In ‘Midsommar,’ Silent White Supremacy Shrieks Volumes

Noor Al-Sibai / Truthdig Aug 2, 2019 It isn’t a vision of Coachella gone horribly awry—the summer hit draws its scares from racialized terror campaigns from past and present. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Putting Trump to Shame Without Ever Saying His Name

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 15, 2019 Written after the 45th president was inaugurated, Terrance Hayes’ sonnets have an urgency that will leave readers’ heads spinning. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The End of Work as We Know It

Larry Gross / Truthdig Sep 2, 2018 As automation increases and pointless jobs become obsolete, our work lives may finally become more enjoyable; Pew has a new way of looking at religion in the U.S.; meanwhile, an analysis reveals that the majority of civilians killed by police are young men of color. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Royal Wedding and the End of Whiteness

Juan Cole / Informed Comment May 20, 2018 That identification of Englishness with whiteness in the American racial imaginary is nowhere more evident than racialist imaginings of the British royal family. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Building a More Equitable World, One Story at a Time

Eric Ortiz, Chaumtoli Huq and Elbert Garcia Apr 9, 2018 Can community newsrooms—media powered by the people, for the people—rebuild public trust in the news? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Imperialist America, 50 Years After MLK’s Gospel of Nonviolence

Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Apr 6, 2018 The same racist, warmongering social forces prevail as during Martin Luther King Jr.'s time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Poll: Blacks Think Civil Rights Goals Not Achieved

JESSE J. HOLLAND and EMILY SWANSON / The Associated Press Mar 30, 2018 Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., only 1 in 10 African-Americans think the U.S. has achieved the goals of the civil rights movement he led. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Police Blame Austin Attacks on Serial Bomber

The Associated Press Mar 19, 2018 Authorities say investigators see similarities between the latest bomb to detonate in Texas' capital city and three bombs that went off earlier this month. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump, GOP Fuel Fantasies of White Victimhood

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 26, 2017 It’s time to pursue economic justice for all and stamp out the notion that only people of color are perpetrators of violence. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

How a 19th-Century Whaleship Can Save the ‘White Working Class’

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 18, 2017 The story of the Essex—rooted in racialized ignorance and fear—offers a valuable lesson in survival for contemporary America. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

With Cultural Integration, ‘People Will Always Need to Create Others‘

Eden Collinsworth / Truthdig Aug 16, 2017 In "Behaving Badly: The New Morality in Politics, Sex and Business," the author unravels how we make moral choices in our ethically flexible age. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

New Leader of Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White

By Annie Waldman / ProPublica Apr 18, 2017 The inexperience of Candice Jackson (pictured), the woman chosen by Betsy Devos to head the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, raises questions about how she will investigate allegations of unfair treatment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )