Minority Outreach

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Aug 17, 2015 Dig deeper

Can Bernie Sanders Win Minority Hearts, and Votes?

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jul 31, 2015 The presidential candidate is little known among minorities He will have to convince those communities that his focus on economic inequality is tightly tied to their interests, too His focus on income inequality may reflect a belief by the presidential candidate that the most important way to help both minority and white communities is to ensure that everyone gets a fair chance at making it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

May It Displease the Court: Race and Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2015 A book on the U.S. Supreme Court justice reveals the bruising backstory to the Texas affirmative action case set to be heard again this fall. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Real Reason Inequality Is Widening and Average Working Americans Can’t Gain Ground

Robert Reich / Truthdig May 4, 2015 For the past quarter-century I’ve offered in articles, books, and lectures an explanation for why average working people in advanced nations like the United States have failed to gain ground and are under increasing economic stress. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

The Income Gap Between Races Is Wider Than It’s Been for Decades

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 23, 2014 Wealth inequality between whites and their black and Hispanic counterparts has reached its highest point since the late ’80s and early 2000s in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Democrats Failed Black and Brown Communities … Again

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 15, 2014 Republicans are celebrating. In less than two months they will hold a majority in the U.S. Senate and in the House of Representatives. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Obama’s ID

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Oct 31, 2014 Dig deeper

Republican Strategy

Steve Sack, Cagle Cartoons, The Minneapolis Star Tribune Oct 26, 2014 Dig deeper

Voter ID

Clay Bennett / Truthdig Oct 26, 2014 Dig deeper

Voter ID Laws

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Oct 19, 2014 Dig deeper

Mosul Without Christians for First Time in 1,900 Years as Fundamentalists Threaten Minorities

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jul 21, 2014 For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Economy’s Improving but Americans’ Pockets Haven’t Recovered

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2014 For a number of reasons, many workers have been left "at the edge of a financial cliff" despite recent boosts in the economy; a new study analyzes whether drivers treat minorities differently at crosswalks; meanwhile, the evolution of our brains may have come at the cost of our muscles. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )