesn’t matter
Alex Pareene
Is tonight's MSNBC interview "crucial" for the president? No
The American media has no idea how to talk about race on-screen
Sydette Harry
But they're (slowly) learning, thanks to social media campaigns that are forcing difficult conversations
Common Core standards yield odd political allegiances
Philip Elliott
"President Barack Obama working in tandem with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and energy giant Exxon?"
Obama pledges $100 million to AIDS research initiative
Katie McDonough
The president also announced $5 billion in additional funding to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS
“Homeland: “American exceptionalism” at its worst
Jean MacKenzie
Saul's maneuverings in Iran are a diplomatic disaster in the making -- and betray the show's toxic politics
10 worst right-wing statements of the week — Marxist pope edition
Janet Allon
Pope Francis came down on the dangers of trickle-down economics -- and conservatives promptly lost their mind
Ask “Col. Manners”: A satiric advice column about the security state
Tom Engelhardt
The esteemed officer answers your questions on war etiquette, nuclear threats and surveillance
Noam Chomsky: America hates its poor
Chris Steele
Linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky on our country's brutal class war -- and why it's ultimately so one-sided
Forget “Double Down.” Here’s the real story of the 2012 election
Elias Isquith
The takeaway from Obama-Romney is not debates or golf games. It's a tale about the surveillance state and 1 percent
Lay off Michelle Obama: Why white feminists need to lean back
Brittney Cooper
The first lady’s critics miss the fact that black women have never been the model for mainstream American womanhood
“The Punk Singer”: Kathleen Hanna’s riotous life
Andrew O'Hehir
"The Punk Singer" is a clear-eyed look at Kathleen Hanna's emergence -- and endurance -- as a riot-grrrl icon
How the Iran nuclear deal matters for North Korea
Geoffrey Cain
South Koreans wonder whether the pact could be a model for the world’s other seemingly intractable nuclear standoff
What to get Rush Limbaugh for Christmas
Joan Walsh
He and Jonah Goldberg and other right-wingers whitesplaining racism to Oprah should watch “Many Rivers to Cross”
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